Jackie Stewart won the French Grand Prix 1971 at Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 July 1971, starting from pole position. François Cevert finished second for Tyrrell, with Emerson Fittipaldi completing the podium for Lotus-Ford.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell | 55 | 1:46:42.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | François CevertCEV | Tyrrell | 55 | +28.12 | 6 | |
| 3 | 17 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Lotus-Ford | 55 | +34.07 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jo SiffertSIF | BRM | 55 | +37.17 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Chris AmonAMO | Matra | 55 | +41.08 | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Reine WisellWIS | Lotus-Ford | 55 | +1:16.02 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | Matra | 55 | +1:16.93 | 0 | |
| 8 | 13 | John SurteesSUR | Surtees | 55 | +1:24.91 | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | Peter GethinGET | McLaren | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Howden GanleyGAN | BRM | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Surtees | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Brabham | 50 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | François MazetMAZ | March-Ford | 50 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 22 | Max JeanJEA | March-Ford | 46 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Henri PescaroloPES | March-Ford | 45 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham | 34 | Oil pipe | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Andrea de AdamichDEA | March-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Pedro RodríguezROD | BRM | 27 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 20 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March-Alfa Romeo | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren | 16 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Alex Soler-RoigSOL | March-Ford | 4 | Fuel pump | 0 |