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Jackie Stewart won the 1971 German Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1971 German Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of François Cevert and Clay Regazzoni at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, François Cevert, and Clay Regazzoni
Race date
August 1, 1971
Pole
Jackie Stewart
Fastest lap
François Cevert
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. François Cevert is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Clay Regazzoni 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Reine Wisell from P17 to P8 (+9), Nanni Galli from P21 to P12 (+9), and John Surtees from P15 to P7 (+8) 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 9 Finished, 3 Accident, 2 +1 lap, 2 DNQ, and 2 Illegal pit stop. François Cevert holds the fastest-lap entry at 7:20.100 on lap 10. 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 StewartTyrrell1:29:15.7009
2François CevertTyrrell1:29:45.8006
3Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:29:52.8004
4Mario AndrettiFerrari1:31:20.7003
5Ronnie PetersonMarch1:31:44.8002
6Tim SchenkenBrabham1:32:14.3001
7John SurteesSurtees1:32:34.7000
8Reine WisellTeam Lotus1:35:47.4000
9Graham HillBrabham1:35:52.7000
10Rolf StommelenSurtees+1 lap0
11Vic ElfordBRM+1 lap0
12Nanni GalliMarch+2 laps0
DNFEmerson FittipaldiTeam LotusOil leak0
DNFChris AmonMatraAccident0
DNFPeter GethinMcLarenAccident0
DNFHenri PescaroloMarchSuspension0
DNFDenny HulmeMcLarenFuel leak0
DNFAndrea de AdamichMarchInjection0
DNFHowden GanleyBRMEngine0
DNFJacky IckxFerrariAccident0