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1976 United States Grand Prix · race

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Profile & context

Name: 1976 United States Grand Prix · race

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/279-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1976 United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1976 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1:42:40.741 · 59 laps · ford	9
2	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:42:48.771 · 59 laps · ford	6
3	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:43:43.065 · 59 laps · ferrari	4
4	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:43:43.199 · 59 laps · ford	3
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:43:48.719 · 59 laps · ford	2
6	John Watson	Penske	1:43:48.931 · 59 laps · ford	1
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
8	Alan Jones	Surtees	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Brett Lunger	Surtees	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Alex Ribeiro	Hesketh	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Warwick Brown	Wolf-Williams	Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	Time not recorded · 48 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tom Pryce	Shadow	Engine · Time not recorded · 45 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Tyre · Time not recorded · 34 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	March	Tyre · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Pace	Brabham	Collision · Time not recorded · 31 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Larry Perkins	Brabham	Suspension · Time not recorded · 30 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Suspension · Time not recorded · 23 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	Accident · Time not recorded · 14 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	March	Suspension · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	Accident · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Fuel pipe · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Otto Stuppacher	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1:43.622 · ford
2	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:43.870 · ford
3	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:43.941 · ford
4	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:44.250 · ford
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:44.257 · ferrari
6	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:44.265 · ford
7	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:44.516 · ford
8	John Watson	Penske	1:44.719 · ford
9	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:45.102 · ford
10	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:45.274 · alfa-romeo
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:45.311 · ford
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:45.324 · matra
13	Larry Perkins	Brabham	1:45.353 · alfa-romeo
14	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:45.534 · ferrari
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:45.646 · ford
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:45.979 · ford
17	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:46.067 · ford
18	Alan Jones	Surtees	1:46.402 · ford
19	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	1:46.605 · ford
20	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:46.776 · ford
21	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1:49.418 · ford
22	Alex Ribeiro	Hesketh	1:49.669 · ford
23	Warwick Brown	Wolf-Williams	1:51.124 · ford
24	Brett Lunger	Surtees	1:51.373 · ford
25	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	2:00.932 · ford
26	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	2:05.211 · ford
27	Otto Stuppacher	Tyrrell	2:11.070 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1:43.622 · ford
2	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:43.870 · ford
3	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:43.941 · ford
4	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:44.250 · ford
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:44.257 · ferrari
6	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:44.265 · ford
7	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:44.516 · ford
8	John Watson	Penske	1:44.719 · ford
9	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:45.102 · ford
10	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:45.274 · alfa-romeo
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:45.311 · ford
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:45.324 · matra
13	Larry Perkins	Brabham	1:45.353 · alfa-romeo
14	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:45.534 · ferrari
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:45.646 · ford
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:45.979 · ford
17	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:46.067 · ford
18	Alan Jones	Surtees	1:46.402 · ford
19	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	1:46.605 · ford
20	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:46.776 · ford
21	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1:49.418 · ford
22	Alex Ribeiro	Hesketh	1:49.669 · ford
23	Warwick Brown	Wolf-Williams	1:51.124 · ford
24	Brett Lunger	Surtees	1:51.373 · ford
25	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	2:00.932 · ford
26	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	2:05.211 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	68
2	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	65
3	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	49
4	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	33
5	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	29
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
7	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
8	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
9	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
10	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
11	Gunnar Nilsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
12	Tom Pryce	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
14	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
15	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
16	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
18	Chris Amon	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
19	Rolf Stommelen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1