1971 Watkins Glen Formula 1 Grand Prix
03 October 1971
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | FL | Team | Time | Grid | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲ 4 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:43:51.991 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | ▲ 4 | Jo Siffert | BRM | -00:40.062 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | ▲ 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March | -00:44.070 | 11 | 4 | |
| 4 | ▲ 8 | Howden Ganley | BRM | -00:56.749 | 12 | 3 | |
| 5 | ▼ 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | -01:00.003 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | ▼ 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | -01:16.426 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | ▲ 11 | Graham Hill | Brabham | -1 lap | 18 | ||
| 8 | ▲ 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | -1 lap | 10 | ||
| 9 | ▲ 12 | Peter Gethin | BRM | -1 lap | 21 | ||
| 10 | ▲ 12 | David Hobbs | McLaren | -1 lap | 22 | ||
| 11 | ▲ 15 | Andrea de Adamich | March | -2 laps | 26 | ||
| 12 | ▼ 4 | Chris Amon | Matra | -3 laps | 8 | ||
| 13 | ▲ 3 | Helmut Marko | BRM | -2 laps | 16 | ||
| 14 | ▲ 10 | John Cannon | BRM | -2 laps | 24 | ||
| 15 | ▼ 1 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | -3 laps | 14 | ||
| 16 | ▲ 12 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | -5 laps | 28 | ||
| 17 | ▼ 4 | John Surtees | Surtees | -5 laps | 13 | ||
| 18 | ▲ 7 | Skip Barber | March | 52 laps NC | 25 | ||
| 19 | ▼ 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 49 laps NC | 2 | ||
| 20 | ▲ 9 | Pete Lovely | Lotus | 49 laps NC | 29 | ||
| 21 | ▼ 14 | Jacky Ickx | FL | Ferrari | 49 laps | 7 | |
| 22 | ▼ 19 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 48 laps | 3 | ||
| 23 | ▼ 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 41 laps | 15 | ||
| 24 | ▲ 3 | Chris Craft | Brabham | 30 laps | 27 | ||
| 25 | ▼ 5 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 23 laps | 20 | ||
| 26 | ▼ 9 | Sam Posey | Surtees | 15 laps | 17 | ||
| 27 | ▼ 4 | Nanni Galli | March | 11 laps | 23 | ||
| 28 | ▼ 19 | Reine Wisell | Lotus | 6 laps | 9 | ||
| 29 | ▼ 10 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | 1 lap | 19 | ||
| 30 | ▼ 11 | Mark Donohue | McLaren | DNS | 19 | ||
| 31 | ▼ 25 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | DNS | 6 | ||
| 32 | ▼ 3 | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees | DNS | 29 |
Fastest lap Jacky Ickx : 1:43.474
First and last
| Type | Driver |
|---|---|
| race | John Cannon |
| victory | Francois Cevert |
First
| Type | Driver | #Future |
|---|---|---|
| race | Sam Posey | 1 |
Last
| Type | Driver | #Past |
|---|---|---|
| race | Chris Craft | 1 |
| race | Jo Bonnier | 108 |
| race | Jo Siffert | 99 |
| race | Pete Lovely | 10 |
| podium | Jo Siffert | 5 |
Aniversary
| Type | Driver | #Aniversary | #Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| race | Denny Hulme | 70 | 42 |
| race | Nanni Galli | 10 | 10 |
| race | Ronnie Peterson | 20 | 103 |