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| Pos | Nr | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Vittorio Brambilla |
 March 761 [1-4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 0 |
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| 2 | 10 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March 761 [6] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 0 |
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| Due to rain, only Brambilla and Peterson got to the track, but their times were not recorded. | |||||||
| Official Name | 1976 Grand Prix of the United States |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Watkins Glen |
| Date | October 10 |
| Pole | James Hunt 01:43.622 |
| Fastest Lap | James Hunt 01:42.851 |
| Podium | 1st James Hunt (18) , 2nd Jody Scheckter (41) , 3rd Niki Lauda |
| GP Number | 279 |
| Round | 15 |
| Weather | Cloudy |
| Prev race | Grand Prix of Canada October 3 |
| Next race | Japanese Grand Prix October 24 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 68 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 65 |
| 3 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 49 |
| 4 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 33 |
| 5 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 29 |
| 6 | John Watson |  Penske | 20 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 20 |
| 8 |  Jochen Mass | McLaren | 19 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 |
| Lotus | |||
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 10 |
| Lotus | |||
| 11 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 10 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 10 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 8 |
| 14 |  Carlos Pace | Brabham | 7 |
| 15 |  Alan Jones | Surtees | 4 |
| 16 |  Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 |
| Brabham | |||
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 18 |  Chris Amon | Ensign | 2 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh | 1 |
| Brabham | |||
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 1 |
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari |
81 |
| 2 | McLaren Ford Cosworth |
70 (71) |
| 3 | Tyrrell Ford Cosworth |
65 |
| 4 | Penske Ford Cosworth |
20 |
| 5 | Ligier Matra |
20 |
| 6 | Lotus Ford Cosworth |
20 |
| 7 | March Ford Cosworth |
19 |
| 8 | Shadow Ford Cosworth |
10 |
| 9 | Brabham Alfa Romeo |
9 |
| 10 | Surtees Ford Cosworth |
4 |
| 11 | Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth |
3 |
| 12 | Ensign Ford Cosworth |
2 |
| 13 | Parnelli Ford Cosworth |
1 |