Race results
Race startAugust 1, 1971 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:29:16.3 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | +30.100 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +37.100 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | +2:05.000 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | +2:29.100 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | +2:58.600 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | John Surtees | Surtees | +3:19.000 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | +6:31.700 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +6:37.000 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | +1 Lap | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | Vic Elford | BRM | +1 Lap | 11 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | Nanni Galli | March-Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | DNF (Oil leak) | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Jo Siffert | BRM | DSQ | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Chris Amon | Matra | DNF (Accident) | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | DNF (Suspension) | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | DNF (Fuel leak) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | DSQ | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Injection) | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 1 | 2 | 0 |