Pit Lane F1
1971 Season - Round 5 - 1971-07-04
Jackie Stewart won the 1971 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading François Cevert (Tyrrell) and Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus-Ford) home for Tyrrell.
Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus-Ford) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P3 at the flag â a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
23 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1971 French Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 17 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 15 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 10 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 14 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 13 | François Mazet | March-Ford | 23 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Max Jean | March-Ford | 22 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 4 | Oil pipe | 0 |
| 17 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro RodrĂguez | BRM | 5 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | Ignition | 0 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 21 | Fuel pump | 0 |
