1971 Season - Round 7 - 1971-08-01
Jackie Stewart won the 1971 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading François Cevert (Tyrrell) and Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) home for Tyrrell.
Reine Wisell (Lotus-Ford) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1971 German Grand Prix, completing round 7 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 | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Mario Andretti |
| Ferrari |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 3 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 9 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | John Surtees | Surtees | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Vic Elford | BRM | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nanni Galli | March-Alfa Romeo | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 8 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 3 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 6 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 22 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 20 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 20 | Injection | 0 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | 0 |