Circuit Paul Ricard · 4 July 1971
Jackie Stewart won the 1971 French Grand Prix for Tyrrell from 1st on the grid, 28.12s ahead of François Cevert. Emerson Fittipaldi gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 3rd.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Stewart 9 + Cevert 6 | Stewart 9 + Cevert 6 | 15 | |
| 2 | Lotus-Ford Fittipaldi 4 + Wisell 1 | Fittipaldi 4 + Wisell 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | BRM Siffert 3 + Ganley 0 + Rodríguez 0 | Siffert 3 + Ganley 0 + Rodríguez 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Matra Amon 2 + Beltoise 0 | Amon 2 + Beltoise 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Surtees Surtees 0 + Stommelen 0 | Surtees 0 + Stommelen 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | McLaren Gethin 0 + Hulme 0 | Gethin 0 + Hulme 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham Schenken 0 + Hill 0 | Schenken 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | March-Ford Mazet 0 + Jean 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Soler-Roig 0 | Mazet 0 + Jean 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Soler-Roig 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | March-Alfa Romeo de Adamich 0 + Peterson 0 | de Adamich 0 + Peterson 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ferrari Regazzoni 0 + Ickx 0 | Regazzoni 0 + Ickx 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:46:42.300 | 55 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +28.120s | 55 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | +34.070s | 55 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jo Siffert BRM | BRM | +37.170s | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | +41.080s | 55 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | +1:16.020 | 55 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | Matra | +1:16.930 | 55 | — | — | |
| 8 | John Surtees Surtees | Surtees | +1:24.910 | 55 | — | — | |
| 9 | Peter Gethin McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 54 | — | — | |
| 10 | Howden Ganley BRM | BRM | +1 Lap | 54 | — | — | |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen Surtees | Surtees | +2 Laps | 53 | — | — | |
| 12 | Tim Schenken Brabham | Brabham | DNF Oil pressure | 50 | — | — | |
| 13 | François Mazet March-Ford | March-Ford | +5 Laps | 50 | — | — | |
| NC | Max Jean March-Ford | March-Ford | NC | 46 | — | — | |
| DNF | Henri Pescarolo March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Gearbox | 45 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | DNF Oil pipe | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo | March-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez BRM | BRM | DNF Ignition | 27 | — | — | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Accident | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson March-Alfa Romeo | March-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 19 | — | — | |
| DNF | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | DNF Ignition | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 4 | — | — | |
| DNF | Alex Soler-Roig March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Fuel pump | 4 | — | — |