- Winner
- Jo Siffert
- Team
- BRM
- Top listed
- Jo Siffert, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Tim Schenken
- Race date
- August 15, 1971
- Pole
- Jo Siffert
- Fastest lap
- Jo Siffert
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
The decisive result
Jo Siffert finished first for BRM. Emerson Fittipaldi is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Tim Schenken 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Jackie Oliver from P22 to P9 (+13), Henri Pescarolo from P13 to P6 (+7), and Reine Wisell from P10 to P4 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jo Siffert started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 5 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Jo Siffert holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.470 on lap 22. 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.