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United States Grand Prix West · 1976 · 28 Mar 1976 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 80 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | 80 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 80 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 80 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 79 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | 79 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | 78 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 77 | 0 | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 77 | 0 | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 19 | 70 | 0 | Not classified |
| 12 | John Watson | Penske | 9 | 69 | 0 | Not classified |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | 34 | 0 | Suspension |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | 32 | 0 | Halfshaft |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | 15 | 0 | Water leak |
| 16 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 3 | 0 | Accident |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 2 | 0 | Accident |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 20 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |