October 3, 1971 Watkins Glen | Lap distance 5.435 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1971 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 9 | François Cevert (FRA) | Tyrrell 002 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 1:43'51.991 | 5 | 1'43.152 | 2 | 1'43.538 | (43) | |
| 2 | 6 | 14 | Jo Siffert (SUI) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 59 | 1:44'32.053 | +40.062 | 6 | 1'43.468 | 3 | 1'43.766 | (44) |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 59 | 1:44'36.061 | +44.070 | 11 | 1'44.193 | 5 | 1'44.095 | (36) |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | Howden Ganley (NZL) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 59 | 1:44'48.740 | +56.749 | 12 | 1'44.430 | 6 | 1'44.134 | (48) |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Jackie Stewart (GBR) | Tyrrell 003 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 1:44'51.994 | +1'00.003 | 1 | 1'42.642 | 10 | 1'45.009 | (44) |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 59 | 1:45'08.417 | +1'16.426 | 4 | 1'43.002 | 7 | 1'44.594 | (29) |
| 7 | 22 | Graham Hill (GBR) | Brabham BT34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 1:44'13.860 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'45.448 | 13 | 1'45.265 | (43) | |
| 8 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (FRA) | Matra MS120B | Matra MS71 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:44'20.570 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'44.067 | 14 | 1'45.411 | (44) | |
| 9 | 15 | Peter Gethin (GBR) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 58 | 1:44'54.151 | +1 lap | 21 | 1'45.729 | 17 | 1'46.002 | (37) | |
| 10 | 31 | David Hobbs (GBR) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 1:45'15.503 | +1 lap | 22 | 1'46.270 | 18 | 1'46.145 | (31) | |
| 11 | 27 | Andrea de Adamich (ITA) | March 711 | Alfa Romeo 33/3 | Firestone | 57 | 1:44'01.191 | +2 laps | 26 | 1'47.952 | 20 | 1'46.831 | (39) | |
| 12 | 11 | Chris Amon (NZL) | Matra MS120B | Matra MS71 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:44'51.004 | +2 laps | 8 | 1'43.970 | 8 | 1'44.932 | (45) | |
| 13 | 17 | Helmut Marko (AUT) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 57 | 1:45'12.737 | +2 laps | 16 | 1'45.204 | 15 | 1'45.543 | (42) | |
| 14 | 28 | John Cannon (CAN) | BRM P153 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 56 | 1:45'06.281 | +3 laps | 24 | 1'47.471 | 23 | 1'47.536 | (33) | |
| 15 | 20 | Mike Hailwood (GBR) | Surtees TS9A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 54 | 1:36'30.112 | +5 laps | 14 | 1'45.094 | 12 | 1'45.107 | (32) | |
| 16 | 29 | Jo Bonnier (SWE) | McLaren M7C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:42'34.307 | +5 laps | 28 | 1'49.391 | 26 | 1'48.371 | (44) | |
| 17 | 18 | John Surtees (GBR) | Surtees TS9A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 54 | 1:43'23.786 | +5 laps | 13 | 1'44.908 | 11 | 1'45.094 | (41) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 33 | Skip Barber (USA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | 1:43'55.329 | 25 | 1'47.673 | 22 | 1'47.200 | (33) | ||
| -- | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 49 | 1:44'19.344 | 2 | 1'42.659 | 9 | 1'44.990 | (8) | ||
| -- | 30 | Pete Lovely (USA) | Team Lotus 69 Special | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 49 | 1:44'28.539 | 29 | 1'52.140 | 28 | 1'54.782 | (41) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| alternator | 32 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 49 | 1:26'42.658 | 7 | 1'43.843 | 1 | 1'43.474 | (43) | ||
| accident | 7 | Denny Hulme (NZL) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 47 | 1:25'13.763 | 3 | 1'42.925 | 4 | 1'43.888 | (37) | ||
| engine | 23 | Tim Schenken (AUS) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 41 | 1:16'45.694 | 15 | 1'45.110 | 16 | 1'45.705 | (40) | ||
| suspension | 24 | Chris Craft (GBR) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 30 | 59'48.832 | 27 | 1'48.698 | 24 | 1'47.919 | (23) | ||
| engine | 21 | Henri Pescarolo (FRA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 23 | 42'02.812 | 20 | 1'45.568 | 19 | 1'46.755 | (16) | ||
| engine | 19 | Sam Posey (USA) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 15 | 27'33.825 | 17 | 1'45.267 | 25 | 1'48.039 | (10) | ||
| wheel | 26 | Nanni Galli (ITA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 11 | 20'33.563 | 23 | 1'46.608 | 27 | 1'48.701 | (9) | ||
| brakes | 3 | Reine Wisell (SWE) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 5 | 9'09.715 | 9 | 1'44.024 | 21 | 1'46.878 | (4) | ||
| clutch | 10 | Peter Revson (USA) | Tyrrell 001 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 2'38.151 | 19 | 1'45.515 | 29 | 2'38.151 | (1) | ||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 6 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 1'43.195 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Mark Donohue (USA) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'45.378 | ||||||||
| -- | 19 | Gijs van Lennep (NED) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 1'48.029 | ||||||||
| Free practice | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 4 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 1'45.210 | ||||||||
