Jo Siffert won the Austrian Grand Prix 1971 at Red Bull Ring on 15 August 1971, starting from pole position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for Lotus-Ford, with Tim Schenken completing the podium for Brabham.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jo SiffertSIF | BRM | 54 | 1:30:23.91 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Lotus-Ford | 54 | +4.12 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Brabham | 54 | +19.77 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | Reine WisellWIS | Lotus-Ford | 54 | +31.87 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham | 54 | +48.43 | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Henri PescaroloPES | March-Ford | 54 | +1:24.51 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Surtees | 54 | +1:37.42 | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Jackie OliverOLI | McLaren | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Peter GethinGET | BRM | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Helmut MarkoMAR | BRM | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Nanni GalliGAL | March-Alfa Romeo | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 19 | Mike BeuttlerBEU | March-Ford | 47 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 3 | François CevertCEV | Tyrrell | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell | 35 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Niki LaudaLAU | March-Ford | 20 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 18 | John SurteesSUR | Surtees | 12 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Howden GanleyGAN | BRM | 5 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jo BonnierBON | McLaren | 0 | Fuel leak | 0 |