Round 15 · 1976
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen, USA · Sun 10 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:42:40.742 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | +8.030 | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | +1:02.324 | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | +1:02.458 | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | +1:07.978 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | +1:08.190 | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | +5 Laps | |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | +5 Laps | |
| — | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | Not classified | |
| — | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | Engine | |
| — | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | Tyre | |
| — | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | Tyre | |
| — | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Collision | |
| — | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | Suspension | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 11 | Suspension | |
| — | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | Accident | |
| — | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Borgward | 20 | Engine | |
| — | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | Suspension | |
| — | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | Accident | |
| — | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | Fuel pipe |