Round 15 | Watkins Glen
United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, 1976-10-10. James Hunt won it for McLaren. Podium: James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, Niki Lauda.
Winner
James Hunt
McLaren
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Watkins Glen
USA
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 59 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | 59 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 59 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 59 | Finished | 1.0 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | 48 | Not classified | 0.0 |
| R | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | 34 | Tyre | 0.0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 34 | Tyre | 0.0 |
| R | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 31 | Collision | 0.0 |
| R | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 30 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | 14 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 12 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | 9 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | Fuel pipe | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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