Round 7 · 1971
German Grand Prix
WinnerSTJTyrrell · from P1
PoleSTJ
Fastest lap7:20.100Francois Cevert · L10
Biggest gain+9Wisell P17→P8
Retirements10of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1:29:15.700 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 5 | +3 | 12 | +30.100 FL | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 4 | +1 | 12 | +37.100 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | 11 | +7 | 12 | +2:05.000 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 7 | +2 | 12 | +2:29.100 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Tim Schenken SCE | Brabham | 9 | +3 | 12 | +2:58.600 | — | 1 |
| 7 | John Surtees SUE | Surtees | 15 | +8 | 12 | +3:19.000 | — | |
| 8 | Reine Wisell WIS | Team Lotus | 17 | +9 | 12 | +6:31.700 | — | |
| 9 | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 13 | +4 | 12 | +6:37.000 | — | |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen STM | Surtees | 12 | +2 | 11 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Vic Elford ELF | BRM | 18 | +7 | 11 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Nanni Galli GLL | March | 21 | +9 | 10 | +2 laps | — | |
| — | Jo Bonnier BON | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Jo Siffert SIF | BRM | 3 | 6 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 16 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 6 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 2 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | March | 20 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | March | 10 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Peter Gethin GET | McLaren | 19 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 8 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | |||
| — | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 14 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Mike Beuttler BEU | March | 22 | 3 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Helmut Marko MAK | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 7
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 51 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 19 | |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 17 | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti ANI | 12 | ▲1 |
| 5 | 12 | ▲4 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 12 | ▲1 |
| 7 | 10 | ▼3 | |
| 8 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 9 | ▼2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Nürburgring
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | German Grand Prix | Jacky Ickx ICK | Brabham | 1 |
| 1968 | German Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 6 |
| 1967 | German Grand Prix | Denny Hulme HUM | Brabham | 2 |
| 1966 | German Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 5 |
| 1965 | German Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1964 | German Grand Prix | John Surtees SUE | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1963 | German Grand Prix | John Surtees SUE | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1962 | German Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 2 |