United States Grand Prix 1971

Watkins Glen
3 October 1971
59 laps
320.7 km
5.435 km a lap

Pole positionJackie StewartTyrrell · 1:42.642
Fastest lapJacky Ickx1:43.474 · lap 43
Winner started fromP5on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	François Cevert	9	Tyrrell · Ford	5	59	1:43:51.991	9
2	Jo Siffert	14	BRM	6	59	+40.062	6
3	Ronnie Peterson	25	March · Ford	11	59	+44.070	4
4	Howden Ganley	16	BRM	12	59	+56.749	3
5	Jackie Stewart	8	Tyrrell · Ford	1	59	+1:00.003	2
6	Clay Regazzoni	5	Ferrari	4	59	+1:16.426	1
7	Graham Hill	22	Brabham · Ford	18	58	+1 lap
8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	12	Matra	10	58	+1 lap
9	Peter Gethin	15	BRM	21	58	+1 lap
10	David Hobbs	31	McLaren · Ford	22	58	+1 lap
11	Andrea de Adamich	27	March · Alfa Romeo	26	57	+2 laps
12	Chris Amon	11	Matra	8	57	+2 laps
13	Helmut Marko	17	BRM	16	57	+2 laps
14	John Cannon	28	BRM	24	56	+3 laps
15	Mike Hailwood	20	Surtees · Ford	14	54	Accident
16	Jo Bonnier	29	McLaren · Ford	28	54	Out of fuel
17	John Surtees	18	Surtees · Ford	13	54	+5 laps
NC	Skip Barber	33	March · Ford	25	52	+7 laps
NC	Emerson Fittipaldi	2	Lotus · Ford	2	49	+10 laps
NC	Pete Lovely	30	Lotus · Ford	29	49	+10 laps
DNF	Jacky Ickxfastest lap	32	Ferrari	7	49	Alternator
DNF	Denny Hulme	7	McLaren · Ford	3	47	Accident
DNF	Tim Schenken	23	Brabham · Ford	15	41	Engine
DNF	Chris Craft	24	Brabham · Ford	27	30	Suspension
DNF	Henri Pescarolo	21	March · Ford	20	23	Engine
DNF	Sam Posey	19	Surtees · Ford	17	15	Engine
DNF	Nanni Galli	26	March · Ford	23	11	Wheel
DNF	Reine Wisell	3	Lotus · Ford	9	5	Brakes
DNF	Peter Revson	10	Tyrrell · Ford	19	1	Clutch
DNS	Mario Andretti	6	Ferrari	–
DNS	Gijs van Lennep	19	Surtees · Ford	–		Car raced by Posey
DNS	Mark Donohue	31	McLaren · Ford	–		Car raced by Hobbs

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

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

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jacky Ickx	43	1:43.474

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 11. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 11
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jackie Stewart	62
2	Ronnie Peterson	33
3	François Cevert	26	▲1
4	Jacky Ickx	19	▼1
5	Jo Siffert	19	▲1
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	▼1
7	Clay Regazzoni	13	▲1
8	Mario Andretti	12	▼1
9	Peter Gethin	9
10	Pedro Rodríguez	9

Constructors' championship after round 11
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Tyrrell	73
2	BRM	36	▲1
3	Ferrari	33	▼1
4	March	33
5	Lotus	21
6	McLaren	10
7	Matra	9
8	Surtees	8
9	Brabham	5