| GP of France Paul Ricard 4-7-1971, 68 laps of 5.810 m, Total distance 319.550 m | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:46:41.68 | - |
| 2 | - | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | -00:28.12 | - |
| 3 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | -00:34.07 | - |
| 4 | - | Jo Siffert | B.R.M. | -00:37.17 | - |
| 5 | - | Chris Amon | Matra-Simca | -00:41.07 | - |
| 6 | - | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | -01:16.32 | - |
| 7 | - | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Simca | -01:16.93 | - |
| 8 | - | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford | -01:24.91 | - |
| 9 | - | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | -1 laps | - |
| 10 | - | Howden Ganley | B.R.M. | -1 laps | - |
| 11 | - | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees-Ford | -2 laps | - |
| 12 | - | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford | -5 laps | Out of race |
| 16 | - | François Mazet | March-Ford | -5 laps | - |
| 17 | - | Jean Max | March-Ford | -9 laps | - |
| 18 | - | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 45 laps | Gearbox |
| 19 | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 35 laps | Oil |
| 20 | - | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 32 laps | Engine |
| 21 | - | Pedro Rodriguez | B.R.M. | 28 laps | Ignition |
| 22 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 21 lap | Collision |
| 23 | - | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 20 laps | Engine |
| 24 | - | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 16 laps | Ignition |
| 25 | - | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 5 laps | Engine |
| 26 | - | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford | 4 laps | Fuel pump |
| 27 | - | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | DNS | - |
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