1971 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 5 of 1971
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
- Location
- Le Castellet, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Sir Jackie Stewart
- Constructor
- Tyrrell
- Entrant
- Tyrrell-Ford
- Pole position
- Sir Jackie Stewart
- Fastest lap
- Sir Jackie Stewart
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 55 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | 55 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 17 | 55 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | 55 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | 55 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | 15 | 55 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | 55 | — | — |
| 8 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | 55 | — | — |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | 54 | — | — |
| 10 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 54 | — | — |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 10 | 53 | — | — |
| 12 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 14 | 50 | — | Oil pressure |
| 13 | François Mazet | March | 23 | 50 | — | — |
| DNS | Nanni Galli | March | — | — | — | Engine |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Graham Hill | Brabham | 4 | 34 | — | Oil pipe |
| DNF | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 5 | 27 | — | Ignition |
| DNF | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 16 | — | Ignition |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | March | 12 | 19 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Henri Pescarolo | March | 18 | 45 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich | March | 20 | 31 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Alex Soler-Roig | March | 21 | 4 | — | Fuel pump |
| NC | Max Jean | March | 22 | 46 | — | NC |