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1971 French Grand Prix

Round
5/11
Date
Jul 4, 1971 at 00:00 CET
Location
Le Castellet, France
Circuit length
5.809 m
Race distance
319.495 km (55 laps)
Stewart
Winner
1:46:41.680
Winning time
Stewart
Pole position
Stewart
Fastest lap
1:54.090
Fastest lap time
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #11 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1:46:41.680 1st 55 9
2 #12 François Cevert Tyrrell +28.120 7th 55 6
3 #1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus +34.070 17th 55 4
4 #14 Jo Siffert BRM +37.170 6th 55 3
5 #20 Chris Amon Matra +41.080 9th 55 2
6 #2 Reine Wisell Lotus +1:16.020 15th 55 1
7 #21 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra +1:16.930 8th 55
8 #22 John Surtees Surtees +1:24.910 13th 55
9 #10 Peter Gethin McLaren +1 lap 19th 54
10 #16 Howden Ganley BRM +1 lap 16th 54
11 #24 Rolf Stommelen Surtees +2 laps 10th 53
12 #8 Tim Schenken Brabham Oil pressure 14th 50
13 #34 François Mazet March +5 laps 23rd 50
NC #28 Max Jean March +9 laps 22nd 46
DNF #27 Henri Pescarolo March Gearbox 18th 45
DNF #7 Graham Hill Brabham Oil pipe 4th 34
DNF #19 Andrea de Adamich March Engine 20th 31
DNF #15 Pedro Rodríguez BRM Ignition 5th 27
DNF #5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Accident 2nd 20
DNF #17 Ronnie Peterson March Engine 12th 19
DNF #9 Denny Hulme McLaren Ignition 11th 16
DNF #4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari Engine 3rd 4
DNF #18 Alex Soler-Roig March Fuel pump 21st 4
DNS #33 Nanni Galli March Engine
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #11 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1:50.710
2 #5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:51.530 +0.820
3 #4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:51.880 +1.170
4 #7 Graham Hill Brabham 1:52.320 +1.610
5 #15 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:52.460 +1.750
6 #14 Jo Siffert BRM 1:52.500 +1.790
7 #12 François Cevert Tyrrell 1:52.690 +1.980
8 #21 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:52.920 +2.210
9 #20 Chris Amon Matra 1:52.940 +2.230
10 #24 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 1:53.100 +2.390
11 #9 Denny Hulme McLaren 1:53.240 +2.530
12 #17 Ronnie Peterson March 1:53.360 +2.650
13 #22 John Surtees Surtees 1:53.570 +2.860
14 #8 Tim Schenken Brabham 1:53.580 +2.870
15 #2 Reine Wisell Lotus 1:53.750 +3.040
16 #16 Howden Ganley BRM 1:53.770 +3.060
17 #1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 1:54.220 +3.510
18 #27 Henri Pescarolo March 1:54.270 +3.560
19 #10 Peter Gethin McLaren 1:54.900 +4.190
20 #33 Nanni Galli March 1:55.520 +4.810
21 #19 Andrea de Adamich March 1:56.170 +5.460
22 #18 Alex Soler-Roig March 1:57.070 +6.360
23 #28 Max Jean March 1:59.790 +9.080
24 #34 François Mazet March 2:00.510 +9.800
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #11 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1:54.090 2

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 3 4 33
2 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 3 19 -14
3 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1 1 9 -24
4 Ronnie Peterson March 0 1 9 -24
5 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 0 1 9 -24
6 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 0 2 8 -25
7 Chris Amon Matra 0 1 8 -25
8 François Cevert Tyrrell 0 1 6 -27
9 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 0 1 6 -27
10 Denny Hulme McLaren 0 0 6 -27
11 Reine Wisell Lotus 0 0 4 -29
12 Jo Siffert BRM 0 0 4 -29
13 John Surtees Surtees 0 0 2 -31
14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 0 0 1 -32
15 Rolf Stommelen Surtees 0 0 1 -32
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Tyrrell Ford 3 5 33
2 Ferrari Ferrari 2 6 28 -5
3 BRM BRM 0 1 12 -21
4 March Ford 0 1 9 -24
5 Lotus Ford 0 1 9 -24
6 Matra Matra 0 1 8 -25
7 McLaren Ford 0 0 6 -27
8 Surtees Ford 0 0 3 -30

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The 1971 French Grand Prix started Jul 4, 1971 on Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Jackie Stewart started from pole position with Clay Regazzoni next to him. Jacky Ickx started from third place.

In 1 hour, 46 minutes and 41 seconds Jackie Stewart finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with François Cevert in second and Emerson Fittipaldi in third place.

After the 1971 French Grand Prix, Jackie Stewart is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 33 points. Stewart is 14 points ahead of Jacky Ickx.