| «1976-15» | USA East Grand Prix - XIX United States Grand Prix |
| 1976-10-10 | Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 59 laps × 5.435 km : 320.665 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.622 | 188.821 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.870 | +00.248 (+0.239%) | +00.248 |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.941 | +00.319 (+0.308%) | +00.071 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.250 | +00.628 (+0.606%) | +00.309 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 01:44.257 | +00.635 (+0.613%) | +00.007 |
| 6 | 6 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.265 | +00.643 (+0.621%) | +00.008 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.516 | +00.894 (+0.863%) | +00.251 |
| 8 | 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.719 | +01.097 (+1.059%) | +00.203 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.102 | +01.480 (+1.428%) | +00.383 |
| 10 | 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:45.274 | +01.652 (+1.594%) | +00.172 |
| 11 | 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.311 | +01.689 (+1.630%) | +00.037 |
| 12 | 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:45.324 | +01.702 (+1.643%) | +00.013 |
| 13 | 13 | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:45.363 | +01.741 (+1.680%) | +00.039 |
| 14 | 14 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:45.534 | +01.912 (+1.845%) | +00.171 |
| 15 | 15 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.646 | +02.024 (+1.953%) | +00.112 |
| 16 | 16 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.979 | +02.357 (+2.275%) | +00.333 |
| 17 | 17 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.067 | +02.445 (+2.360%) | +00.088 |
| 18 | 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.402 | +02.780 (+2.683%) | +00.335 |
| 19 | 19 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.605 | +02.983 (+2.879%) | +00.203 |
| 20 | 20 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.776 | +03.154 (+3.044%) | +00.171 |
| 21 | 21 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.418 | +05.796 (+5.593%) | +02.642 |
| 22 | 22 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.669 | +06.047 (+5.836%) | +00.251 |
| 23 | 23 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.124 | +07.502 (+7.240%) | +01.455 |
| 24 | 24 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.373 | +07.751 (+7.480%) | +00.249 |
| 25 | 25 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 02:00.932 | +17.310 (+16.705%) | +09.559 |
| 26 | 26 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 02:05.211 | +21.589 (+20.834%) | +04.279 |
| 27 | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:11.070 | +27.448 (+26.489%) | +05.859 |