| Circuit | Silverstone Circuit |
|---|---|
| Date | 1971-07-17 |
| Round | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | 68 | 1:31:31.500 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 5 | 68 | +36.100 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 4 | 68 | +50.500 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 17 | 67 | +1 Lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | 12 | 67 | +1 Lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | John Surtees | Surtees | 11 | 67 | +1 Lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 15 | 66 | +2 Laps | — | 0 |
| 8 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 11 | 66 | +2 Laps | — | 0 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 3 | 66 | +2 Laps | — | 0 |
| 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 10 | 65 | +3 Laps | — | 0 |
| 11 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 21 | 65 | +3 Laps | — | 0 |
| 12 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 7 | 63 | Gearbox | — | 0 |
| 13 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 19 | 57 | Not classified | — | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 24 | 56 | Not classified | — | 0 |
| 15 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 14 | 53 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 6 | 51 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 48 | Oil pressure | — | 0 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | Matra | 9 | 35 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 19 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 8 | 32 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Bell | Surtees | 23 | 23 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 21 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 20 | 21 | Oil pressure | — | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | 13 | 1 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 23 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 22 | 0 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 24 | Jackie Oliver | McLaren | 16 | 0 | Accident | — | 0 |