1976 United States Grand Prix

Race 15 of 16

Watkins Glen
59 laps
Time of race: 1:42:40.742
Average speed of winner: 187.379 kph
Margin of victory: 8.030 sec.
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: James Hunt 1:42.851
Lap leaders: Hunt pole, Scheckter 1-36, Hunt 37-40, Scheckter 41-45, Hunt 46-59

Race notes: Debut for Alex Ribeiro. Finale for Henri Pescarolo. Only start for Warwick Brown.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	James Hunt	11	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:43.622	59	2	18	1:42:40.742	9
2	2	Jody Scheckter	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:43.870	59	2	41	+8.030	6
3	5	Niki Lauda	1	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:44.257	59	0	0	+62.324	4
4	17	Jochen Mass	12	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:46.067	59	0	0	+62.458	3
5	6	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:44.265	59	0	0	+67.978	2
6	8	John Watson	28	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Penske	1:44.719	59	0	0	+68.190	1
7	14	Clay Regazzoni	2	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:45.534	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	18	Alan Jones	19	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:46.402	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	15	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:45.646	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:45.979	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	24	Brett Lunger	18	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:51.373	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	22	Alex Ribeiro	25	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:49.669	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
13	21	Harald Ertl	24	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:49.418	54	0	0	+5 laps	0
14	23	Warwick Brown	21	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:51.124	54	0	0	+5 laps	0
15	26	Henri Pescarolo	38	Team Norev Racing	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Norev	2:05.211	48	0	0	+11 laps (not classified)	0
16	9	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:45.102	45	0	0	engine	0
17	12	Vittorio Brambilla	9	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:45.324	34	0	0	tyre	0
18	4	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73	Goodyear	Ligier	1:44.250	34	0	0	tyre	0
19	10	Carlos Pace	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:45.274	31	0	0	collision	0
20	13	Larry Perkins	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:45.363	30	0	0	suspension	0
21	11	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:45.311	23	0	0	suspension	0
22	19	Jacky Ickx	22	Team Ensign	Ensign N176	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:46.605	14	0	0	accident	0
23	20	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:46.776	13	0	0	engine	0
24	3	Ronnie Peterson	10	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:43.941	12	0	0	suspension	0
25	25	Arturo Merzario	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	2:00.932	9	0	0	accident	0
26	7	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:44.516	7	0	0	fuel pipe	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Niki Lauda	68	13	3	5	9
2	James Hunt	65	15	8	6	7
3	Jody Scheckter	49	15	1	1	5
4	Patrick Depailler	33	15	0	0	6
5	Clay Regazzoni	29	14	1	1	4
6	John Watson	20	15	0	1	3
7	Jacques Laffite	20	15	1	0	3
8	Jochen Mass	19	15	0	0	2
9	Mario Andretti	13	14	0	0	2
10	Ronnie Peterson	10	15	1	1	1
11	Tom Pryce	10	15	0	0	1
12	Gunnar Nilsson	10	14	0	0	2
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	15	0	0	0
14	Carlos Pace	7	15	0	0	0
15	Alan Jones	4	13	0	0	0
16	Carlos Reutemann	3	13	0	0	0
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	14	0	0	0
18	Chris Amon	2	8	0	0	0
19	Vittorio Brambilla	1	15	0	0	0
20	Rolf Stommelen	1	3	0	0	0
21	Jacky Ickx	0	8	0	0	0
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	15	0	0	0
23	Harald Ertl	0	10	0	0	0
24	Larry Perkins	0	7	0	0	0
25	Renzo Zorzi	0	1	0	0	0