1976 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 10 Oct 1976
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen, New York State, USA
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- James Hunt (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | 1:42:40.742 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 59 | +8.030 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | +1:02.324 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | 59 | +1:02.458 | 3 | |
| 5 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 59 | +1:07.978 | 2 | |
| 6 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 59 | +1:08.190 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | 48 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | 34 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 34 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 31 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 30 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | 14 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 12 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | Fuel pipe | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 68 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 65 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 33 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1 | 10 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 81 |
| 2 | McLaren | 6 | 70 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 1 | 65 |
| 4 | Penske | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | March | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Shadow | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Surtees | 0 | 4 |