1976 United States Grand Prix West
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|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Long Beach, 80 laps |
| Round | 3 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1976 United States Grand Prix West was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | 1hr 53m 18.471s | 9 | |
| 2 | +2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 80 | +42.414s | 6 |
| 3 | -1 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +49.972s | 4 |
| 4 | +8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 80 | +1m 12.828s | 3 |
| 5 | +9 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1m 22.292s | 2 |
| 6 | +10 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | +9 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +4 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | -4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
| NC | (AUS) Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +10 laps | ||
| NC | (GBR) John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +11 laps | ||
| R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:23.099
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 2 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 5 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | (GBR) John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 11 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 13 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 14 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 24 |
| 2 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 10 |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 9 |
| 4 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 7 |
| 5 | (GBR) James Hunt | 6 |
| 6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 5 |
| 7 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | 4 |
| 8 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | 3 |
| = | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 3 |
| 10 | (GBR) John Watson | 2 |
| 11 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 1 |
| = | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Parnelli
- Wins
- 4th for Clay Regazzoni (last win until 1979; last for Ferrari)
- 61st for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 30th for Ferrari (1st constructor to finish 1-2 in 30 races)
- Podiums
- 20th for Clay Regazzoni (12th driver to score 20 podiums, 1st Swiss driver)
- 16th for Niki Lauda
- 4th for Patrick Depailler
- 209th & 210th for Ferrari
- 46th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 5th and last for Clay Regazzoni (first since 1974)
- 80th for Ferrari (1st constructor to take 80 pole positions)
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Clay Regazzoni
- 72nd for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 19th for Clay Regazzoni
- 3rd for Patrick Depailler (last until 1979; last for Tyrrell)
- Pole & win
- 1st and only for Clay Regazzoni (24th different driver to win from pole, 2nd Swiss driver; first Swiss driver to win from pole since 1971)
- Win & fastest lap
- 3rd for Clay Regazzoni (last until 1979; last Swiss driver to win and set the fastest lap until 1979; last for Ferrari)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st and only for Clay Regazzoni (18th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 2nd Swiss driver; first Swiss driver to complete a hat-trick since 1971)