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1971 United States Grand Prix · race

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Profile & context

Name: 1971 United States Grand Prix · race

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/208-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1971 United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1971 Formula 1 World Championship · round 11

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1:43:51.991 · 59 laps · ford	9
2	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:44:32.053 · 59 laps · brm	6
3	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:44:36.061 · 59 laps · ford	4
4	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:44:48.740 · 59 laps · brm	3
5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1:44:51.994 · 59 laps · ford	2
6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:45:08.417 · 59 laps · ferrari	1
7	Graham Hill	Brabham	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	Time not recorded · 58 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
9	Peter Gethin	BRM	Time not recorded · 58 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
10	David Hobbs	McLaren	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Andrea de Adamich	March	Time not recorded · 57 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
12	Chris Amon	Matra	Time not recorded · 57 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
13	Helmut Marko	BRM	Time not recorded · 57 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
14	John Cannon	BRM	Time not recorded · 56 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
15	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	Accident · Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
16	Jo Bonnier	McLaren	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
17	John Surtees	Surtees	Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Skip Barber	March	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Pete Lovely	Lotus	Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Alternator · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Accident · Time not recorded · 47 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tim Schenken	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Chris Craft	Brabham	Suspension · Time not recorded · 30 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Henri Pescarolo	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 23 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sam Posey	Surtees	Engine · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nanni Galli	March	Wheel · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Reine Wisell	Lotus	Brakes · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Peter Revson	Tyrrell	Clutch · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	Time not recorded · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees	Car raced by Posey · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Mark Donohue	McLaren	Car raced by Hobbs · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1:42.642 · ford
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	1:42.659 · ford
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:42.925 · ford
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:43.002 · ferrari
5	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1:43.152 · ford
6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:43.195 · ferrari
7	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:43.468 · brm
8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:43.843 · ferrari
9	Chris Amon	Matra	1:43.970 · matra
10	Reine Wisell	Lotus	1:44.024 · ford
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:44.067 · matra
12	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:44.193 · ford
13	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:44.430 · brm
14	John Surtees	Surtees	1:44.908 · ford
15	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	1:45.094 · ford
16	Tim Schenken	Brabham	1:45.110 · ford
17	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:45.204 · brm
18	Sam Posey	Surtees	1:45.267 · ford
19	Mark Donohue	McLaren	1:45.378 · ford
20	Graham Hill	Brabham	1:45.448 · ford
21	Peter Revson	Tyrrell	1:45.515 · ford
22	Henri Pescarolo	March	1:45.568 · ford
23	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:45.729 · brm
24	David Hobbs	McLaren	1:46.270 · ford
25	Nanni Galli	March	1:46.608 · ford
26	John Cannon	BRM	1:47.471 · brm
27	Skip Barber	March	1:47.673 · ford
28	Andrea de Adamich	March	1:47.952 · alfa-romeo
29	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees	1:48.029 · ford
30	Chris Craft	Brabham	1:48.698 · ford
31	Jo Bonnier	McLaren	1:49.391 · ford
32	Pete Lovely	Lotus	1:52.140 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1:42.642 · ford
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	1:42.659 · ford
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:42.925 · ford
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:43.002 · ferrari
5	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1:43.152 · ford
6	Jo Siffert	BRM	1:43.468 · brm
7	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:43.843 · ferrari
8	Chris Amon	Matra	1:43.970 · matra
9	Reine Wisell	Lotus	1:44.024 · ford
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:44.067 · matra
11	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:44.193 · ford
12	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:44.430 · brm
13	John Surtees	Surtees	1:44.908 · ford
14	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	1:45.094 · ford
15	Tim Schenken	Brabham	1:45.110 · ford
16	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:45.204 · brm
17	Sam Posey	Surtees	1:45.267 · ford
18	Graham Hill	Brabham	1:45.448 · ford
19	Peter Revson	Tyrrell	1:45.515 · ford
20	Henri Pescarolo	March	1:45.568 · ford
21	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:45.729 · brm
22	David Hobbs	McLaren	1:46.270 · ford
23	Nanni Galli	March	1:46.608 · ford
24	John Cannon	BRM	1:47.471 · brm
25	Skip Barber	March	1:47.673 · ford
26	Andrea de Adamich	March	1:47.952 · alfa-romeo
27	Chris Craft	Brabham	1:48.698 · ford
28	Jo Bonnier	McLaren	1:49.391 · ford
29	Pete Lovely	Lotus	1:52.140 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jackie Stewart	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	62
2	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	33
3	François Cevert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26
4	Jacky Ickx	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
5	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
7	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
8	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
9	Peter Gethin	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
10	Pedro Rodríguez	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
11	Chris Amon	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
12	Reine Wisell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
12	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
14	Tim Schenken	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
15	Howden Ganley	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
16	Mark Donohue	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
17	Henri Pescarolo	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
18	Mike Hailwood	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
19	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
19	Rolf Stommelen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
21	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1