October 10, 1976 Watkins Glen | Lap distance 5.435 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (5) | 1976 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 11 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 0.000 | 1 | 3.000000.622 | 1 | 2.000000.851 | (53) | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 8.000000.771 | +8.000000.030 | 2 | 3.000000.870 | 4 | 3.000000.263 | (34) |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 59 | 3.000000.065 | +2.000000.324 | 5 | 4.000000.257 | 7 | 3.000000.776 | (26) |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Jochen Mass (GER) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 3.000000.199 | +2.000000.458 | 17 | 6.000000.067 | 6 | 3.000000.570 | (59) |
| 5 | 2 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 8.000000.719 | +7.000000.978 | 6 | 4.000000.265 | 5 | 3.000000.518 | (58) |
| 6 | 1 | 28 | John Watson (GBR) | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 8.000000.931 | +8.000000.190 | 8 | 4.000000.719 | 3 | 3.000000.177 | (51) |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 58 | 7.000000.363 | +1 lap | 14 | 5.000000.534 | 12 | 4.000000.734 | (28) | |
| 8 | 19 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 1.000000.700 | +1 lap | 18 | 6.000000.402 | 11 | 4.000000.498 | (44) | |
| 9 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi FD04 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 0.000 | +2 laps | 15 | 5.000000.646 | 2 | 3.000000.117 | (45) | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Shadow DN5B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 8.000000.713 | +2 laps | 16 | 5.000000.979 | 17 | 5.000000.775 | (41) | |
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger (USA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 5.000000.878 | +2 laps | 24 | 1.000000.373 | 21 | 7.000000.151 | (53) | |
| 12 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro (BRA) | Hesketh 308D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 7.000000.680 | +2 laps | 22 | 9.000000.669 | 20 | 7.000000.104 | (24) | |
| 13 | 24 | Harald Ertl (AUT) | Hesketh 308D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 4.000000.749 | +5 laps | 21 | 9.000000.418 | 24 | 9.000000.136 | (23) | |
| 14 | 21 | Warwick Brown (AUS) | Wolf-Williams FW05 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 2.000000.763 | +5 laps | 23 | 1.000000.124 | 26 | 0.000 | (22) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 38 | Henri Pescarolo (FRA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 48 | 9.000000.144 | 26 | 5.000000.211 | 25 | 9.000000.164 | (9) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 16 | Tom Pryce (GBR) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 9 | 5.000000.102 | 13 | 4.000000.814 | (37) | |||
| tyre | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 4 | 4.000000.250 | 10 | 4.000000.019 | (29) | |||
| tyre | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS5 | Matra MS73 | Goodyear | 34 | 12 | 5.000000.324 | 8 | 3.000000.807 | (34) | |||
| collision | 8 | Carlos Pace (BRA) | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 31 | 10 | 5.000000.274 | 9 | 3.000000.990 | (29) | |||
| suspension | 7 | Larry Perkins (AUS) | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 30 | 13 | 5.000000.363 | 18 | 6.000000.218 | (10) | |||
| suspension | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 77 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 23 | 11 | 5.000000.311 | 15 | 5.000000.107 | (9) | |||
| accident | 22 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ensign N176 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 14 | 19 | 6.000000.605 | 19 | 6.000000.312 | (11) | |||
| engine | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson (SWE) | Team Lotus 77 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 20 | 6.000000.776 | 22 | 7.000000.448 | (9) | |||
| suspension | 10 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 12 | 3 | 3.000000.941 | 14 | 4.000000.980 | (9) | |||
| accident | 20 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Wolf-Williams FW05 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 9 | 25 | 0.000 | 23 | 8.000000.995 | (5) | |||
| fuel pipe | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 7 | 7 | 4.000000.516 | 16 | 5.000000.661 | (7) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 39 | Otto Stuppacher (AUT) | Tyrrell 007 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1.000000.070 | ||||||||
