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1976 United States Grand Prix

The United States Grand Prix 1976 was the 15th round of the 1976 F1 season, and took place at the Watkins Glen in New York State, USA, on October 10th.

James Hunt won the race from the pole, followed by Jody Scheckter, and Niki Lauda completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
James Hunt
McLaren
1:42:40.742
Finished
2
-
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
+8.030
Finished
3
2
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
+1:02.324
Finished
4
13
Jochen Mass
McLaren
+1:02.458
Finished
5
1
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
+1:07.978
Finished
6
2
John Watson
Penske
+1:08.190
Finished
7
7
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
+1 Lap
8
10
Alan Jones
Surtees
+1 Lap
9
6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
+2 Laps
10
6
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
+2 Laps
11
13
Brett Lunger
Surtees
+2 Laps
12
10
Alex Ribeiro
Hesketh
+2 Laps
13
8
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
+5 Laps
14
9
Warwick Brown
Wolf
+5 Laps
15
11
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
Not classified
16
7
Tom Pryce
Shadow
Engine
17
5
Vittorio Brambilla
March
Tyre
18
14
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Tyre
19
9
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Collision
20
7
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Suspension
21
10
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Suspension
22
3
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
Accident
23
3
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
Engine
24
21
Ronnie Peterson
March
Suspension
25
-
Arturo Merzario
Wolf
Accident
26
19
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
Fuel pipe
27
27
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 27 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Henri Pescarolo, who did not classify on lap 48, Tom Pryce, and Gunnar Nilsson, both suffered an engine malfunction, Vittorio Brambilla, and Jacques Laffite, both experienced issues with a tyre, Carlos Pace, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 31, Larry Perkins, Mario Andretti, and Ronnie Peterson, all of whom suffered a suspension problem, Jacky Ickx, and Arturo Merzario, both had to retire due to an accident, and Patrick Depailler, who had a fuel pipe issue on lap 7.

Not classified

  • Henri Pescarolo
    Lap 48

Engine

  • Tom Pryce
    Lap 45
  • Gunnar Nilsson
    Lap 13

Tyre

  • Vittorio Brambilla
    Lap 34
  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 34

Collision

  • Carlos Pace
    Lap 31

Suspension

  • Larry Perkins
    Lap 30
  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 23
  • Ronnie Peterson
    Lap 12

Accident

  • Jacky Ickx
    Lap 14
  • Arturo Merzario
    Lap 9

Fuel pipe

  • Patrick Depailler
    Lap 7

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.