Race results
Race startMay 23, 1971 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:52:21.3 | 80 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | +25.600 | 80 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +53.300 | 80 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +1:06.700 | 80 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | +1 Lap | 79 | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | +1 Lap | 79 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | John Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 79 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | +3 Laps | 77 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | +4 Laps | 76 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | +4 Laps | 76 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | DNF (Oil pipe) | 58 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | DNF (Differential) | 47 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Chris Amon | Matra | DNF (Differential) | 45 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | DNF (Wheel bearing) | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 1 | 9 | 0 |