- Winner
- Jackie Stewart
- Team
- Tyrrell
- Top listed
- Jackie Stewart, François Cevert, and Emerson Fittipaldi
- Race date
- July 4, 1971
- Pole
- Jackie Stewart
- Fastest lap
- Jackie Stewart
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
The decisive result
Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. François Cevert is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Emerson Fittipaldi 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Emerson Fittipaldi from P17 to P3 (+14), Peter Gethin from P19 to P9 (+10), and François Mazet from P23 to P13 (+10) 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 8 Finished, 4 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 Ignition, and 1 +2 laps. Jackie Stewart holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:54.090 on lap 2. 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.