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1976 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitWatkins Glen, 59 laps
Round15 of 16
Race numbers

The 1976 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 279th World Championship race
  • 18th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 16th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
  • 1976 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth591hr 42m 40.741s9
2 (ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth59+8.030s6
3+2(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari59+1m 02.324s4
4+13(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth59+1m 02.458s3
5+1(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth59+1m 07.978s2
6+2(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth59+1m 08.190s1
7+7(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari58+1 lap 
8+10(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth58+1 lap 
9+6(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
10+6(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
11+13(USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
12+10(BRA) Alex RibeiroHesketh-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
13+8(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth54+5 laps 
14+9(AUS) Warwick BrownWilliams-Ford Cosworth54+5 laps 
NC (FRA) Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)48+11 laps 
R (GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth45DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra34DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo31DNF 
R (AUS) Larry PerkinsBrabham-Alfa Romeo30DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford Cosworth14DNF 
R (SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioWilliams-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth7DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:43.622

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
2(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
3(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth
4(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
5(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
6(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
7(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth
9(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
10(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo
11(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
12(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
13(AUS) Larry PerkinsBrabham-Alfa Romeo
14(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
15(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
16(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
17(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
18(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth
19(BEL) Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford Cosworth
20(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth
21(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Alex RibeiroHesketh-Ford Cosworth
23(AUS) Warwick BrownWilliams-Ford Cosworth
24(USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth
25(ITA) Arturo MerzarioWilliams-Ford Cosworth
26(FRA) Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(AUT) Otto StuppacherTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda68
2(GBR) James Hunt65
3(ZAF) Jody Scheckter49
4(FRA) Patrick Depailler33
5(CHE) Clay Regazzoni29
6(GBR) John Watson20
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite20
8(DEU) Jochen Mass19
9(USA) Mario Andretti13
10(SWE) Ronnie Peterson10
11(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson10
12(GBR) Tom Pryce10
13(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck8
14(BRA) Carlos Pace7
15(AUS) Alan Jones4
16(ARG) Carlos Reutemann3
17(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi3
18(NZL) Chris Amon2
19(DEU) Rolf Stommelen1
=(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari81
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth70
3Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth65
4Penske-Ford Cosworth20
5Ligier-Matra20
6Lotus-Ford Cosworth20
7March-Ford Cosworth19
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth10
9Brabham-Alfa Romeo9
10Surtees-Ford Cosworth4
11Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth3
12Ensign-Ford Cosworth2
13Parnelli-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Warwick Brown (only start)
Alex Ribeiro
Last start
Henri Pescarolo
Milestone race start
50th for Jody Scheckter (33rd driver to start 50 races, 1st South African driver)
World Champion
4th title for Ferrari (2nd constructor to win four championships)
Wins
7th for James Hunt
21st for McLaren
Podiums
22nd for Niki Lauda
16th for James Hunt
14th for Jody Scheckter (last for Tyrrell)
219th for Ferrari
65th for McLaren
55th for Tyrrell
Poles
8th for James Hunt
12th for McLaren
Fastest laps
5th for James Hunt
12th for McLaren
Front row starts
12th for James Hunt
8th for Jody Scheckter (last for Tyrrell)
Points finishes
25th for James Hunt & Jody Scheckter
Pole & win
5th for James Hunt
Win & fastest lap
1st for James Hunt (33rd different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 8th British driver; first British driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1972)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
1st for James Hunt (19th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 8th British driver; first British driver to complete a hat-trick since 1972)