United States Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Watkins Glen
RACE DATE
10 Oct 1976
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1976 United States Grand Prix.
WINNERHuntP1 → P1
RACE LAPS59
BIGGEST GAIN+13Mass
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1:42:40.742Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 0 | 59 | +8.030Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | +2 | 59 | +1:02.324Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | +13 | 59 | +1:02.458Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | +1 | 59 | +1:07.978Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | +2 | 59 | +1:08.190Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | +7 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | +10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +6 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | +6 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | +13 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | +10 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | +8 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | +9 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | +11 | 48 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| R | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | -7 | 45 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | -5 | 34 | Tyre | 0 | — |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | -14 | 34 | Tyre | 0 | — |
| R | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | -9 | 31 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | -7 | 30 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | -10 | 23 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | -3 | 14 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | -3 | 13 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | -21 | 12 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | 0 | 9 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | -19 | 7 | Fuel pipe | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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