1971 Season - Round 11 - 1971-10-03
François Cevert won the 1971 United States Grand Prix for Tyrrell, with Jo Siffert (BRM) second and Ronnie Peterson (March-Ford) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Andrea de Adamich (March-Alfa Romeo) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P11 at the flag â a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
29 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1971 United States Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 11 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Howden Ganley |
| BRM |
| 12 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | David Hobbs | McLaren | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Matra | 8 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | John Cannon | BRM | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 28 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 17 | John Surtees | Surtees | 13 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 25 | Not classified | 0 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | Alternator | 0 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Not classified | 0 |
| 21 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | 29 | Not classified | 0 |
| 22 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Chris Craft | Brabham | 27 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Sam Posey | Surtees | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 27 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | 23 | Wheel | 0 |
| 28 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 9 | Brakes | 0 |
| 29 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell | 19 | Clutch | 0 |