The 1971 United States Grand Prix started October 3rd, 1971 at 01:00 on Watkins Glen in New York State, USA. Jackie Stewart started from pole position with Emerson Fittipaldi next to him. Denny Hulme started from third place.
After 1 hour, 43 minutes and 51 seconds François Cevert finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jo Siffert in second and Ronnie Peterson in third place.
After the 1971 United States Grand Prix, Jackie Stewart is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 62 points. Stewart is 29 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.
Circuit
Location
New York State, USA
Date
October 3rd, 1971 at 01:00
Round
11/11
Winner
François Cevert
Winning time
1:43:51.991
Pole position
Jackie Stewart

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1 4
#9 François Cevert
Tyrrell 1:43:51.991 5 59 9
2 4
#14 Jo Siffert
BRM +40.062 6 59 6
3 8
#25 Ronnie Peterson
March-Ford +44.070 11 59 4
4 8
#16 Howden Ganley
BRM +56.749 12 59 3
5 4
#8 Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell +1:00.003 1 59 2
6 2
#5 Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari +1:16.426 4 59 1
7 11
#22 Graham Hill
Brabham +1 Lap 18 58 0
8 2
#12 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra +1 Lap 10 58 0
9 12
#15 Peter Gethin
BRM +1 Lap 21 58 0
10 12
#31 David Hobbs
McLaren +1 Lap 22 58 0
11 15
#27 Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo +2 Laps 26 57 0
12 4
#11 Chris Amon
Matra +2 Laps 8 57 0
13 3
#17 Helmut Marko
BRM +2 Laps 16 57 0
14 10
#28 John Cannon
BRM +3 Laps 24 56 0
15 1
#20 Mike Hailwood
Surtees Accident 14 54 0
16 12
#29 Jo Bonnier
McLaren Out of fuel 28 54 0
17 4
#18 John Surtees
Surtees +5 Laps 13 54 0
-
#33 Skip Barber
March-Ford Not classified 25 52 0
-
#32 Jacky Ickx
Ferrari DNF (Alternator) 7 49 0
-
#2 Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford Not classified 2 49 0
-
#30 Pete Lovely
Lotus-Ford Not classified 29 49 0
-
#7 Denny Hulme
McLaren DNF (Accident) 3 47 0
-
#23 Tim Schenken
Brabham DNF (Engine) 15 41 0
-
#24 Chris Craft
Brabham DNF (Suspension) 27 30 0
-
#19 Sam Posey
Surtees DNF (Engine) 17 15 0
-
#21 Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford DNF (Engine) 20 23 0
-
#26 Nanni Galli
March-Ford DNF (Wheel) 23 11 0
-
#3 Reine Wisell
Lotus-Ford DNF (Brakes) 9 5 0
-
#10 Peter Revson
Tyrrell DNF (Clutch) 19 1 0

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell 6 7 62
2
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo 5 33 -29
3
François Cevert
Tyrrell 1 4 26 -36
4
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari 1 3 19 -43
5
Jo Siffert
BRM 1 2 19 -43
6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 3 16 -46
7
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari 3 13 -49
8
Mario Andretti
Ferrari 1 1 12 -50
9
Peter Gethin
BRM 1 1 9 -53
10
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM 1 9 -53
11
Chris Amon
Matra 1 9 -53
12
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 9 -53
13
Denny Hulme
McLaren 9 -53
14
Tim Schenken
Brabham 1 5 -57
15
Howden Ganley
BRM 5 -57
16
Mark Donohue
McLaren 1 4 -58
17
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford 4 -58
18
Mike Hailwood
Surtees 3 -59
19
John Surtees
Surtees 3 -59
20
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees 3 -59
21
Graham Hill
Brabham 2 -60
22
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra 1 -61
23
Jackie Oliver
McLaren 0 -62
24
Brian Redman
Surtees 0 -62
25
Gijs van Lennep
Surtees 0 -62
26
Jo Bonnier
McLaren 0 -62
27
David Hobbs
McLaren 0 -62
28
Nanni Galli
March-Alfa Romeo 0 -62
29
Helmut Marko
BRM 0 -62
30
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo 0 -62
31
Vic Elford
BRM 0 -62
32
François Mazet
March-Ford 0 -62
33
John Cannon
BRM 0 -62
34
George Eaton
BRM 0 -62
35
Jean-Pierre Jarier
March-Ford 0 -62
36
Mike Beuttler
March-Ford 0 -62
37
Skip Barber
March-Ford 0 -62
38
Max Jean
March-Ford 0 -62
39
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford 0 -62
40
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 0 -62
41
Pete Lovely
Lotus-Ford 0 -62
42
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford 0 -62
43
Derek Bell
Surtees 0 -62
44
John Love
March-Ford 0 -62
45
Silvio Moser
Bellasi 0 -62
46
Jackie Pretorius
Brabham 0 -62
47
David Walker
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 0 -62
48
Chris Craft
Brabham 0 -62
49
Sam Posey
Surtees 0 -62
50
Peter Revson
Tyrrell 0 -62
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Tyrrell 7 11 73
2 BRM 2 4 36 -37
3 Ferrari 2 7 33 -40
4 March-Ford 5 33 -40
5 Lotus-Ford 3 21 -52
6 McLaren 1 10 -63
7 Matra 1 9 -64
8 Surtees 8 -65
9 Brabham 1 5 -68
10 Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 0 -73
11 March-Alfa Romeo 0 -73
12 Bellasi 0 -73

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2002
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Michael Schumacher
David Coulthard
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2001
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Michael Schumacher
2000
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1990
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1978
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1977
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1974
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Carlos Pace
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