1976 United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hunt | 1 | 26 | 8.030 | 59 | 320.7 | James Hunt |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 59 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Ford | 59 | +8.030s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 59 | +62.324s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Ford | 59 | +62.458s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Ford | 59 | +67.978s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | Ford | 59 | +68.190s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 15 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 16 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 24 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 22 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 21 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | Ford | 54 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 23 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams | Ford | 54 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 26 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | Ford | 48 | +11 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 9 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Ford | 45 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 34 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 4 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Ford | 34 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 31 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 13 | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 30 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 23 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 19 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Ford | 14 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 20 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Ford | 13 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 12 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 25 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | Ford | 9 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 7 | — | Fuel pipe | ||
| — | — | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Not classified |