Race results
Race startSeptember 18, 1971 at 20:00Eastern Daylight Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:55:13.1 | 64 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | +38.300 | 64 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Mark Donohue | McLaren | +1:35.800 | 64 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +1 Lap | 63 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | +1 Lap | 63 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 62 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | +2 Laps | 62 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 62 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Jo Siffert | BRM | +3 Laps | 61 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Chris Amon | Matra | +3 Laps | 61 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | John Surtees | Surtees | +4 Laps | 60 | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | Helmut Marko | BRM | +4 Laps | 60 | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | +4 Laps | 60 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Peter Gethin | BRM | +5 Laps | 59 | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | George Eaton | BRM | +5 Laps | 59 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford | +7 Laps | 57 | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | +8 Laps | 56 | 22 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | +9 Laps | 55 | 25 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees | DNF (Overheating) | 26 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | DNF (Accident) | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | DNF (Oil pressure) | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 37 | Graham Hill | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Tim Schenken | Brabham | DNF (Ignition) | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 9 | 0 |