1971 United States Grand Prix

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	1:42.659
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:42.925
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:43.002
5	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:43.152
6	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:43.468
7	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:43.843
8	Chris Amon	Matra	1:43.970
9	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:44.024
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:44.067
11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:44.193
12	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:44.430
13	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:44.908
14	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:45.094
15	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:45.110
16	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:45.204
17	Sam Posey	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:45.267
18	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:45.448
19	Peter Revson	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:45.515
20	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:45.568
21	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:45.729
22	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:46.270
23	Nanni Galli	March-Ford Cosworth	1:46.608
24	John Cannon	BRM	1:47.471
25	Skip Barber	March-Ford Cosworth	1:47.673
26	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	1:47.952
27	Chris Craft	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:48.698
28	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:49.391
29	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:52.140

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:42.642
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:42.659	0.017
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:42.925	0.283
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:43.002	0.360
5	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:43.152	0.510
6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:43.195	0.553
7	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:43.468	0.826
8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:43.843	1.201
9	Chris Amon	Matra	1:43.970	1.328
10	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:44.024	1.382
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:44.067	1.425
12	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:44.193	1.551
13	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:44.430	1.788
14	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:44.908	2.266
15	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:45.094	2.452
16	Tim Schenken	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:45.110	2.468
17	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:45.204	2.562
18	Sam Posey	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:45.267	2.625
19	Mark Donohue	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:45.378	2.736
20	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:45.448	2.806
21	Peter Revson	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:45.515	2.873
22	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:45.568	2.926
23	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:45.729	3.087
24	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:46.270	3.628
25	Nanni Galli	March-Ford Cosworth	1:46.608	3.966
26	John Cannon	BRM	1:47.471	4.829
27	Skip Barber	March-Ford Cosworth	1:47.673	5.031
28	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	1:47.952	5.310
29	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:48.029	5.387
30	Chris Craft	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:48.698	6.056
31	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:49.391	6.749
32	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:52.140	9.498

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

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	73
2	BRM	36
3	Ferrari	33
4	March-Ford Cosworth	33
5	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	21
6	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	10
7	Matra	9
8	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	8
9	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	5

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, 11th 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

See also

• United States Grand Prix
• Watkins Glen Circuit
• 1971 World Championship season