Round 6 · 17 July 1971
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone, UK
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
32 drivers
After Round 5
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
33
pts
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
19
pts
3
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
9
pts
4
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
9
pts
5
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo
9
pts
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6
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
8
pts
7
Chris Amon
Matra
8
pts
8
François Cevert
Tyrrell
6
pts
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
6
pts
10
Denny Hulme
McLaren
6
pts
11
Jo Siffert
BRM
4
pts
12
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Ford
4
pts
13
John Surtees
Surtees
2
pts
14
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
1
pts
15
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees
1
pts
-
Howden Ganley
BRM
0
pts
-
Brian Redman
Surtees
0
pts
-
Peter Gethin
McLaren
0
pts
-
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
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
-
François Mazet
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Skip Barber
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Max Jean
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
36 drivers
After Round 6
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
—
42
+9
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
—
19
+0
3
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo
↑2
15
+6
4
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
↑5
10
+4
5
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
↓2
9
+0
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6
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
↓2
9
+0
7
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
↓1
8
+0
8
Chris Amon
Matra
↓1
8
+0
9
François Cevert
Tyrrell
↓1
6
+0
10
Denny Hulme
McLaren
—
6
+0
11
Jo Siffert
BRM
—
4
+0
12
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
—
4
+0
13
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
↑986
3
+3
14
John Surtees
Surtees
↓1
3
+1
15
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees
—
3
+2
16
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
↓2
1
+0
-
Howden Ganley
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Brian Redman
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Peter Gethin
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Gijs van Lennep
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Tim Schenken
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Graham Hill
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Nanni Galli
March-Ford
NEW
0
+0
-
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
François Mazet
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Skip Barber
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Max Jean
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Derek Bell
Surtees
NEW
0
+0
-
John Love
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Mike Beuttler
March-Ford
NEW
0
+0
-
Jackie Pretorius
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
David Walker
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
—
0
+0
-
Jo Bonnier
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Oliver
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STE Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | 1:31:31.500 | 9 |
| 2 | PET Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 5 | +36.100 | 6 |
| 3 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 4 | +50.500 | 4 |
| 4 | PES Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 17 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | STO Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 12 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | SUR John Surtees | Surtees | 11 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | BEL Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | GAN Howden Ganley | BRM | 11 | 2L | 0 |
| 9 | SIF Jo Siffert | BRM | 3 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | CEV François Cevert | Tyrrell | 10 | 3L | 0 |
| 11 | GAL Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 21 | 3L | 0 |
| 12 | SCH Tim Schenken | Brabham | 7 | 5L | 0 |
| R | WIS Reine Wisell | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | GET Peter Gethin | McLaren | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | AMO Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | HUL Denny Hulme | McLaren | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | BEL Derek Bell | Surtees | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | BEU Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | CHA Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | HIL Graham Hill | Brabham | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | OLI Jackie Oliver | McLaren | 16 | — | 0 |