1976 United States Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 59 | 1:42:40.741 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 59 | 1:42:48.771 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 59 | 1:43:43.065 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 59 | 1:43:43.199 | 3 | 17 | |
| 5 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 59 | 1:43:48.719 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 59 | 1:43:48.931 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | — | 14 | |
| 8 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 58 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 9 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 57 | +2 laps | — | 15 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 57 | +2 laps | — | 16 | |
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 57 | +2 laps | — | 24 | |
| 12 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 57 | +2 laps | — | 22 | |
| 13 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 54 | +5 laps | — | 21 | |
| 14 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams | 54 | +5 laps | — | 23 | |
| NC | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 48 | +11 laps | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 45 | Engine | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 34 | Tyre | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 34 | Tyre | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 31 | Collision | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham | 30 | Suspension | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 23 | Suspension | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 14 | Accident | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 13 | Engine | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 12 | Suspension | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 9 | Accident | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | Fuel pipe | — | 7 | |
| DNQ | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:43.622 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:43.870 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:43.941 |
| 4 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | — | — | — | 1:44.250 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:44.257 |
| 6 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | — | — | — | 1:44.265 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:44.516 |
| 8 | John Watson | Penske | — | — | — | 1:44.719 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:45.102 |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:45.274 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:45.311 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:45.324 |
| 13 | Larry Perkins | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:45.353 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:45.534 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:45.646 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:45.979 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:46.067 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:46.402 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:46.605 |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:46.776 |
| 21 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:49.418 |
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:49.669 |
| 23 | Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:51.124 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:51.373 |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 2:00.932 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | — | — | — | 2:05.211 |
| 27 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 2:11.070 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | — |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | — |
| 4 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 4 | — |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | — |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | — |
| 8 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | — |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | — |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | — |
| 13 | Larry Perkins | Brabham | 13 | — |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | — |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | — |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | — |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 20 | — |
| 21 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | — |
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | — |
| 23 | Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams | 23 | — |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | — |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 25 | — |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 53 | 1:42.851 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 68 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 65 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 33 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 29 |
| 6 | John Watson | 20 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 20 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 19 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | 13 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | 10 |
| 11 | Gunnar Nilsson | 10 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce | 10 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 8 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | 7 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | 4 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | 2 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | 1 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |