1976 United States Grand Prix
- Round
- 15 of 1976
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen
- Location
- Watkins Glen, New York, United States of America
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- James Hunt
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Ford
- Pole position
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- James Hunt
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 59 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | 59 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 59 | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 59 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 58 | — | — |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 58 | — | — |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 57 | — | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 57 | — | — |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 57 | — | — |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | 57 | — | — |
| 13 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | 54 | — | — |
| 14 | Warwick Brown | Wolf-Williams | 23 | 54 | — | — |
| DNQ | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 12 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 4 | 34 | — | Tyre |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | — | Fuel pipe |
| DNF | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 10 | 31 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 34 | — | Tyre |
| DNF | Larry Perkins | Brabham | 13 | 30 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | 14 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 25 | 9 | — | Accident |
| NC | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | 48 | — | NC |