Silverstone Circuit · 17 July 1971
Jackie Stewart won the 1971 British Grand Prix for Tyrrell from 2nd on the grid, 36.1s ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Henri Pescarolo gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 4th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Stewart 9 + Cevert 0 | Stewart 9 + Cevert 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | March-Ford Peterson 6 + Pescarolo 3 + Galli 0 + Beuttler 0 | Peterson 6 + Pescarolo 3 + Galli 0 + Beuttler 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Lotus-Ford Fittipaldi 4 + Charlton 0 | Fittipaldi 4 + Charlton 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Surtees Stommelen 2 + Surtees 1 + Bell 0 | Stommelen 2 + Surtees 1 + Bell 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Matra Beltoise 0 + Amon 0 | Beltoise 0 + Amon 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | BRM Ganley 0 + Siffert 0 | Ganley 0 + Siffert 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham Schenken 0 + Hill 0 | Schenken 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney Wisell 0 | Wisell 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | March-Alfa Romeo de Adamich 0 | de Adamich 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | McLaren Gethin 0 + Hulme 0 + Oliver 0 | Gethin 0 + Hulme 0 + Oliver 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Ferrari Ickx 0 + Regazzoni 0 | Ickx 0 + Regazzoni 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:31:31.500 | 68 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson March-Ford | March-Ford | +36.100s | 68 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | +50.500s | 68 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Henri Pescarolo March-Ford | March-Ford | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Rolf Stommelen Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | John Surtees Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | Matra | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 8 | Howden Ganley BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 10 | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| 11 | Nanni Galli March-Ford | March-Ford | +3 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| 12 | Tim Schenken Brabham | Brabham | DNF Gearbox | 63 | — | — | |
| NC | Reine Wisell Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | NC | 57 | — | — | |
| NC | Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo | March-Alfa Romeo | NC | 56 | — | — | |
| DNF | Peter Gethin McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 53 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 51 | — | — | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Oil pressure | 48 | — | — | |
| DNF | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | DNF Engine | 35 | — | — | |
| DNF | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Derek Bell Surtees | Surtees | DNF Suspension | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mike Beuttler March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Oil pressure | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | DNF Engine | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | DNF Accident | 0 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver McLaren | McLaren | DNF Accident | 0 | — | — |