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1976 United States Grand Prix
Round
15/16
Date
Oct 10, 1976 at 00:00 CET
Location
Watkins Glen, United States of America
Circuit
Circuit length
5.435 m
Race distance
320.665 km (59 laps)
Hunt
Winner
1:42:40.741
Winning time
Hunt
Pole position
Hunt
Fastest lap
1:42.851
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:42:40.741 | 1st | 59 | 9 |
| 2 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | +8.030 | 2nd | 59 | 6 |
| 3 | #1 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | +1:02.324 | 5th | 59 | 4 |
| 4 | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | +1:02.458 | 17th | 59 | 3 |
| 5 | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | +1:07.978 | 6th | 59 | 2 |
| 6 | #28 John Watson | Penske | +1:08.190 | 8th | 59 | 1 |
| 7 | #2 Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1 lap | 14th | 58 | |
| 8 | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | +1 lap | 18th | 58 | |
| 9 | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 laps | 15th | 57 | |
| 10 | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | +2 laps | 16th | 57 | |
| 11 | #18 Brett Lunger | Surtees | +2 laps | 24th | 57 | |
| 12 | #25 Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | +2 laps | 22nd | 57 | |
| 13 | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +5 laps | 21st | 54 | |
| 14 | #21 Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams | +5 laps | 23rd | 54 | |
| NC | #38 Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | +11 laps | 26th | 48 | |
| DNF | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | Engine | 9th | 45 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Tyre | 12th | 34 | |
| DNF | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | Tyre | 4th | 34 | |
| DNF | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham | Collision | 10th | 31 | |
| DNF | #7 Larry Perkins | Brabham | Suspension | 13th | 30 | |
| DNF | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Suspension | 11th | 23 | |
| DNF | #22 Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Accident | 19th | 14 | |
| DNF | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | Engine | 20th | 13 | |
| DNF | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | Suspension | 3rd | 12 | |
| DNF | #20 Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | Accident | 25th | 9 | |
| DNF | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Fuel pipe | 7th | 7 | |
| DNQ | #39 Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:43.622 | |
| 2 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:43.870 | +0.248 |
| 3 | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:43.941 | +0.319 |
| 4 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | 1:44.250 | +0.628 |
| 5 | #1 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:44.257 | +0.635 |
| 6 | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:44.265 | +0.643 |
| 7 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:44.516 | +0.894 |
| 8 | #28 John Watson | Penske | 1:44.719 | +1.097 |
| 9 | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | 1:45.102 | +1.480 |
| 10 | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1:45.274 | +1.652 |
| 11 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:45.311 | +1.689 |
| 12 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:45.324 | +1.702 |
| 13 | #7 Larry Perkins | Brabham | 1:45.353 | +1.731 |
| 14 | #2 Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:45.534 | +1.912 |
| 15 | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:45.646 | +2.024 |
| 16 | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1:45.979 | +2.357 |
| 17 | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:46.067 | +2.445 |
| 18 | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | 1:46.402 | +2.780 |
| 19 | #22 Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 1:46.605 | +2.983 |
| 20 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:46.776 | +3.154 |
| 21 | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 1:49.418 | +5.796 |
| 22 | #25 Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 1:49.669 | +6.047 |
| 23 | #21 Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams | 1:51.124 | +7.502 |
| 24 | #18 Brett Lunger | Surtees | 1:51.373 | +7.751 |
| 25 | #20 Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 2:00.932 | +17.310 |
| 26 | #38 Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 2:05.211 | +21.589 |
| 27 | #39 Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell | 2:11.070 | +27.448 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:42.851 | 53 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 9 | 68 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 7 | 65 | -3 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 5 | 49 | -19 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 | 33 | -35 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 4 | 29 | -39 |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 3 | 20 | -48 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 3 | 20 | -48 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 2 | 19 | -49 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 2 | 13 | -55 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1 | 1 | 10 | -58 |
| 11 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 0 | 2 | 10 | -58 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 1 | 10 | -58 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 0 | 0 | 8 | -60 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 7 | -61 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 0 | 0 | 4 | -64 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -65 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 3 | -65 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | Wolf-Williams | 0 | 0 | 2 | -66 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 1 | -67 |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 0 | 0 | 1 | -67 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | 13 | 81 | |
| 2 | McLaren | Ford | 6 | 9 | 70 | -11 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 11 | 65 | -16 |
| 4 | Penske | Ford | 1 | 3 | 20 | -61 |
| 5 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 3 | 20 | -61 |
| 6 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 4 | 20 | -61 |
| 7 | March | Ford | 1 | 1 | 19 | -62 |
| 8 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 1 | 10 | -71 |
| 9 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 9 | -72 |
| 10 | Surtees | Ford | 0 | 0 | 4 | -77 |
| 11 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -78 |
| 12 | Ensign | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -79 |
| 13 | Parnelli | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -80 |
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| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | 1:14.448 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:14.711 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
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| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Jean Alesi | Thierry Boutsen | 1:31.050 - Gerhard Berger | Gerhard Berger |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Eddie Cheever | 1:33.969 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | 1:34.068 - Alan Jones | Bruno Giacomelli |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Didier Pironi | 1:40.054 - Nelson Piquet | Alan Jones |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | 1:39.557 - Jean-Pierre Jarier | Mario Andretti |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Mario Andretti | Jody Scheckter | 1:51.854 - Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | 1:43.374 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Pace | James Hunt | 1:40.608 - Carlos Pace | Carlos Reutemann |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | 1:41.652 - James Hunt | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | 1:41.644 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1971 | #9 François Cevert | Jo Siffert | Ronnie Peterson | 1:43.474 - Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #24 Emerson Fittipaldi | Pedro Rodríguez | Reine Wisell | 1:02.740 - Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx |
| 1969 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Piers Courage | John Surtees | 1:04.340 - Jochen Rindt | Jochen Rindt |
| 1968 | #15 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | John Surtees | 1:05.220 - Jackie Stewart | Mario Andretti |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | 1:06.000 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1966 | #1 Jim Clark | Jochen Rindt | John Surtees | 1:09.670 - John Surtees | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #3 Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jack Brabham | 1:11.900 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1964 | #3 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jo Siffert | 1:12.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #1 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | 1:14.500 - Jim Clark | Graham Hill |
| 1962 | #8 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | 1:15.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1961 | #15 Innes Ireland | Dan Gurney | Tony Brooks | 1:18.200 - Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham |
| 1960 | #5 Stirling Moss | Innes Ireland | Bruce McLaren | 1:56.300 - Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss |
| 1959 | #9 Bruce McLaren | Maurice Trintignant | Tony Brooks | 3:05.000 - Maurice Trintignant | Stirling Moss |
The 1976 United States Grand Prix started Oct 10, 1976 on Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, United States of America. James Hunt started from pole position with Jody Scheckter next to him. Ronnie Peterson started from third place.
In 1 hour, 42 minutes and 40 seconds James Hunt finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jody Scheckter in second and Niki Lauda in third place.
After the 1976 United States Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 68 points. Lauda is 3 points ahead of James Hunt.