1976 United States Grand Prix: Race results
Watkins Glen, New York State
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | Tyre | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | Tyre | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Pace | — | 10 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Larry Perkins | — | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | Fuel pipe | 0 |