Round 3 · 1976
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, USA · Sun 28 Mar · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 1:53:18.471 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | +42.414 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | +49.972 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +1:12.828 | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | +1:22.292 | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | +3 Laps | |
| — | Alan Jones | Surtees | 19 | Not classified | |
| — | John Watson | Penske | 9 | Not classified | |
| — | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | Suspension | |
| — | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | Halfshaft | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | Water leak | |
| — | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | Accident | |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | Accident | |
| — | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 20 | Accident | |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Accident | |
| — | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Borgward | 8 | Suspension |