Pit Lane F1
1976 Season - Round 3 - 1976-03-28
Clay Regazzoni won the 1976 United States Grand Prix West from pole position, leading Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) home for Ferrari.
Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1976 United States Grand Prix West, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jacques Laffite |
| Ligier |
| 12 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 19 | Not classified | 0 |
| 12 | John Watson | Penske | 9 | Not classified | 0 |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | Water leak | 0 |
| 16 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 8 | Suspension | 0 |
