The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 11

United States Grand Prix

1971  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  3 October 1971  ·  59 laps

  1. 1st François Cevert Tyrrell · 01:43:51.991
  2. 2nd Jo Siffert BRM · +40.062
  3. 3rd Ronnie Peterson March-Ford · +44.07

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell  —  Pole position

02 Lap 47

Denny Hulme

Retirement McLaren  —  Accident

03 Lap 49

Emerson Fittipaldi

Retirement Lotus-Ford  —  Not classified

04 Lap 49

Jacky Ickx

Retirement Ferrari  —  Alternator

05 Lap 49

Pete Lovely

Retirement Lotus-Ford  —  Not classified

06 Lap 52

Skip Barber

Retirement March-Ford  —  Not classified

07 On the Charge

Andrea de Adamich

March-Alfa Romeo  —  P26 → P11

08 Victory

François Cevert

Tyrrell  —  Won from P5

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 François Cevert Tyrrell 5 59 01:43:51.991 9
2 Jo Siffert BRM 6 59 +40.062 6
3 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 11 59 +44.07 4
4 Howden Ganley BRM 12 59 +56.749 3
5 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1 59 +1:00.003 2
6 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 4 59 +1:16.426 1
7 Graham Hill Brabham 18 58 +1 Lap
8 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 10 58 +1 Lap
9 Peter Gethin BRM 21 58 +1 Lap
10 David Hobbs McLaren 22 58 +1 Lap
11 Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo 26 57 +2 Laps
12 Chris Amon Matra 8 57 +2 Laps
13 Helmut Marko BRM 16 57 +2 Laps
14 John Cannon BRM 24 56 +3 Laps
15 Mike Hailwood Surtees 14 54 Accident
16 Jo Bonnier McLaren 28 54 Out of fuel
17 John Surtees Surtees 13 54 +5 Laps
18 Skip Barber March-Ford 25 52 Not classified
19 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 7 49 Alternator
20 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 2 49 Not classified
21 Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 29 49 Not classified
22 Denny Hulme McLaren 3 47 Accident
23 Tim Schenken Brabham 15 41 Engine
24 Chris Craft Brabham 27 30 Suspension
25 Sam Posey Surtees 17 15 Engine
26 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 20 23 Engine
27 Nanni Galli March-Ford 23 11 Wheel
28 Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 9 5 Brakes
29 Peter Revson Tyrrell 19 1 Clutch

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