Watkins Glen · 3 October 1971
| 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 Adamich 0 | 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 | — | — | |
| 18 | Skip Barber March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Not classified | 52 | — | — | |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Alternator | 49 | — | — | |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | DNF Not classified | 49 | — | — | |
| 21 | Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | DNF Not classified | 49 | — | — | |
| 22 | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | DNF Accident | 47 | — | — | |
| 23 | Tim Schenken Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 41 | — | — | |
| 24 | Chris Craft Brabham | Brabham | DNF Suspension | 30 | — | — | |
| 25 | Sam Posey Surtees | Surtees | DNF Engine | 15 | — | — | |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Engine | 23 | — | — | |
| 27 | Nanni Galli March-Ford | March-Ford | DNF Wheel | 11 | — | — | |
| 28 | Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford | Lotus-Ford | DNF Brakes | 5 | — | — | |
| 29 | Peter Revson Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Clutch | 1 | — | — |