1971 · Round 5 · Qualifying French Grand Prix
Paul Ricard, France
Sunday, July 04, 1971
Paul Ricard, France
Sunday, July 04, 1971
Pole position
STE
1:50.710
Pole margin
+0.820
to REG
Top-ten spread
+2.390
P1 to STO
Entries
23
Fastest time from each qualifying segment; purple marks the segment best
| Pos | Driver | Best | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | STETyrrell · Tyrrell 001 ~ Tyrrell 002 ~ Tyrrell 003 · Cosworth | 1:50.710 | — | — |
| 02 | REGFerrari · Ferrari 312B2 ~ Ferrari 312B | 1:51.530 | +0.820 | — |
| 03 | ICKFerrari · Ferrari 312B2 ~ Ferrari 312B | 1:51.880 | +1.170 | — |
| 04 | HILBrabham · Brabham BT33 Cosworth ~ Brabham BT26A ~ Brabham BT34 · Cosworth | 1:52.320 | +1.610 | — |
| 05 | RODBRM · P160 P153 | 1:52.460 | +1.750 | — |
| 06 | SIFBRM · P160 P153 | 1:52.500 | +1.790 | — |
| 07 | CEVTyrrell · Tyrrell 001 ~ Tyrrell 002 ~ Tyrrell 003 · Cosworth | 1:52.690 | +1.980 | — |
| 08 | BELMatra · Matra-Simca MS120B ~ Matra-Simca MS120 | 1:52.920 | +2.210 | — |
| 09 | AMOMatra · Matra-Simca MS120B ~ Matra-Simca MS120 | 1:52.940 | +2.230 | — |
| 10 | STOSurtees · Surtees TS9A ~ Surtees TS7 ~ Surtees TS9 · Cosworth | 1:53.100 | +2.390 | — |
| 11 | HULMcLaren · McLaren M14A ~ McLaren M19A ~ McLaren M7C · Cosworth | 1:53.240 | +2.530 | — |
| 12 | PETMarch · March 701 ~ March 711 · Cosworth | 1:53.360 | +2.650 | — |
| 13 | SURSurtees · Surtees TS9A ~ Surtees TS7 ~ Surtees TS9 · Cosworth | 1:53.570 | +2.860 | — |
| 14 | SCHBrabham · Brabham BT33 Cosworth ~ Brabham BT26A ~ Brabham BT34 · Cosworth | 1:53.580 | +2.870 | — |
| 15 | WISTeam Lotus · Lotus 56B Pratt & Whitney ~ Lotus 69 Special ~ Lotus 72C ~ Lotus 72D · Cosworth | 1:53.750 | +3.040 | — |
| 16 | GANBRM · P160 P153 | 1:53.770 | +3.060 | — |
| 17 | FITTeam Lotus · Lotus 56B Pratt & Whitney ~ Lotus 69 Special ~ Lotus 72C ~ Lotus 72D · Cosworth | 1:54.220 | +3.510 | — |
| 18 | PESFrank Williams Racing Cars · March 701 ~ March 711 · Cosworth | 1:54.270 | +3.560 | — |
| 19 | GETMcLaren · McLaren M14A ~ McLaren M19A ~ McLaren M7C · Cosworth | 1:54.900 | +4.190 | — |
| 20 | DEAMarch · March 701 ~ March 711 · Cosworth | 1:56.170 | +5.460 | — |
| 21 | SOLMarch · March 701 ~ March 711 · Cosworth | 1:57.070 | +6.360 | — |
| 22 | JEAFrank Williams Racing Cars · March 701 ~ March 711 · Cosworth | 1:59.790 | +9.080 | — |
| 23 | MAZSiffert · March 701 ~ March 711 · Cosworth | 2:00.510 | +9.800 | — |