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 | 1.000000.991 | 5 | 3.000000.152 | 2 | 3.000000.538 | (43) | |
| 2 | 6 | 14 | Jo Siffert (SUI) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 59 | 2.000000.053 | +0.000 | 6 | 3.000000.468 | 3 | 3.000000.766 | (44) |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 59 | 6.000000.061 | +4.000000.070 | 11 | 4.000000.193 | 5 | 4.000000.095 | (36) |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | Howden Ganley (NZL) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 59 | 8.000000.740 | +6.000000.749 | 12 | 4.000000.430 | 6 | 4.000000.134 | (48) |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Jackie Stewart (GBR) | Tyrrell 003 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 1.000000.994 | +0.000 | 1 | 2.000000.642 | 10 | 5.000000.009 | (44) |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 59 | 8.000000.417 | +6.000000.426 | 4 | 3.000000.002 | 7 | 4.000000.594 | (29) |
| 7 | 22 | Graham Hill (GBR) | Brabham BT34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 3.000000.860 | +1 lap | 18 | 5.000000.448 | 13 | 5.000000.265 | (43) | |
| 8 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (FRA) | Matra MS120B | Matra MS71 | Goodyear | 58 | 0.000 | +1 lap | 10 | 4.000000.067 | 14 | 5.000000.411 | (44) | |
| 9 | 15 | Peter Gethin (GBR) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 58 | 4.000000.151 | +1 lap | 21 | 5.000000.729 | 17 | 6.000000.002 | (37) | |
| 10 | 31 | David Hobbs (GBR) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 5.000000.503 | +1 lap | 22 | 6.000000.270 | 18 | 6.000000.145 | (31) | |
| 11 | 27 | Andrea de Adamich (ITA) | March 711 | Alfa Romeo 33/3 | Firestone | 57 | 1.000000.191 | +2 laps | 26 | 7.000000.952 | 20 | 6.000000.831 | (39) | |
| 12 | 11 | Chris Amon (NZL) | Matra MS120B | Matra MS71 | Goodyear | 57 | 1.000000.004 | +2 laps | 8 | 3.000000.970 | 8 | 4.000000.932 | (45) | |
| 13 | 17 | Helmut Marko (AUT) | BRM P160 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 57 | 2.000000.737 | +2 laps | 16 | 5.000000.204 | 15 | 5.000000.543 | (42) | |
| 14 | 28 | John Cannon (CAN) | BRM P153 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 56 | 6.000000.281 | +3 laps | 24 | 7.000000.471 | 23 | 7.000000.536 | (33) | |
| 15 | 20 | Mike Hailwood (GBR) | Surtees TS9A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 54 | 0.000 | +5 laps | 14 | 5.000000.094 | 12 | 5.000000.107 | (32) | |
| 16 | 29 | Jo Bonnier (SWE) | McLaren M7C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 4.000000.307 | +5 laps | 28 | 9.000000.391 | 26 | 8.000000.371 | (44) | |
| 17 | 18 | John Surtees (GBR) | Surtees TS9A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 54 | 3.000000.786 | +5 laps | 13 | 4.000000.908 | 11 | 5.000000.094 | (41) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 33 | Skip Barber (USA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | 5.000000.329 | 25 | 7.000000.673 | 22 | 7.000000.200 | (33) | ||
| -- | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 49 | 9.000000.344 | 2 | 2.000000.659 | 9 | 4.000000.990 | (8) | ||
| -- | 30 | Pete Lovely (USA) | Team Lotus 69 Special | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 49 | 8.000000.539 | 29 | 2.000000.140 | 28 | 4.000000.782 | (41) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| alternator | 32 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 49 | 2.000000.658 | 7 | 3.000000.843 | 1 | 3.000000.474 | (43) | ||
| accident | 7 | Denny Hulme (NZL) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 47 | 3.000000.763 | 3 | 2.000000.925 | 4 | 3.000000.888 | (37) | ||
| engine | 23 | Tim Schenken (AUS) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 41 | 5.000000.694 | 15 | 5.000000.110 | 16 | 5.000000.705 | (40) | ||
| suspension | 24 | Chris Craft (GBR) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 30 | 8.000000.832 | 27 | 8.000000.698 | 24 | 7.000000.919 | (23) | ||
| engine | 21 | Henri Pescarolo (FRA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 23 | 2.000000.812 | 20 | 5.000000.568 | 19 | 6.000000.755 | (16) | ||
| engine | 19 | Sam Posey (USA) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 15 | 3.000000.825 | 17 | 5.000000.267 | 25 | 8.000000.039 | (10) | ||
| wheel | 26 | Nanni Galli (ITA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 11 | 3.000000.563 | 23 | 6.000000.608 | 27 | 8.000000.701 | (9) | ||
| brakes | 3 | Reine Wisell (SWE) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 5 | 9.000000.715 | 9 | 4.000000.024 | 21 | 6.000000.878 | (4) | ||
| clutch | 10 | Peter Revson (USA) | Tyrrell 001 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 8.000000.151 | 19 | 5.000000.515 | 29 | 8.000000.151 | (1) | ||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 6 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 3.000000.195 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Mark Donohue (USA) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.378 | ||||||||
| -- | 19 | Gijs van Lennep (NED) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 8.000000.029 | ||||||||
| Free practice | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 4 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 5.000000.210 | ||||||||
