| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South African Grand Prix | Kyalami | 1971-03-06 |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix | Montjuïc | 1971-04-18 |
| 3 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 1971-05-23 |
| 4 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1971-06-20 |
| 5 | French Grand Prix | Circuit Paul Ricard | 1971-07-04 |
| 6 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 1971-07-17 |
| 7 | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 1971-08-01 |
| 8 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 1971-08-15 |
| 9 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1971-09-05 |
| 10 | Canadian Grand Prix | Mosport International Raceway | 1971-09-19 |
| 11 | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 1971-10-03 |
| Pos | Driver | Team(s) | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 62 | 6 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford, March-Alfa Romeo | 33 | 0 |
| 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 26 | 1 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 19 | 1 |
| 5 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford, Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | McLaren, BRM | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford, Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Mark Donohue | McLaren | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | John Surtees | Surtees | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1 | 0 |
| - | Jackie Oliver | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | Brian Redman | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | David Hobbs | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | Nanni Galli | March-Ford, March-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | Helmut Marko | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| - | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell | 73 | 7 |
| 2 | BRM | 36 | 2 |
| 3 | March-Ford | 34 | 0 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 33 | 2 |
| 5 | Lotus-Ford | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Matra | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Surtees | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Brabham | 5 | 0 |
| - | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 0 | 0 |
| - | March-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | Bellasi | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Driver | Pos | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRM | Jo Siffert | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| Peter Gethin | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | 9 | 0 | |
| Howden Ganley | 15 | 5 | 0 | |
| Helmut Marko | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Brabham | Tim Schenken | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Graham Hill | 21 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ferrari | Jacky Ickx | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| Clay Regazzoni | 7 | 13 | 0 | |
| Mario Andretti | 8 | 12 | 1 | |
| Lotus-Ford | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Reine Wisell | 12 | 9 | 0 | |
| Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Reine Wisell | 12 | 9 | 0 | |
| March-Alfa Romeo | Ronnie Peterson | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Nanni Galli | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrea de Adamich | - | 0 | 0 | |
| March-Ford | Ronnie Peterson | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Henri Pescarolo | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| Nanni Galli | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Matra | Chris Amon | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| McLaren | Peter Gethin | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Denny Hulme | 13 | 9 | 0 | |
| Mark Donohue | 16 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jackie Oliver | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Jo Bonnier | - | 0 | 0 | |
| David Hobbs | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Surtees | Mike Hailwood | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| John Surtees | 19 | 3 | 0 | |
| Rolf Stommelen | 20 | 3 | 0 | |
| Brian Redman | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Gijs van Lennep | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyrrell | Jackie Stewart | 1 | 62 | 6 |
| François Cevert | 3 | 26 | 1 |