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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 5 | François Cevert | Tyrrell |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | BRM |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 9 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford |
| 12 | Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 13 | John Surtees | Surtees |
| 14 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees |
| 15 | Tim Schenken | Brabham |
| 16 | Helmut Marko | BRM |
| 17 | Sam Posey | Surtees |
| 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham |
| 19 | Peter Revson | Tyrrell |
| 20 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford |
| 21 | Peter Gethin | BRM |
| 22 | David Hobbs | McLaren |
| 23 | Nanni Galli | March-Ford |
| 24 | John Cannon | BRM |
| 25 | Skip Barber | March-Ford |
| 26 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo |
| 27 | Chris Craft | Brabham |
| 28 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren |
| 29 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford |