United States Grand Prix
James Hunt (McLaren) won the 1976 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen.
Circuit Watkins Glen
LocationNew York State, USA
Date10 October 1976
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 59 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | 59 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 59 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 59 | Finished | 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 |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | 48 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | 34 | Tyre | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 34 | Tyre | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 31 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 30 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | Fuel pipe | 0 |