Round 11 · 3 October 1971
1971 United States Grand Prix: results
François Cevert (Tyrrell) won the 1971 United States Grand Prix, round 11 of the championship, held on 3 October 1971 at Watkins Glen (USA), starting from position 5. Jo Siffert (BRM) and Ronnie Peterson (March-Ford) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jackie Stewart.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 5 | 1:43:51.991 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | +40.062 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 11 | +44.070 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 12 | +56.749 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | +60.003 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | +76.426 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | David Hobbs | McLaren | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Matra | 8 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | John Cannon | BRM | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 14 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 28 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 17 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 18 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 25 | — | — | Not classified |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Alternator |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 2 | — | — | Not classified |
| 21 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | 29 | — | — | Not classified |
| 22 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Chris Craft | Brabham | 27 | — | — | Suspension |
| 25 | Sam Posey | Surtees | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 27 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 23 | — | — | Wheel |
| 28 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 9 | — | — | Brakes |
| 29 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Clutch |