1971 United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Cevert | 5 | 29 | 40.062 | 59 | 320.7 | Jacky Ickx |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | Ford | 59 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | BRM | 59 | +40.062s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | 25 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 59 | +44.070s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | BRM | 59 | +56.749s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford | 59 | +60.003s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 59 | +76.426s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | 22 | Graham Hill | Brabham | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 10 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | Matra | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 21 | 15 | Peter Gethin | BRM | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 22 | 31 | David Hobbs | McLaren | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 26 | 27 | Andrea de Adamich | March | Alfa Romeo | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 8 | 11 | Chris Amon | Matra | Matra | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 16 | 17 | Helmut Marko | BRM | BRM | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 24 | 28 | John Cannon | BRM | BRM | 56 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 14 | 20 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | Ford | 54 | — | Accident | ||
| 16 | 28 | 29 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | Ford | 54 | — | Out of fuel | ||
| 17 | 13 | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees | Ford | 54 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 25 | 33 | Skip Barber | March | Ford | 52 | +7 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 2 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Ford | 49 | +10 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 29 | 30 | Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | Ford | 49 | +10 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 7 | 32 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | Ferrari | 49 | ★ | — | Alternator | |
| — | 3 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | Ford | 47 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 15 | 23 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | Ford | 41 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 27 | 24 | Chris Craft | Brabham | Ford | 30 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 20 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March | Ford | 23 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 19 | Sam Posey | Surtees | Ford | 15 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 23 | 26 | Nanni Galli | March | Ford | 11 | — | Wheel | ||
| — | 9 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | Ford | 5 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 19 | 10 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | — | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | Ferrari | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 19 | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees | Ford | — | Car raced by Posey | |||
| — | — | 31 | Mark Donohue | McLaren | Ford | — | Car raced by Hobbs |