Round 11 · 3 October 1971
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
45 drivers
After Round 10
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
60
pts
2
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo
29
pts
3
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
19
pts
4
François Cevert
Tyrrell
17
pts
5
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
16
pts
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6
Jo Siffert
BRM
13
pts
7
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
12
pts
8
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
12
pts
9
Peter Gethin
BRM
9
pts
10
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
9
pts
11
Chris Amon
Matra
9
pts
12
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
9
pts
13
Denny Hulme
McLaren
9
pts
14
Tim Schenken
Brabham
5
pts
15
Mark Donohue
McLaren
4
pts
16
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
4
pts
17
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
3
pts
18
John Surtees
Surtees
3
pts
19
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees
3
pts
20
Howden Ganley
BRM
2
pts
21
Graham Hill
Brabham
2
pts
22
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
1
pts
-
Jackie Oliver
McLaren
0
pts
-
Brian Redman
Surtees
0
pts
-
Gijs van Lennep
Surtees
0
pts
-
Jo Bonnier
McLaren
0
pts
-
Nanni Galli
March-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Helmut Marko
BRM
0
pts
-
Vic Elford
BRM
0
pts
-
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
François Mazet
March-Ford
0
pts
-
George Eaton
BRM
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Mike Beuttler
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Skip Barber
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Max Jean
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Niki Lauda
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Pete Lovely
Lotus-Ford
0
pts
-
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford
0
pts
-
Derek Bell
Surtees
0
pts
-
John Love
March-Ford
0
pts
-
Silvio Moser
Bellasi
0
pts
-
Jackie Pretorius
Brabham
0
pts
-
David Walker
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
0
pts
After the race
50 drivers
After Round 11
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
—
62
+2
2
Ronnie Peterson
March-Alfa Romeo
—
33
+4
3
François Cevert
Tyrrell
↑1
26
+9
4
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
↓1
19
+0
5
Jo Siffert
BRM
↑1
19
+6
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6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
↓1
16
+0
7
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
↑1
13
+1
8
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
↓1
12
+0
9
Peter Gethin
BRM
—
9
+0
10
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
—
9
+0
11
Chris Amon
Matra
—
9
+0
12
Reine Wisell
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
—
9
+0
13
Denny Hulme
McLaren
—
9
+0
14
Tim Schenken
Brabham
—
5
+0
15
Howden Ganley
BRM
↑5
5
+3
16
Mark Donohue
McLaren
↓1
4
+0
17
Henri Pescarolo
March-Ford
↓1
4
+0
18
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
↓1
3
+0
19
John Surtees
Surtees
↓1
3
+0
20
Rolf Stommelen
Surtees
↓1
3
+0
21
Graham Hill
Brabham
—
2
+0
22
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
—
1
+0
-
Jackie Oliver
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Brian Redman
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Gijs van Lennep
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Jo Bonnier
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
David Hobbs
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Nanni Galli
March-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Helmut Marko
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Andrea de Adamich
March-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Vic Elford
BRM
—
0
+0
-
François Mazet
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
John Cannon
BRM
NEW
0
+0
-
George Eaton
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Mike Beuttler
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Skip Barber
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Max Jean
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Alex Soler-Roig
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Niki Lauda
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Pete Lovely
Lotus-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Derek Bell
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
John Love
March-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Silvio Moser
Bellasi
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Pretorius
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
David Walker
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney
—
0
+0
-
Chris Craft
Brabham
NEW
0
+0
-
Sam Posey
Surtees
NEW
0
+0
-
Peter Revson
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
29 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CEV François Cevert | Tyrrell | 5 | 1:43:51.991 | 9 |
| 2 | SIF Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | +40.062 | 6 |
| 3 | PET Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 11 | +44.070 | 4 |
| 4 | GAN Howden Ganley | BRM | 12 | +56.749 | 3 |
| 5 | STE Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | +1:00.003 | 2 |
| 6 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | +1:16.426 | 1 |
| 7 | HIL Graham Hill | Brabham | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | BEL Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | GET Peter Gethin | BRM | 21 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | HOB David Hobbs | McLaren | 22 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | DE Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 26 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | AMO Chris Amon | Matra | 8 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | MAR Helmut Marko | BRM | 16 | 2L | 0 |
| 14 | CAN John Cannon | BRM | 24 | 3L | 0 |
| 15 | HAI Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 14 | 5L | 0 |
| 16 | BON Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 28 | 5L | 0 |
| 17 | SUR John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | 5L | 0 |
| R | BAR Skip Barber | March-Ford | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | LOV Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | 29 | — | 0 |
| R | HUL Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Tim Schenken | Brabham | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | CRA Chris Craft | Brabham | 27 | — | 0 |
| R | POS Sam Posey | Surtees | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | PES Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | GAL Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | WIS Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | REV Peter Revson | Tyrrell | 19 | — | 0 |