1971 United States Grand Prix

Race 11 of 11

Watkins Glen
59 laps
Time of race: 1:43:51.991
Average speed of winner: 185.237 kph
Margin of victory: 40.062 sec
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Jacky Ickx 1:43.474
Lap leaders: Stewart 1-13, Cevert 14-59

Race notes: First win for François Cevert. Debut for Sam Posey. Finale for Jo Bonnier, Pete Lovely, and Jo Siffert. Only start for John Cannon and Chris Craft.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	5	François Cevert	9	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 002	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:43.152	59	1	46	1:43:51.991	9
2	6	Jo Siffert	14	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P160	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:43.468	59	0	0	+40.062	6
3	11	Ronnie Peterson	25	STP March Racing Team	March 711	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	March	1:44.193	59	0	0	+44.070	4
4	12	Howden Ganley	16	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P160	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:44.430	59	0	0	+56.749	3
5	1	Jackie Stewart	8	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 003	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:42.642	59	1	13	+60.003	2
6	4	Clay Regazzoni	5	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/1	Firestone	Ferrari	1:43.002	59	0	0	+76.426	1
7	18	Graham Hill	22	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:45.448	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	12	Equip Matra Sports	Matra-Simca MS120B	Matra MS12	Goodyear	Matra	1:44.067	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	21	Peter Gethin	15	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P160	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:45.729	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	22	David Hobbs	31	Penske-White Racing	McLaren M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Penske	1:46.270	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	26	Andrea de Adamich	27	STP March Racing Team	March 711	Alfa Romeo T33	Firestone	March	1:47.952	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	8	Chris Amon	11	Equip Matra Sports	Matra-Simca MS120B	Matra MS12	Goodyear	Matra	1:43.970	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
13	16	Helmut Marko	17	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P160	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:45.204	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
14	24	John Cannon	28	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:47.471	56	0	0	+3 laps	0
15	14	Mike Hailwood	20	Team Surtees	Surtees TS9A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:45.094	54	0	0	accident (classified)	0
16	28	Jo Bonnier	29	Ecurie Bonnier	McLaren M7C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Bonnier	1:49.391	54	0	0	out of fuel (classified)	0
17	13	John Surtees	18	Rob Walker Team Surtees	Surtees TS9A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:44.908	54	0	0	+5 laps	0
18	25	Skip Barber	33	Gene Mason Racing	March 711	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Mason	1:47.673	52	0	0	+7 laps (not classified)	0
19	7	Jacky Ickx	32	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B	Ferrari 001/1	Firestone	Ferrari	1:43.843	49	0	0	alternator	0
20	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	2	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:42.659	49	0	0	+10 laps (not classified)	0
21	29	Pete Lovely	30	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	Lotus 69 Special	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lovely	1:52.140	49	0	0	+10 laps (not classified)	0
22	3	Denny Hulme	7	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:42.925	47	0	0	accident	0
23	15	Tim Schenken	23	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:45.110	41	0	0	engine	0
24	27	Chris Craft	24	Ecurie Evergreen	Brabham BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Evergreen	1:48.698	30	0	0	suspension	0
25	20	Henri Pescarolo	21	Frank Williams Racing Cars	March 711	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Williams	1:45.568	23	0	0	engine	0
26	17	Sam Posey	19	Team Surtees	Surtees TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:45.267	15	0	0	piston	0
27	23	Nanni Galli	26	STP March Racing Team	March 711	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	March	1:46.608	11	0	0	wheel	0
28	9	Reine Wisell	3	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:44.024	5	0	0	brakes	0
29	19	Peter Revson	10	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 001	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:45.515	1	0	0	clutch	0
30	30	Mario Andretti	6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/1	Firestone	Ferrari	1:43.195	0	0	0	did not start	0
31	31	Mark Donohue	31	Penske-White Racing	McLaren M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Penske	1:45.378	0	0	0	did not start	0
32	32	Gijs van Lennep	19	Team Surtees	Surtees TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:48.029	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jackie Stewart	62	11	6	6	7
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	11	0	0	5
3	François Cevert	26	11	0	1	4
4	Jacky Ickx	19	11	2	1	3
5	Jo Siffert	19	11	1	1	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	10	0	0	3
7	Clay Regazzoni	13	11	1	0	3
8	Mario Andretti	12	5	0	1	1
9	Peter Gethin	9	11	0	1	1
10	Pedro Rodríguez	9	5	0	0	1
11	Chris Amon	9	10	1	0	1
12	Reine Wisell	9	10	0	0	0
13	Denny Hulme	9	10	0	0	0
14	Tim Schenken	5	10	0	0	1
15	Howden Ganley	5	10	0	0	0
16	Mark Donohue	4	1	0	0	1
17	Henri Pescarolo	4	10	0	0	0
18	Mike Hailwood	3	2	0	0	0
19	Rolf Stommelen	3	10	0	0	0
20	John Surtees	3	11	0	0	0
21	Graham Hill	2	11	0	0	0
22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1	7	0	0	0
23	Brian Redman	0	1	0	0	0
24	Jackie Oliver	0	3	0	0	0
25	Gijs van Lennep	0	1	0	0	0