1971 United States Grand Prix
208th World Championship race, 13th World Championship United States Grand Prix, 11th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 3 October 1971 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Francois Cevert  Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: |  Jacky Ickx  Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Watkins Glen, 59 laps |
| Round: | 11 of 11 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1hr 43m 51.991s | 9 |
| 2 | +5 |  Jo Siffert | BRM | 59 | +40.062s | 6 |
| 3 | +8 |  Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +44.070s | 4 |
| 4 | +8 |  Howden Ganley | BRM | 59 | +56.749s | 3 |
| 5 | -4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 00.003s | 2 |
| 6 | -2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 59 | +1m 16.426s | 1 |
| 7 | +11 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +12 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +12 | David Hobbs | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +15 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | -4 | Chris Amon | Matra | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +3 |  Helmut Marko | BRM | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +10 |  John Cannon | BRM | 56 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 54 | DNF | ||
| 16 | +12 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | 54 | DNF | |
| 17 | -4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +5 laps | |
| NC |  Skip Barber | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 52 | +7 laps | ||
| NC |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 49 | +10 laps | ||
| NC | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | 49 | +10 laps | ||
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
| R |  Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Chris Craft | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P) | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Sam Posey | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Revson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Mario Andretti | Ferrari | |||||
| Mark Donohue | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | |||||
 Gijs van Lennep | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:42.642 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | BRM | |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Matra | |
| 9 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 12 | Howden Ganley | BRM | |
| 13 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 14 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 15 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Helmut Marko | BRM | |
| 17 | Sam Posey | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 19 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 20 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 21 | Peter Gethin | BRM | |
| 22 | David Hobbs | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 23 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 24 | John Cannon | BRM | |
| 25 | Skip Barber | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 26 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | |
| 27 | Chris Craft | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 28 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 29 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1971
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 62 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 33 |
| 3 | Francois Cevert | 26 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 19 |
| 5 | Jo Siffert | 19 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 16 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | 13 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | 9 |
| 10 |  Pedro Rodriguez | 9 |
| 11 | Chris Amon | 9 |
| 12 | Reine Wisell | 9 |
| = | Denny Hulme | 9 |
| 14 | Tim Schenken | 5 |
| 15 | Howden Ganley | 5 |
| 16 | Mark Donohue | 4 |
| 17 | Henri Pescarolo | 4 |
| 18 | Mike Hailwood | 3 |
| 19 |  Rolf Stommelen | 3 |
| = | John Surtees | 3 |
| 21 | Graham Hill | 2 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: John Cannon (only start), Chris Craft (only start), Sam Posey
- Last start
- Driver: Jo Bonnier, Pete Lovely, Jo Siffert
- Wins
- Driver: 1st and only for Francois Cevert (47th different winner, 2nd French driver)
- Constructor: 7th for Tyrrell
- Podiums
- Driver: 6th and last for Jo Siffert, 5th for Ronnie Peterson, 4th for Francois Cevert
- Constructor: 59th for BRM, 13th for March, 11th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- Driver: 12th for Jackie Stewart
- Constructor: 7th for Tyrrell
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 11th for Jacky Ickx
- Constructor: 55th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 34th for Jackie Stewart, 14th for Denny Hulme, 1st for Emerson Fittipaldi (78th different front row starter, 1st Brazilian driver)
- Points finishes
- Driver: 20th and last for Jo Siffert