1976 Long Beach Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | 1:53:18.471 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL GS |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 80 | 1:54:00.885 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 80 | 1:54:08.443 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 80 | 1:54:31.299 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 80 | 1:54:40.763 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 79 | +1 lap | — | 7 | |
| 8 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 78 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 77 | +3 laps | — | 13 | |
| 10 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 77 | +3 laps | — | 6 | |
| NC | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 70 | +10 laps | — | 19 | |
| NC | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 69 | +11 laps | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 34 | Suspension | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 32 | Halfshaft | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | Water leak | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | Accident | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 2 | Accident | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 0 | Suspension | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | Collision | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 0 | Collision | — | 8 | |
| DNQ | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 5 | Bob Evans | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:23.099 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:23.292 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:23.420 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:23.647 |
| 5 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:23.677 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:24.157 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:24.163 |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | — | — | — | 1:24.168 |
| 9 | John Watson | Penske | — | — | — | 1:24.170 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:24.265 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:24.344 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:24.442 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:24.472 |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:24.541 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | — | — | — | 1:24.566 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:24.779 |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:24.803 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | — | — | — | 1:25.122 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:25.214 |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:25.277 |
| 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:25.436 |
| 22 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:25.557 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | March | — | — | — | 1:25.737 |
| 24 | Bob Evans | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:25.890 |
| 25 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:26.528 |
| 26 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:26.824 |
| 27 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:26.828 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | — |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | — |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | — |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | — |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | — |
| 9 | John Watson | Penske | 9 | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | — |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | — |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | — |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | — |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 19 | — |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 20 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 61 | 1:23.076 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 24 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | 10 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 9 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | 7 |
| 5 | James Hunt | 6 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | 5 |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | 4 |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 3 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 3 |
| 10 | John Watson | 2 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | 1 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |