Pit Lane F1
1976 Season - Round 15 - 1976-10-10
James Hunt won the 1976 United States Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) and Niki Lauda (Ferrari) home for McLaren.
Jochen Mass (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1976 United States Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jochen Mass |
| McLaren |
| 17 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | Tyre | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | Tyre | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | Fuel pipe | 0 |
