Race results
Race startAugust 15, 1971 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 1:30:23.91 | 54 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | +4.120 | 54 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | +19.770 | 54 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | +31.870 | 54 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +48.430 | 54 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | +1:24.510 | 54 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | +1:37.420 | 54 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | +1 Lap | 53 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren | +1 Lap | 53 | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | Peter Gethin | BRM | +2 Laps | 52 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Helmut Marko | BRM | +2 Laps | 52 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | Nanni Galli | March-Alfa Romeo | +3 Laps | 51 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | +7 Laps | 47 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 42 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | DNF (Halfshaft) | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | DNF (Handling) | 20 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 22 | John Surtees | Surtees | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Howden Ganley | BRM | DNF (Ignition) | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | DNF (Fuel leak) | 0 | 20 | 0 |