Watkins Glen · 3 October 1971
François Cevert won the 1971 United States Grand Prix for Tyrrell from 5th on the grid, 40.062s ahead of Jo Siffert. Andrea de Adamich gained the most places, from 26th on the grid to 11th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Cevert 9 + Stewart 2 + Revson 0 | Cevert 9 + Stewart 2 + Revson 0 | 11 | |
| 2 | BRM Siffert 6 + Ganley 3 + Gethin 0 + Marko 0 + Cannon 0 | Siffert 6 + Ganley 3 + Gethin 0 + Marko 0 + Cannon 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | March-Ford Peterson 4 + Barber 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Galli 0 | Peterson 4 + Barber 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Galli 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ferrari Regazzoni 1 + Ickx 0 | Regazzoni 1 + Ickx 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Brabham Hill 0 + Schenken 0 + Craft 0 | Hill 0 + Schenken 0 + Craft 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Matra Beltoise 0 + Amon 0 | Beltoise 0 + Amon 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | McLaren Hobbs 0 + Bonnier 0 + Hulme 0 | Hobbs 0 + Bonnier 0 + Hulme 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | March-Alfa Romeo de Adamich 0 | de Adamich 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Surtees Hailwood 0 + Surtees 0 + Posey 0 | Hailwood 0 + Surtees 0 + Posey 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Lotus-Ford Fittipaldi 0 + Lovely 0 + Wisell 0 | Fittipaldi 0 + Lovely 0 + Wisell 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:43:51.991 | 59 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jo Siffert BRM | BRM | +40.062s | 59 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson March-Ford | March-Ford | +44.070s | 59 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Howden Ganley BRM | BRM | +56.749s | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1:00.003 | 59 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:16.426 | 59 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | Matra | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 9 | Peter Gethin BRM | BRM | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 10 | David Hobbs McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 11 | Andrea de Adamich March-Alfa Romeo | March-Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 12 | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 13 | Helmut Marko BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 14 | John Cannon BRM | BRM | +3 Laps | 56 | — | — | |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood Surtees | Surtees | DNF Accident | 54 | — | — | |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier McLaren | McLaren | DNF Out of fuel | 54 | — | — | |
| 17 | John Surtees Surtees | Surtees | +5 Laps | 54 | — | — | |
| NC | Skip Barber March-Ford | March-Ford | NC | 52 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Alternator | 49 | — | — | |
| NC | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | NC | 49 | — | — | |
| NC | Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | NC | 49 | — | — | |
| DNF | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | DNF Accident | 47 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tim Schenken Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Chris Craft Brabham | Brabham | DNF Suspension | 30 | — | — | |
| DNF | Sam Posey Surtees | Surtees | DNF Engine | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Henri Pescarolo March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Engine | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nanni Galli March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Wheel | 11 | — | — | |
| DNF | Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | DNF Brakes | 5 | — | — | |
| DNF | Peter Revson Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Clutch | 1 | — | — |