Round 15 · 1976
United States Grand Prix
WinnerHUNMcLaren · from P1
PoleHUN
Fastest lap1:42.851Hunt · L53
Biggest gain+13Mass P17→P4
Retirements12of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1:42:40.741 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 2 | 0 | 59 | +8.030 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 5 | +2 | 59 | +1:02.320 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 17 | +13 | 59 | +1:02.460 | — | 3 |
| 5 | March | 6 | +1 | 59 | +1:07.980 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | Penske | 8 | +2 | 59 | +1:08.190 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 14 | +7 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Alan Jones JOE | Surtees | 18 | +10 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 15 | +6 | 57 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 10 | Shadow | 16 | +6 | 57 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 11 | Brett Lunger LUN | Surtees | 24 | +13 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | Hesketh | 22 | +10 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh | 21 | +8 | 54 | +5 laps | — | |
| 14 | Warwick Brown BWN | Wolf-Williams | 23 | +9 | 54 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign | 19 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | Surtees | 26 | 48 | NC · L48 | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 3 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham | 10 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Wolf-Williams | 25 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow | 9 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | March | 4 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | |||
| — | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 12 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Larry Perkins PEK | Brabham | 13 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Otto Stuppacher STU | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 15
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | 68 | |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | 65 | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 49 | |
| 4 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 33 | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 29 | |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | 20 | ▲1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 20 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 19 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Watkins Glen International
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | United States Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1974 | United States Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 1 |
| 1973 | United States Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1972 | United States Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |
| 1971 | United States Grand Prix | Tyrrell | 5 | |
| 1970 | United States Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 3 | |
| 1969 | United States Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1968 | United States Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 2 |