Overview - 1971 United States Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1971 United States Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

XIV United States Grand Prix

  • Season1971
  • Round

    11

  • Race Number by F1 Championship

    208

  • Grand PrixUnited States Grand Prix
  • Race Number by Grand Prix

    13

  • CircuitWatkins Glen International
  • Race Number by Circuit

    11

  • Laps

    59

  • Race Length

    320.670km

Grand Prix

Circuit

Watkins Glen International

  • Circuit Type

    Permanent Circuit

  • Length

    5.435km

  • Turns

    11

  • Elevation

    ?m

  • Direction

    Clockwise

  • Track Record

    Bruno Giacomelli1:33.2911980 United States Grand Prix (Qualifying 2)

  • Lap Record

    Alan Jones1:34.0681980 United States Grand Prix (Race, Lap 44)

Schedule

  • October 1 (Fri)

    • Qualifying 11:00 PM
  • October 2 (Sat)

    • Qualifying 212:00 PM
  • October 3 (Sun)

    • Race2:00 PM

Entries

No.
Driver
Team
Entrant
Constructor
Car
Engine
2

Emerson Fittipaldi

Lotus

Gold Leaf Team Lotus

Lotus-Ford

Lotus 72DFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
3

Reine Wisell

Lotus

Gold Leaf Team Lotus

Lotus-Ford

Lotus 72DFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
4

Jacky Ickx

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312BFerrari 001 3.0L F12
5

Clay Regazzoni

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312B2Ferrari 001/1 3.0L F12
6

Mario Andretti

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312B2Ferrari 001/1 3.0L F12
7

Denny Hulme

McLaren

Bruce McLaren Motor Racing

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M19AFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
8

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell

Elf Team Tyrrell

Tyrrell-Ford

Tyrrell 003Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
9

François Cevert

Tyrrell

Elf Team Tyrrell

Tyrrell-Ford

Tyrrell 002Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
10

Peter Revson

Tyrrell

Elf Team Tyrrell

Tyrrell-Ford

Tyrrell 001Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
11

Chris Amon

Matra

Equipe Matra Sports

Matra

Matra MS120BMatra MS71 3.0L V12
12

Jean-Pierre Beltoise

Matra

Equipe Matra Sports

Matra

Matra MS120BMatra MS71 3.0L V12
14

Jo Siffert

BRM

Yardley Team BRM

BRM

BRM P160BRM P142 3.0L V12
15

Peter Gethin

BRM

Yardley Team BRM

BRM

BRM P160BRM P142 3.0L V12
16

Howden Ganley

BRM

Yardley Team BRM

BRM

BRM P160BRM P142 3.0L V12
17

Helmut Marko

BRM

Yardley Team BRM

BRM

BRM P160BRM P142 3.0L V12
18

John Surtees

Surtees

Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees

Surtees-Ford

Surtees TS9Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
19

Sam Posey

Surtees

Team Surtees

Surtees-Ford

Surtees TS9Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8

Gijs van Lennep

20

Mike Hailwood

Surtees

Team Surtees

Surtees-Ford

Surtees TS9Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
21

Henri Pescarolo

Frank Williams Racing Cars

Frank Williams Racing Cars

March-Ford

March 711Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
22

Graham Hill

Brabham

Motor Racing Developments Ltd

Brabham-Ford

Brabham BT34Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
23

Tim Schenken

Brabham

Motor Racing Developments Ltd

Brabham-Ford

Brabham BT33Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
24

Chris Craft

Chris Craft

Ecurie Evergreen

Brabham-Ford

Brabham BT33Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
25

Ronnie Peterson

March

STP March Racing Team

March-Ford

March 711Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
26

Nanni Galli

March

STP March Racing Team

March-Ford

March 711Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
27

Andrea de Adamich

March

STP March Racing Team

March-Alfa Romeo

March 711Alfa Romeo T33 3.0L V8
28

John Cannon

BRM

Yardley Team BRM

BRM

BRM P153BRM P142 3.0L V12
29

Jo Bonnier

Ecurie Bonnier

Ecurie Bonnier

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M7CFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
30

Pete Lovely

Pete Lovely

Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.

Lotus-Ford

Lotus 69 SpecialFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
31

David Hobbs

Penske

Penske-White Racing

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M19AFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8

Mark Donohue

32

Jacky Ickx

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312BFerrari 001 3.0L F12
33

Skip Barber

Skip Barber

Gene Mason Racing

March-Ford

March 711Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8