United States Grand Prix 1971
3 October 1971
Watkins Glen, USA
- Location
- New York State, USA
- Laps
- 59
- Previous winners
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
- 1979Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 1978Carlos ReutemannFerrari
- 1977James HuntMcLaren
- 1976James HuntMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
No time set
- 2
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
No time set
- 3
Denny Hulme
McLaren
No time set
- 4
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
François Cevert
Tyrrell
No time set
- 6
Jo Siffert
BRM
No time set
- 7
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
Chris Amon
Matra
No time set
- 9
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Ford
No time set
- 10
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
No time set
- 11
Ronnie Peterson
March-Ford
No time set
- 12
Howden Ganley
BRM
No time set
- 13
John Surtees
Surtees
No time set
- 14
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
No time set
- 15
Tim Schenken
Brabham
No time set
- 16
Helmut Marko
BRM
No time set
- 17
Sam Posey
Surtees
No time set
- 18
Graham Hill
Brabham
No time set
- 19
Peter Revson
Tyrrell
No time set
- 20
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
No time set
- 21
Peter Gethin
BRM
No time set
- 22
David Hobbs
McLaren
No time set
- 23
Nanni Galli
March-Ford
No time set
- 24
John Cannon
BRM
No time set
- 25
Skip Barber
March-Ford
No time set
- 26
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 27
Chris Craft
Brabham
No time set
- 28
Jo Bonnier
McLaren
No time set
- 29
Pete Lovely
Lotus-Ford
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +4 | François Cevert Tyrrell | 59 laps | 1:43:51.991 | 9pts |
| 2 | +4 | Jo Siffert BRM | 59 laps | +40.062 | 6pts |
| 3 | +8 | Ronnie Peterson March-Ford | 59 laps | +44.070 | 4pts |
| 4 | +8 | Howden Ganley BRM | 59 laps | +56.749 | 3pts |
| 5 | -4 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | 59 laps | +1:00.003 | 2pts |
| 6 | -2 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | 59 laps | +1:16.426 | 1pts |
| 7 | +11 | Graham Hill Brabham | 58 laps | ||
| 8 | +2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | 58 laps | ||
| 9 | +12 | Peter Gethin BRM | 58 laps | ||
| 10 | +12 | David Hobbs McLaren | 58 laps | ||
| 11 | +15 | Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo | 57 laps | ||
| 12 | -4 | Chris Amon Matra | 57 laps | ||
| 13 | +3 | Helmut Marko BRM | 57 laps | ||
| 14 | +10 | John Cannon BRM | 56 laps | ||
| 15 | -1 | Mike Hailwood Surtees | 54 laps | ||
| 16 | +12 | Jo Bonnier McLaren | 54 laps | ||
| 17 | -4 | John Surtees Surtees | 54 laps | ||
| N | - | Skip Barber March-Ford | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | 49 laps | ||
| N | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford | 49 laps | ||
| N | - | Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | Denny Hulme McLaren | 47 laps | ||
| R | - | Tim Schenken Brabham | 41 laps | ||
| R | - | Chris Craft Brabham | 30 laps | ||
| R | - | Henri Pescarolo March-Ford | 23 laps | ||
| R | - | Sam Posey Surtees | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Nanni Galli March-Ford | 11 laps | ||
| R | - | Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Peter Revson Tyrrell | 1 laps |