| «1971-11» | USA Grand Prix - XIV United States Grand Prix |
| 1971-10-03 | Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 59 laps × 5.435 km : 320.665 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.642 | 190.624 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.659 | +00.017 (+0.017%) | +00.017 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.925 | +00.283 (+0.276%) | +00.266 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:43.002 | +00.360 (+0.351%) | +00.077 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.152 | +00.510 (+0.497%) | +00.150 |
| 6 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 01:43.195 | +00.553 (+0.539%) | +00.043 | |
| 7 | 6 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | 01:43.468 | +00.826 (+0.805%) | +00.273 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 01:43.843 | +01.201 (+1.170%) | +00.375 |
| 9 | 8 | 11 | Chris Amon | Matra | 01:43.970 | +01.328 (+1.294%) | +00.127 |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.024 | +01.382 (+1.346%) | +00.054 |
| 11 | 10 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 01:44.067 | +01.425 (+1.388%) | +00.043 |
| 12 | 11 | 25 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.193 | +01.551 (+1.511%) | +00.126 |
| 13 | 12 | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 01:44.430 | +01.788 (+1.742%) | +00.237 |
| 14 | 13 | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.908 | +02.266 (+2.208%) | +00.478 |
| 15 | 14 | 20 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.094 | +02.452 (+2.389%) | +00.186 |
| 16 | 15 | 23 | Tim Schenken | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.110 | +02.468 (+2.404%) | +00.016 |
| 17 | 16 | 17 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 01:45.204 | +02.562 (+2.496%) | +00.094 |
| 18 | 17 | 19 | Sam Posey | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.267 | +02.625 (+2.557%) | +00.063 |
| 19 | 31 | Mark Donohue | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.378 | +02.736 (+2.666%) | +00.111 | |
| 20 | 18 | 22 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.448 | +02.806 (+2.734%) | +00.070 |
| 21 | 19 | 10 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.515 | +02.873 (+2.799%) | +00.067 |
| 22 | 20 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.568 | +02.926 (+2.851%) | +00.053 |
| 23 | 21 | 15 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 01:45.729 | +03.087 (+3.008%) | +00.161 |
| 24 | 22 | 31 | David Hobbs | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.270 | +03.628 (+3.535%) | +00.541 |
| 25 | 23 | 26 | Nanni Galli | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.608 | +03.966 (+3.864%) | +00.338 |
| 26 | 24 | 28 | John Cannon | BRM | 01:47.471 | +04.829 (+4.705%) | +00.863 |
| 27 | 25 | 33 | Skip Barber | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.673 | +05.031 (+4.902%) | +00.202 |
| 28 | 26 | 27 | Andrea de Adamich | March • Alfa Romeo | 01:47.952 | +05.310 (+5.173%) | +00.279 |
| 29 | 19 | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.029 | +05.387 (+5.248%) | +00.077 | |
| 30 | 27 | 24 | Chris Craft | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.698 | +06.056 (+5.900%) | +00.669 |
| 31 | 28 | 29 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.391 | +06.749 (+6.575%) | +00.693 |
| 32 | 29 | 30 | Pete Lovely | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.140 | +09.498 (+9.254%) | +02.749 |