Round 11 · 1971
United States Grand Prix
WinnerFRCTyrrell · from P5
PoleSTJ
Fastest lap1:43.474Ickx · L43
Biggest gain+15de Adamich P26→P11
Retirements12of 29 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell | 5 | +4 | 59 | 1:43:51.991 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jo Siffert SIF | BRM | 6 | +4 | 59 | +40.060 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 11 | +8 | 59 | +44.070 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 12 | +8 | 59 | +56.750 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 | -4 | 59 | +1:00.000 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 4 | -2 | 59 | +1:16.430 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 18 | +11 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Matra | 10 | +2 | 58 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 21 | +12 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | David Hobbs HOB | McLaren | 22 | +12 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | March | 26 | +15 | 57 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 8 | -4 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Helmut Marko MAK | BRM | 16 | +3 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | John Cannon CAN | BRM | 24 | +10 | 56 | +3 laps | — | |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 14 | -1 | 54 | +5 laps | — | |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier BON | McLaren | 28 | +12 | 54 | +5 laps | — | |
| 17 | John Surtees SUE | Surtees | 13 | -4 | 54 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Sam Posey POS | Surtees | 17 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Mark Donohue DON | McLaren | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Pete Lovely LOE | Team Lotus | 29 | 49 | NC · L49 | — | ||
| — | Peter Revson REV | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 3 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 7 | 49 | DNF · L49 FL | — | ||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | March | 20 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Reine Wisell WIS | Team Lotus | 9 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 2 | 49 | NC · L49 | — | |||
| — | Tim Schenken SCE | Brabham | 15 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | Nanni Galli GLL | March | 23 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | ||
| — | Gijs van Lennep VAN | Surtees | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Skip Barber BAK | March | 25 | 52 | NC · L52 | — | ||
| — | Chris Craft CRA | Brabham | 27 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 11
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 62 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 33 | |
| 3 | 26 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Jo Siffert SIF | 19 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 19 | ▼2 |
| 6 | 16 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 13 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti ANI | 12 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Watkins Glen International
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | United States Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 3 | |
| 1969 | United States Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1968 | United States Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 2 |
| 1967 | United States Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1966 | United States Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1965 | United States Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 1 |
| 1964 | United States Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 4 |
| 1963 | United States Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 1 |