US East Grand Prix 1976
Watkins Glen
10 October
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 11 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford 59 1h42m40.741s 9 1
2 03 Jody Scheckter ZA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 Ford 59 1h42m48.771s 6 2
3 01 Niki Lauda AUT Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 59 1h43m43.065s 4 5
4 12 Jochen Mass GER Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford 59 1h43m43.199s 3 17
5 34 Hans Joachim Stuck GER March Engineering March 761 Ford 59 1h43m48.719s 2 6
6 28 John Watson GBR Citibank Team Penske Penske PC4 Ford 59 1h43m48.931s 1 8
7 02 Clay Regazzoni CH Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 58 - - 14
8 19 Alan Jones AUS Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 58 - - 18
9 30 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD04 Ford 57 - - 15
10 17 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B Ford 57 - - 16
11 18 Brett Lunger USA Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 57 - - 24
12 25 Alex Ribeiro BRA Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh 308D Ford 57 - - 22
13 24 Harald Ertl AUT Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308D Ford 54 - - 21
14 21 Warwick Brown AUS Walter Wolf Racing Williams FW05 Ford 54 - - 3
NC 38 Henri Pescarolo FRA Team Norev Racing Surtees TS19 Ford 48 - - 26
R 16 Tom Pryce GBR Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford 45 Engine - 9
R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS5 Matra 34 Burst Tyre - 12
R 09 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team March March 761 Ford 34 Burst Tyre - 4
R 08 Carlos Pace BRA Martini Racing Brabham BT45 Alfa Roméo 31 Accident - 10
R 07 Larry Perkins AUS Martini Racing Brabham BT45 Alfa Roméo 30 Suspension - 13
R 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford 23 Suspension - 11
R 22 Jacky Ickx BEL Team Ensign Ensign N176 Ford 14 Accident - 19
R 06 Gunnar Nilsson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford 13 Engine - 20
R 10 Ronnie Peterson SWE March Engineering March 761 Ford 12 Suspension - 3
R 20 Arturo Merzario ITA Walter Wolf Racing Williams FW05 Ford 9 Spun Off - 25
R 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 Ford 7 Fuel Line - 7
DNQ 39 Otto Stuppacher AUT OASC Racing Team Tyrrell 007 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Jody Scheckter1-36, 41-4541
James Hunt37-40, 46-5918

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m43.622s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m42.851s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Niki Lauda AUT 68
2 James Hunt GBR 65
3 Jody Scheckter ZA 49
4 Patrick Depailler FRA 33
5 Clay Regazzoni CH 29
6= John Watson GBR 20
6= Jacques Laffite FRA 20