United States Grand Prix
1971 · Round 11 · New York State, United States · Oct 3, 1971Race summary
Cevert won the race from 5th on the grid, 40.1s ahead of Siffert. de Adamich was the standout mover, climbing from 26th to 11th. Stewart lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 5th (down 4 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 5 | 59 | 1:43:51.991 | 9 |
| 2 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | 59 | +40.062 | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 11 | 59 | +44.070 | 4 |
| 4 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 12 | 59 | +56.749 | 3 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 59 | +1:00.003 | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 59 | +1:16.426 | 1 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 18 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 21 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | David Hobbs | McLaren | 22 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 26 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Matra | 8 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 16 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | John Cannon | BRM | 24 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 14 | 54 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 28 | 54 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 17 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 25 | 52 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | 49 | Alternator | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 2 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | 29 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | 47 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 15 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Chris Craft | Brabham | 27 | 30 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Sam Posey | Surtees | 17 | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 20 | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 23 | 11 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 9 | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |