Round 15 · 10 October 1976
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
42 drivers
After Round 14
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
60
pts
2
James Hunt
McLaren
56
pts
3
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
43
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
33
pts
5
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
29
pts
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6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
20
pts
7
John Watson
Penske
19
pts
8
Jochen Mass
McLaren
16
pts
9
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
13
pts
10
Ronnie Peterson
March
10
pts
11
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
10
pts
12
Tom Pryce
Shadow
10
pts
13
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
7
pts
14
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
6
pts
15
Alan Jones
Surtees
4
pts
16
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
3
pts
17
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
3
pts
18
Chris Amon
Wolf
2
pts
19
Vittorio Brambilla
March
1
pts
20
Rolf Stommelen
Hesketh
1
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Wolf
0
pts
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
0
pts
-
Michel Leclère
Wolf
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
Surtees
0
pts
-
Bob Evans
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Lella Lombardi
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Guy Edwards
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Patrick Nève
Ensign
0
pts
-
Hans Binder
Ensign
0
pts
-
Boy Lunger
Penske
0
pts
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
0
pts
-
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Conny Andersson
Surtees
0
pts
-
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell
0
pts
After the race
44 drivers
After Round 15
1
James Hunt
McLaren
↑1
65
+9
2
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
↓1
64
+4
3
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
—
48
+5
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
33
+0
5
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
—
29
+0
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6
John Watson
Penske
↑1
20
+1
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
20
+0
8
Jochen Mass
McLaren
—
19
+3
9
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
—
13
+0
10
Ronnie Peterson
March
—
10
+0
11
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
—
10
+0
12
Tom Pryce
Shadow
—
10
+0
13
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
↑1
8
+2
14
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
↓1
7
+0
15
Alan Jones
Surtees
—
4
+0
16
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
—
3
+0
17
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
3
+0
18
Chris Amon
Wolf
—
2
+0
19
Vittorio Brambilla
March
—
1
+0
20
Rolf Stommelen
Hesketh
—
1
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Michel Leclère
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Bob Evans
Brabham-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Lella Lombardi
Brabham-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Alex Ribeiro
Hesketh
NEW
0
+0
-
Warwick Brown
Wolf
NEW
0
+0
-
Guy Edwards
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Nève
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Hans Binder
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Boy Lunger
Penske
—
0
+0
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Conny Andersson
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:42:40.742 | 9 |
| 2 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | +8.030 | 6 |
| 3 | LAU Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | +1:02.324 | 4 |
| 4 | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | +1:02.458 | 3 |
| 5 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | +1:07.978 | 2 |
| 6 | WAT John Watson | Penske | 8 | +1:08.190 | 1 |
| 7 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | JON Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | LUN Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | RIB Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | ERT Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | 5L | 0 |
| 14 | BRO Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | 5L | 0 |
| R | PES Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | — | 0 |
| R | PRY Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | PAC Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | PER Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | MER Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | — | 0 |