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Jackie Stewart won the 1971 Canadian Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1971 Canadian Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of Ronnie Peterson and Mark Donohue at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, Ronnie Peterson, and Mark Donohue
Race date
September 19, 1971
Pole
Jackie Stewart
Fastest lap
Denny Hulme
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. Ronnie Peterson is listed 2 for March, with Mark Donohue 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Helmut Marko from P19 to P12 (+7), Denny Hulme from P10 to P4 (+6), and George Eaton from P21 to P15 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jackie Stewart started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Accident, 3 +2 laps, 3 +4 laps, 3 Finished, and 2 +1 lap. Denny Hulme holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.500 on lap 57. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jackie StewartTyrrell1:55:12.9009
2Ronnie PetersonMarch1:55:51.2006
3Mark DonohueMcLaren1:56:48.7004
4Denny HulmeMcLaren+1 lap3
5Reine WisellTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6François CevertTyrrell+2 laps1
7Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus+2 laps0
8Jacky IckxFerrari+2 laps0
9Jo SiffertBRM+3 laps0
10Chris AmonMatra+3 laps0
11John SurteesSurtees+4 laps0
12Helmut MarkoBRM+4 laps0
13Mario AndrettiFerrari+4 laps0
14Peter GethinBRM+5 laps0
15George EatonBRM+5 laps0
16Nanni GalliMarch+7 laps0
NCMike BeuttlerMarch+8 laps0
NCPete LovelyTeam Lotus+9 laps0
DNFRolf StommelenSurteesOverheating0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatraAccident0