The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 15

United States Grand Prix

1976  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  10 October 1976  ·  59 laps

  1. 1st James Hunt McLaren · 01:42:40.742
  2. 2nd Jody Scheckter Tyrrell · +8.03
  3. 3rd Niki Lauda Ferrari · +1:02.324

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 12

Ronnie Peterson

Retirement March  —  Suspension

03 Lap 34

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Tyre

04 Lap 45

Tom Pryce

Retirement Shadow  —  Engine

05 Lap 48

Henri Pescarolo

Retirement Surtees  —  Not classified

06 On the Charge

Jochen Mass

McLaren  —  P17 → P4

07 Victory

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 James Hunt McLaren 1 59 01:42:40.742 9
2 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 2 59 +8.03 6
3 Niki Lauda Ferrari 5 59 +1:02.324 4
4 Jochen Mass McLaren 17 59 +1:02.458 3
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 6 59 +1:07.978 2
6 John Watson Penske 8 59 +1:08.190 1
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 14 58 +1 Lap
8 Alan Jones Surtees 18 58 +1 Lap
9 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 15 57 +2 Laps
10 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 16 57 +2 Laps
11 Brett Lunger Surtees 24 57 +2 Laps
12 Alex Ribeiro Hesketh 22 57 +2 Laps
13 Harald Ertl Hesketh 21 54 +5 Laps
14 Warwick Brown Wolf 23 54 +5 Laps
15 Henri Pescarolo Surtees 26 48 Not classified
16 Tom Pryce Shadow 9 45 Engine
17 Vittorio Brambilla March 12 34 Tyre
18 Jacques Laffite Ligier 4 34 Tyre
19 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 10 31 Collision
20 Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo 13 30 Suspension
21 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 11 23 Suspension
22 Jacky Ickx Ensign 19 14 Accident
23 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 20 13 Engine
24 Ronnie Peterson March 3 12 Suspension
25 Arturo Merzario Wolf 25 9 Accident
26 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 7 7 Fuel pipe

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