Jackie Stewart won the German Grand Prix 1971 at Nürburgring on 1 August 1971, starting from pole position. François Cevert finished second for Tyrrell, with Clay Regazzoni completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell | 12 | 1:29:16.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | François CevertCEV | Tyrrell | 12 | +30.1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 12 | +37.1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Mario AndrettiAND | Ferrari | 12 | +2:05.0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March-Ford | 12 | +2:29.1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Brabham | 12 | +2:58.6 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | John SurteesSUR | Surtees | 12 | +3:19.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | Reine WisellWIS | Lotus-Ford | 12 | +6:31.7 | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham | 12 | +6:37.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Surtees | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Vic ElfordELF | BRM | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | Nanni GalliGAL | March-Alfa Romeo | 10 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Lotus-Ford | 8 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| D | 3 | Jo SiffertSIF | BRM | 6 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Chris AmonAMO | Matra | 6 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Henri PescaroloPES | March-Ford | 5 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Peter GethinGET | McLaren | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren | 3 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| D | 22 | Mike BeuttlerBEU | March-Ford | 3 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Howden GanleyGAN | BRM | 2 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Andrea de AdamichDEA | March-Alfa Romeo | 2 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Jo BonnierBON | McLaren | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |