United States Grand Prix West
1976 · Round 3 · California, United States · Mar 28, 1976Race summary
Victory went to Regazzoni (from 1st on the grid), with a 42.4s margin. Fittipaldi made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 6th (up 10 places). Peterson had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 10th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 1:53:18.471 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 80 | +42.414 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | 80 | +49.972 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 80 | +1:12.828 | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 80 | +1:22.292 | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Surtees | 19 | 70 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Penske | 9 | 69 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | 32 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | 15 | Water leak | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 20 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |