Round 5 · 4 July 1971
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
30 drivers
After Round 4
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
24
pts
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
19
pts
3
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
9
pts
4
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
9
pts
5
Ronnie Peterson
March-Ford
9
pts
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6
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
8
pts
7
Chris Amon
Matra
6
pts
8
Denny Hulme
McLaren
6
pts
9
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Ford
3
pts
10
John Surtees
Surtees
2
pts
11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
2
pts
12
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
1
pts
13
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees
1
pts
14
Jo Siffert
BRM
1
pts
-
Howden Ganley
BRM
0
pts
-
François Cevert
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Brian Redman
Surtees
0
pts
-
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Peter Gethin
McLaren
0
pts
-
Gijs van Lennep
Surtees
0
pts
-
Tim Schenken
Brabham
0
pts
-
Graham Hill
Brabham
0
pts
-
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Skip Barber
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Dave Charlton
Brabham
0
pts
-
John Love
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Jackie Pretorius
Brabham
0
pts
-
David Walker
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
0
pts
-
Jo Bonnier
McLaren
0
pts
After the race
32 drivers
After Round 5
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
—
33
+9
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
—
19
+0
3
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
—
9
+0
4
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
—
9
+0
5
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo
—
9
+0
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6
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
—
8
+0
7
Chris Amon
Matra
—
8
+2
8
François Cevert
Tyrrell
↑991
6
+6
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
↑2
6
+4
10
Denny Hulme
McLaren
↓2
6
+0
11
Jo Siffert
BRM
↑3
4
+3
12
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Ford
↓3
4
+1
13
John Surtees
Surtees
↓3
2
+0
14
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
↓2
1
+0
15
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees
↓2
1
+0
-
Howden Ganley
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Brian Redman
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Peter Gethin
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Gijs van Lennep
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Tim Schenken
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Graham Hill
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
François Mazet
March-Ford
NEW
0
+0
-
Skip Barber
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Max Jean
March-Ford
NEW
0
+0
-
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Dave Charlton
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
John Love
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Pretorius
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
David Walker
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
—
0
+0
-
Jo Bonnier
McLaren
—
0
+0
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Race classification
23 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STE Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 1:46:42.300 | 9 |
| 2 | CEV François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | +28.120 | 6 |
| 3 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 17 | +34.070 | 4 |
| 4 | SIF Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | +37.170 | 3 |
| 5 | AMO Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | +41.080 | 2 |
| 6 | WIS Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 15 | +1:16.020 | 1 |
| 7 | BEL Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | +1:16.930 | 0 |
| 8 | SUR John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | +1:24.910 | 0 |
| 9 | GET Peter Gethin | McLaren | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | GAN Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | STO Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 10 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | SCH Tim Schenken | Brabham | 14 | 5L | 0 |
| 13 | MAZ François Mazet | March-Ford | 23 | 5L | 0 |
| R | JEA Max Jean | March-Ford | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | PES Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | HIL Graham Hill | Brabham | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | ROD Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | HUL Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | SOL Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 21 | — | 0 |