British Grand Prix
Round 6 · 17 July 1971 ·Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
Peterson
March-Ford
2
Stewart
Tyrrell
1
Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart |  British | Tyrrell | 68 | 1:31:31.5 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson |  Swedish | March-Ford | 68 | +36.1 | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Lotus-Ford | 68 | +50.5 | 4 |
| 4 | Henri Pescarolo |  French | March-Ford | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Rolf Stommelen |  German | Surtees | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Surtees | British | Surtees | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | French | Matra | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Howden Ganley |  New Zealander | BRM | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert |  Swiss | BRM | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | François Cevert | French | Tyrrell | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Nanni Galli |  Italian | March-Ford | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Tim Schenken |  Australian | Brabham | 63 | Gearbox | 0 |
| N | Reine Wisell | Swedish | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 57 | Not classified | 0 |
| N | Andrea de Adamich | Italian | March-Alfa Romeo | 56 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Peter Gethin | British | McLaren | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ferrari | 51 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Swiss | Ferrari | 48 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| R | Chris Amon | New Zealander | Matra | 35 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Denny Hulme | New Zealander | McLaren | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Derek Bell | British | Surtees | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Mike Beuttler | British | March-Ford | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| R | Dave Charlton |  South African | Lotus-Ford | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Graham Hill | British | Brabham | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Jackie Oliver | British | McLaren | 0 | Accident | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- N
- Not classified