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 | François Cevert | Tyrrell |
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 4 | James Hunt | March |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 6 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees |
| 7 | Peter Revson | McLaren |
| 8 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Surtees |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren |
| 11 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Tyrrell |
| 13 | Brian Redman | Shadow |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | Surtees |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March |
| 18 | Graham Hill | Shadow |
| 19 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro |
| 20 | George Follmer | Shadow |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM |
| 22 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Iso Marlboro |
| 24 | John Watson | Brabham |
| 25 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham |
| 26 | Mike Beuttler | March |
| 27 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign |