British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · 17 July 1971
Round 6🇬🇧 UK1971
Length
5.891 km
Corners
18
Laps
52
Type
Permanent
First GP
1950
Weekend Points
| 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 Adamich 0 | 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 |
Race Result
| 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 | — | — | |
| 13 | Reine Wisell Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | DNF Not classified | 57 | — | — | |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo | March-Alfa Romeo | DNF Not classified | 56 | — | — | |
| 15 | Peter Gethin McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 53 | — | — | |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 51 | — | — | |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Oil pressure | 48 | — | — | |
| 18 | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | DNF Engine | 35 | — | — | |
| 19 | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 32 | — | — | |
| 20 | Derek Bell Surtees | Surtees | DNF Suspension | 23 | — | — | |
| 21 | Mike Beuttler March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Oil pressure | 21 | — | — | |
| 22 | Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | DNF Engine | 1 | — | — | |
| 23 | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | DNF Accident | 0 | — | — | |
| 24 | Jackie Oliver McLaren | McLaren | DNF Accident | 0 | — | — |