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United States Grand Prix · 1976 · 10 Oct 1976 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 59 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | 59 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 59 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 59 | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 58 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 58 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 57 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 57 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 57 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | 57 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | 54 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | 54 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | 48 | 0 | Not classified |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | 34 | 0 | Tyre |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 34 | 0 | Tyre |
| 19 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 31 | 0 | Collision |
| 20 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 30 | 0 | Suspension |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | 0 | Suspension |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | 14 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 12 | 0 | Suspension |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | 9 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | 0 | Fuel pipe |