United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford |
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford |
| 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 6 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 9 | John Surtees | Honda |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford |
| 11 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 14 | Piers Courage | BRM |
| 15 | Derek Bell | Ferrari |
| 17 | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM |
| 18 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM |
| 19 | Bobby Unser | BRM |
| 20 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM |