United States Grand Prix
1976 · Round 15 · New York State, United States · Oct 10, 1976Race summary
Hunt won the race from 1st on the grid, 8.030s ahead of Scheckter. Mass was the standout mover, climbing from 17th to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | 1:42:40.742 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 59 | +8.030 | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | +1:02.324 | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | 59 | +1:02.458 | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 59 | +1:07.978 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 59 | +1:08.190 | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | 48 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | 34 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 34 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 31 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 30 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | Fuel pipe | 0 |