Round 15 · 10 October 1976
1976 United States Grand Prix: results
James Hunt (McLaren) won the 1976 United States Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 10 October 1976 at Watkins Glen (USA), starting from position 1. Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) and Niki Lauda (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:42:40.742 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | +8.030 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | +62.324 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | +62.458 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | +67.978 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | +68.190 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | — | — | Not classified |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | — | — | Tyre |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | — | — | Tyre |
| 19 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | — | — | Suspension |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | — | — | Fuel pipe |