Gridpedia1976 United States Grand Prix West
Clay Regazzoni won the 1976 United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach on 28 Mar 1976 for Ferrari, from pole position; Niki Lauda was second and Patrick Depailler third.
10 of 27 starters were classified; 17 retired or were not classified. After the race Niki Lauda led the championship with 24 points, 14 ahead of Patrick Depailler, with 13 rounds left.
- Date
- 28 Mar 1976
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 1:53:18.471 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 80 | +42.414 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | 80 | +49.972 | 4 | |
| 4 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 80 | +1:12.828 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 80 | +1:22.292 | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | AMOChris Amon | Ensign | 17 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 6 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 19 | JONAlan Jones | Surtees | 19 | 70 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | 28 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 9 | 69 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 3 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | 34 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 16 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | 32 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ANDMario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | 15 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 11 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 34 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 20 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 | Suspension | 0 | |
| F | 21 | LECMichel Leclère | Wolf | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | HOFIngo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | MERArturo Merzario | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 5 | EVABob Evans | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 20 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | ERTHarald Ertl | Hesketh | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | LUNBrett Lunger | Surtees | 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
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | John Watson | Penske | 0 | 2 |