Race results
Race startOctober 3, 1971 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:43:51.991 | 59 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | +40.062 | 59 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | +44.070 | 59 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | +56.749 | 59 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | +1:00.003 | 59 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1:16.426 | 59 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +1 Lap | 58 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | +1 Lap | 58 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | Peter Gethin | BRM | +1 Lap | 58 | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | 31 | David Hobbs | McLaren | +1 Lap | 58 | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 57 | 26 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Chris Amon | Matra | +2 Laps | 57 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | Helmut Marko | BRM | +2 Laps | 57 | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | John Cannon | BRM | +3 Laps | 56 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 54 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | DNF (Out of fuel) | 54 | 28 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees | +5 Laps | 54 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | +7 Laps | 52 | 25 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF (Alternator) | 49 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | +10 Laps | 49 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | +10 Laps | 49 | 29 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 47 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 41 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Chris Craft | Brabham | DNF (Suspension) | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Sam Posey | Surtees | DNF (Engine) | 15 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | DNF (Engine) | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | DNF (Wheel) | 11 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | DNF (Brakes) | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | DNF (Clutch) | 1 | 19 | 0 |