The 1976 USA East Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 10 October 1976. James Hunt started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and was the race winner.
1976 USA East Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | 1:42:40.741 | 1:42:40.742 | - | - | 1:42.851 | 53 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +8.030 | 1:42:48.772 | +8.030 | +8.030 | 1:43.263 | 34 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 59 | +1:02.324 | 1:43:43.066 | +1:02.324 | +54.294 | 1:43.776 | 26 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:02.458 | 1:43:43.200 | +1:02.458 | +0.134 | 1:43.570 | 59 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:07.978 | 1:43:48.720 | +1:07.978 | +5.520 | 1:43.518 | 58 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:08.190 | 1:43:48.932 | +1:08.190 | +0.212 | 1:43.177 | 51 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.734 | 28 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 19 | Alan Jones | Australia | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.498 | 44 | 18 | |||
| 9 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.117 | 45 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.775 | 41 | 16 | |||
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger | United States | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:47.151 | 53 | 24 | |||
| 12 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:47.104 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Austria | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:49.136 | 23 | 21 | ||
| 14 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Australia | Wolf-Williams Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1:50.222 | 22 | 23 | |||
| NCL | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 48 | +11 laps | 1:49.164 | 9 | 26 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Engine | 1:44.814 | 37 | 9 | ||||
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Tyre | 1:44.019 | 29 | 12 | ||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 34 | Tyre | 1:43.807 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 31 | Collision | 1:43.990 | 29 | 10 | ||||
| DNF | 7 | Larry Perkins | Australia | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 30 | Suspension | 1:46.218 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Suspension | 1:45.107 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| DNF | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Accident | 1:46.312 | 11 | 19 | ||||
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Engine | 1:47.448 | 9 | 20 | ||||
| DNF | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Suspension | 1:44.980 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Wolf-Williams Ford | Goodyear | 9 | Accident | 1:48.995 | 5 | 25 | ||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Fuel Pipe | 1:45.661 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| DNQ | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Austria | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear |