United States Grand Prix 1976
10 October 1976
Watkins Glen, USA
- Location
- New York State, USA
- Laps
- 59
- Previous winners
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
- 1979Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 1978Carlos ReutemannFerrari
- 1977James HuntMcLaren
- 1975Niki LaudaFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 2
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
No time set
- 3
Ronnie Peterson
March
No time set
- 4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 5
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
No time set
- 6
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
No time set
- 7
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 8
John Watson
Penske
No time set
- 9
Tom Pryce
Shadow
No time set
- 10
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 11
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 12
Vittorio Brambilla
March
No time set
- 13
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 14
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
No time set
- 15
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 16
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
No time set
- 17
Jochen Mass
McLaren
No time set
- 18
Alan Jones
Surtees
No time set
- 19
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
No time set
- 20
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 21
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
No time set
- 22
Alex Ribeiro
Hesketh
No time set
- 23
Warwick Brown
Wolf
No time set
- 24
Brett Lunger
Surtees
No time set
- 25
Arturo Merzario
Wolf
No time set
- 26
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | James Hunt McLaren | 59 laps | 1:42:40.742 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | Jody Scheckter Tyrrell | 59 laps | +8.030 | 6pts |
| 3 | +2 | Niki Lauda Ferrari | 59 laps | +1:02.324 | 4pts |
| 4 | +13 | Jochen Mass McLaren | 59 laps | +1:02.458 | 3pts |
| 5 | +1 | Hans-Joachim Stuck March | 59 laps | +1:07.978 | 2pts |
| 6 | +2 | John Watson Penske | 59 laps | +1:08.190 | 1pts |
| 7 | +7 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | 58 laps | ||
| 8 | +10 | Alan Jones Surtees | 58 laps | ||
| 9 | +6 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 57 laps | ||
| 10 | +6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow | 57 laps | ||
| 11 | +13 | Brett Lunger Surtees | 57 laps | ||
| 12 | +10 | Alex Ribeiro Hesketh | 57 laps | ||
| 13 | +8 | Harald Ertl Hesketh | 54 laps | ||
| 14 | +9 | Warwick Brown Wolf | 54 laps | ||
| N | - | Henri Pescarolo Surtees | 48 laps | ||
| R | - | Tom Pryce Shadow | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Vittorio Brambilla March | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 30 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 23 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacky Ickx Ensign | 14 laps | ||
| R | - | Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Ronnie Peterson March | 12 laps | ||
| R | - | Arturo Merzario Wolf | 9 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 7 laps | ||
| F | - | Otto Stuppacher Tyrrell | 0 laps |