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Round 11 · 1971

United States Grand Prix

USA Watkins Glen · 1971-10-03

François Cevert won the United States Grand Prix 1971 at Watkins Glen on 3 October 1971, starting from P5 on the grid. Jo Siffert finished second for BRM, with Ronnie Peterson completing the podium for March-Ford.

Race Results

PosGridDriverTeamLapsTime / StatusPtsFL
15François CevertCEVTyrrell591:43:51.9919
26Jo SiffertSIFBRM59+40.0626
311Ronnie PetersonPETMarch-Ford59+44.0704
412Howden GanleyGANBRM59+56.7493
51Jackie StewartSTETyrrell59+1:00.0032
64Clay RegazzoniREGFerrari59+1:16.4261
718Graham HillHILBrabham58+1 Lap0
810Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBELMatra58+1 Lap0
921Peter GethinGETBRM58+1 Lap0
1022David HobbsHOBMcLaren58+1 Lap0
1126Andrea de AdamichDEAMarch-Alfa Romeo57+2 Laps0
128Chris AmonAMOMatra57+2 Laps0
1316Helmut MarkoMARBRM57+2 Laps0
1424John CannonCANBRM56+3 Laps0
1514Mike HailwoodHAISurtees54Accident0
1628Jo BonnierBONMcLaren54Out of fuel0
1713John SurteesSURSurtees54+5 Laps0
N25Skip BarberBARMarch-Ford52Not classified0
R7Jacky IckxICKFerrari49Alternator0
N2Emerson FittipaldiFITLotus-Ford49Not classified0
N29Pete LovelyLOVLotus-Ford49Not classified0
R3Denny HulmeHULMcLaren47Accident0
R15Tim SchenkenSCHBrabham41Engine0
R27Chris CraftCRABrabham30Suspension0
R17Sam PoseyPOSSurtees15Engine0
R20Henri PescaroloPESMarch-Ford23Engine0
R23Nanni GalliGALMarch-Ford11Wheel0
R9Reine WisellWISLotus-Ford5Brakes0
R19Peter RevsonREVTyrrell1Clutch0