United States Grand Prix

Date
Sun 10th October 1976 (UTC)
Sun 10th October 1976 (Local)

Timestamp
1976-10-10T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1976

Round
15

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Location
Watkins Glen International

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The 1976 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 10, 1976, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. This event was also referred to as the United States Grand Prix East in order to distinguish it from the United States Grand Prix West held on March 28, 1976, in Long Beach, California.
Austrian Niki Lauda arrived in the United States for the penultimate race of 1976 with an eight-point lead over Britain's James Hunt in the driver's championship. Lauda had led comfortably with five wins in the season's first nine races, before his life-threatening crash at the Nürburgring in August. Hunt then won three of the next five races, including Germany where Lauda was injured. Lauda recovered to race in Italy and Canada (won by Hunt), but his lead over Hunt in the driver's championship had narrowed considerably.
Lauda, struggling with oversteer on hard tires in the cold, barely beat Hunt's McLaren teammate Mass to the line to keep his third place. After the race, the Austrian removed his helmet to reveal a balaclava soaked in blood. He claimed four Championship points and still led by three points with one race to go. Lauda's third place clinched the Constructor's Championship for Ferrari with one race left.

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Result List

Result Description
1 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:42:40.742
2 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford + 8.030
3 Niki Lauda Ferrari + 1:02.324
4 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford + 1:02.458
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford + 1:07.978
6 John Watson Penske-Ford + 1:08.190
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari + 1 Lap
8 Alan Jones Surtees-Ford + 1 Lap
9 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford + 2 Laps
10 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford + 2 Laps

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