United States Grand Prix
Round 11 · 3 October 1971 ·Watkins Glen, New York State, United States
Siffert
BRM
2
Cevert
Tyrrell
1
Peterson
March-Ford
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 59 | 1:43:51.991 | 9 | |
| 2 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 59 | +40.062 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 59 | +44.070 | 4 | |
| 4 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 59 | +56.749 | 3 | |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 59 | +1:00.003 | 2 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 59 | +1:16.426 | 1 | |
| 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | David Hobbs | McLaren | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Matra | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | John Cannon | BRM | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 54 | Accident | 0 | |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 54 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 17 | John Surtees | Surtees | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 52 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 49 | Alternator | 0 | |
| N | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 49 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | 49 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 47 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Chris Craft | Brabham | 30 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Sam Posey | Surtees | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 23 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 11 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 5 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- N
- Not classified