The 1971 United States Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 1971 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 4 October 1971. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in the Tyrrell Ford and his team-mate François Cévert was the race winner.
1971 United States Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | 1:43:51.991 | 1:43:51.991 | - | - | 1:43.538 | 43 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 59 | +40.062 | 1:44:32.053 | +40.062 | +40.062 | 1:43.766 | 44 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Firestone | 59 | +44.070 | 1:44:36.061 | +44.070 | +4.008 | 1:44.095 | 36 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 59 | +56.749 | 1:44:48.740 | +56.749 | +12.679 | 1:44.134 | 48 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:00.003 | 1:44:51.994 | +1:00.003 | +3.254 | 1:45.009 | 44 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 59 | +1:16.426 | 1:45:08.417 | +1:16.426 | +16.423 | 1:44.594 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:45.265 | 43 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:45.411 | 44 | 10 | |||
| 9 | 15 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:46.002 | 37 | 21 | |||
| 10 | 31 | David Hobbs | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:46.145 | 31 | 22 | |||
| 11 | 27 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | March Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.831 | 39 | 26 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:44.932 | 45 | 8 | |||
| 13 | 17 | Helmut Marko | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.543 | 42 | 16 | |||
| 14 | 28 | John Cannon | Canada | BRM | Firestone | 56 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:47.536 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 15 | 20 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 54 | Accident | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.107 | 32 | 14 | ||
| 16 | 29 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | Out of fuel | 5 laps | 1:48.371 | 44 | 28 | |||
| 17 | 18 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 54 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1:45.094 | 41 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 33 | Skip Barber | United States | March Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +7 laps | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:47.200 | 33 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 32 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 49 | Alternator | 10 laps | 3 laps | 1:43.474 | 43 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 49 | +10 laps | 10 laps | 1:44.990 | 8 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Pete Lovely | United States | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 49 | +10 laps | 10 laps | 1:54.782 | 41 | 29 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 47 | Accident | 12 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.888 | 37 | 3 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 18 laps | 6 laps | 1:45.705 | 40 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Chris Craft | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Suspension | 29 laps | 11 laps | 1:47.919 | 23 | 27 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Sam Posey | United States | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 15 | Engine | 44 laps | 15 laps | 1:48.039 | 10 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 36 laps | 1:46.755 | 16 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Nanni Galli | Italy | March Ford | Firestone | 11 | Wheel | 48 laps | 12 laps | 1:48.701 | 9 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 3 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 5 | Brakes | 54 laps | 6 laps | 1:46.878 | 4 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Peter Revson | United States | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Clutch | 58 laps | 4 laps | 2:38.151 | 1 | 19 |