1971 standings

Final standings, United States Grand Prix, 3 Oct 1971. Race results · Team-mate head-to-head · 1970 · 1972

Championship progression

Points after each round for the top eight drivers in the final standings. Hover or tap for a round.

Constructors, top six.

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	6	62	leader
2	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	0	33	-29
3	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1	26	-36
4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	19	-43
5	Jo Siffert	BRM	1	19	-43
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	0	16	-46
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	0	13	-49
8	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1	12	-50
9	Peter Gethin	BRM	1	9	-53
10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	0	9	-53
11	Chris Amon	Matra	0	9	-53
12	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	0	9	-53
13	Denny Hulme	McLaren	0	9	-53
14	Tim Schenken	Brabham	0	5	-57
15	Howden Ganley	BRM	0	5	-57
16	Mark Donohue	McLaren	0	4	-58
17	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	0	4	-58
18	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	0	3	-59
19	John Surtees	Surtees	0	3	-59
20	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees	0	3	-59
21	Graham Hill	Brabham	0	2	-60
22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	0	1	-61
23	Jackie Oliver	McLaren	0	0	-62
24	Brian Redman	Surtees	0	0	-62
25	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees	0	0	-62
26	Jo Bonnier	McLaren	0	0	-62
27	David Hobbs	McLaren	0	0	-62
28	Nanni Galli	March-Ford	0	0	-62
29	Helmut Marko	BRM	0	0	-62
30	Andrea de Adamich	March-Alfa Romeo	0	0	-62
31	Vic Elford	BRM	0	0	-62
32	François Mazet	March-Ford	0	0	-62
33	John Cannon	BRM	0	0	-62
34	George Eaton	BRM	0	0	-62
35	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	0	0	-62
36	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	0	0	-62
37	Skip Barber	March-Ford	0	0	-62
38	Max Jean	March-Ford	0	0	-62
39	Alex Soler-Roig	March-Ford	0	0	-62
40	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	0	0	-62
41	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	0	0	-62
42	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford	0	0	-62
43	Derek Bell	Surtees	0	0	-62
44	John Love	March-Ford	0	0	-62
45	Silvio Moser	Bellasi	0	0	-62
46	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham	0	0	-62
47	David Walker	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	0	0	-62
48	Chris Craft	Brabham	0	0	-62
49	Sam Posey	Surtees	0	0	-62
50	Peter Revson	Tyrrell	0	0	-62

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Tyrrell	7	73	leader
2	BRM	2	36	-37
3	Ferrari	2	33	-40
4	March-Ford	0	33	-40
5	Lotus-Ford	0	21	-52
6	McLaren	0	10	-63
7	Matra	0	9	-64
8	Surtees	0	8	-65
9	Brabham	0	5	-68
10	Lotus-Pratt & Whitney	0	0	-73
11	March-Alfa Romeo	0	0	-73
12	Bellasi	0	0	-73

Rd	Race	Winner	Leader after the race	Pts
1	South African Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	9
2	Spanish Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	15
3	Monaco Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	24
4	Dutch Grand Prix	Jacky Ickx	Jackie Stewart	24
5	French Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	33
6	British Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	42
7	German Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	51
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Jo Siffert	Jackie Stewart	51
9	Italian Grand Prix	Peter Gethin	Jackie Stewart	51
10	Canadian Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	60
11	United States Grand Prix	François Cevert	Jackie Stewart	62