United States Grand Prix
François Cevert (Tyrrell) won the 1971 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen.
Circuit Watkins Glen
LocationNew York State, USA
Date3 October 1971
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 5 | 59 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | 59 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 11 | 59 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 12 | 59 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 59 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 59 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 18 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 21 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | David Hobbs | McLaren | 22 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 26 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Matra | 8 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 16 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | John Cannon | BRM | 24 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 14 | 54 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 28 | 54 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 17 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 25 | 52 | Not classified | 0 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | 49 | Alternator | 0 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 2 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| 21 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | 29 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| 22 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | 47 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 15 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Chris Craft | Brabham | 27 | 30 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Sam Posey | Surtees | 17 | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 20 | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 27 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 23 | 11 | Wheel | 0 |
| 28 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 9 | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
| 29 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |