Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · 5 September 1971
Peter Gethin won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix for BRM from 11th on the grid, 0.01s ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Mike Hailwood gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 4th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRM Gethin 9 + Ganley 2 + Siffert 0 + Marko 0 | Gethin 9 + Ganley 2 + Siffert 0 + Marko 0 | 11 | |
| 2 | March-Ford Peterson 6 + Jarier 0 + Beuttler 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Galli 0 | Peterson 6 + Jarier 0 + Beuttler 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Galli 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tyrrell Cevert 4 + Stewart 0 | Cevert 4 + Stewart 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Surtees Hailwood 3 + Surtees 0 + Stommelen 0 | Hailwood 3 + Surtees 0 + Stommelen 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Matra Amon 1 | Amon 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | McLaren Oliver 0 + Bonnier 0 | Oliver 0 + Bonnier 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Brabham Hill 0 + Schenken 0 | Hill 0 + Schenken 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | March-Alfa Romeo de Adamich 0 | de Adamich 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ferrari Regazzoni 0 + Ickx 0 | Regazzoni 0 + Ickx 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bellasi Moser 0 | Moser 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gethin BRM | BRM | 1:18:12.600 | 55 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson March-Ford | March-Ford | +0.010s | 55 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +0.090s | 55 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood Surtees | Surtees | +0.180s | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Howden Ganley BRM | BRM | +0.610s | 55 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | +32.360s | 55 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jackie Oliver McLaren | McLaren | +1:24.830 | 55 | — | — | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | +1 Lap | 54 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 53 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier McLaren | McLaren | +4 Laps | 51 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | DNF Gearbox | 47 | — | — | |
| NC | Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford | March-Ford | NC | 47 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mike Beuttler March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Engine | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Henri Pescarolo March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Suspension | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo | March-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nanni Galli March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Electrical | 11 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tim Schenken Brabham | Brabham | DNF Suspension | 5 | — | — | |
| DNF | Silvio Moser Bellasi | Bellasi | DNF Suspension | 5 | — | — | |
| DNF | Helmut Marko BRM | BRM | DNF Engine | 3 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Surtees Surtees | Surtees | DNF Engine | 3 | — | — | |
| DNS | Rolf Stommelen Surtees | Surtees | DNS Accident | 0 | — | — |