| «1971-06» | Britain Grand Prix - XXIV RAC British Grand Prix |
| 1971-07-17 | Silverstone - 68 laps × 4.711 km : 320.348 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 12 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 68 | 1:31:31.500 | 210.007 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 18 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 68 | +36.100 | +36.100 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 68 | +50.500 | +14.400 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | 26 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 18 | 23 | John Surtees | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 66 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 11 | 17 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 66 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 3 | 16 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 66 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 10 | 14 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | ||
| 11 | 21 | 20 | Nanni Galli | March • Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | ||
| 12 | 7 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 63 | gearbox | ||
| DNC | 19 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus • Pratt & Whitney | 56 | |||
| DNC | 24 | 19 | Andrea de Adamich | March • Alfa Romeo | 56 | |||
| 14 | 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 53 | engine | |||
| 6 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 51 | oil pressure | |||
| 1 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 48 | fuel pressure | |||
| 9 | 21 | Chris Amon | Matra | 35 | valve | |||
| 8 | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 32 | engine | |||
| 23 | 25 | Derek Bell | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 23 | suspension | |||
| 20 | 6 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 21 | oil pressure | |||
| 13 | 2 | Dave Charlton | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 1 | engine | |||
| 22 | 11 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| 16 | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| WDR | 15 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | dead | ||||
| WDR | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | entry cancelled |
Fastest lap - 01:19.900 - 212.260 km/h - Jackie Stewart (lap 45)