Mosport International Raceway · 19 September 1971
Jackie Stewart won the 1971 Canadian Grand Prix for Tyrrell from 1st on the grid, 38.3s ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Helmut Marko gained the most places, from 19th on the grid to 12th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Stewart 9 + Cevert 1 | Stewart 9 + Cevert 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | McLaren Donohue 4 + Hulme 3 | Donohue 4 + Hulme 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | March-Ford Peterson 6 + Galli 0 + Beuttler 0 + Barber 0 | Peterson 6 + Galli 0 + Beuttler 0 + Barber 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Lotus-Ford Wisell 2 + Fittipaldi 0 + Lovely 0 | Wisell 2 + Fittipaldi 0 + Lovely 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ferrari Ickx 0 + Andretti 0 + Regazzoni 0 | Ickx 0 + Andretti 0 + Regazzoni 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | BRM Siffert 0 + Marko 0 + Gethin 0 + Eaton 0 + Ganley 0 | Siffert 0 + Marko 0 + Gethin 0 + Eaton 0 + Ganley 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Matra Amon 0 + Beltoise 0 | Amon 0 + Beltoise 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Surtees Surtees 0 + Stommelen 0 | Surtees 0 + Stommelen 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Brabham Hill 0 + Schenken 0 | Hill 0 + Schenken 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:55:13.100 | 64 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson March-Ford | March-Ford | +38.300s | 64 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Mark Donohue McLaren | McLaren | +1:35.800 | 64 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | +1 Lap | 63 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 62 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | +2 Laps | 62 | — | — | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 62 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert BRM | BRM | +3 Laps | 61 | — | — | |
| 10 | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | +3 Laps | 61 | — | — | |
| 11 | John Surtees Surtees | Surtees | +4 Laps | 60 | — | — | |
| 12 | Helmut Marko BRM | BRM | +4 Laps | 60 | — | — | |
| 13 | Mario Andretti Ferrari | Ferrari | +4 Laps | 60 | — | — | |
| 14 | Peter Gethin BRM | BRM | +5 Laps | 59 | — | — | |
| 15 | George Eaton BRM | BRM | +5 Laps | 59 | — | — | |
| 16 | Nanni Galli March-Ford | March-Ford | +7 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| NC | Mike Beuttler March-Ford | March-Ford | NC | 56 | — | — | |
| NC | Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | NC | 55 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rolf Stommelen Surtees | Surtees | DNF Overheating | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | Matra | DNF Accident | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Skip Barber March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Oil pressure | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Accident | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | DNF Accident | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tim Schenken Brabham | Brabham | DNF Ignition | 1 | — | — | |
| DNS | Howden Ganley BRM | BRM | DNS Accident | 0 | — | — |