Watkins Glen · 10 October 1976
James Hunt won the 1976 United States Grand Prix for McLaren from 1st on the grid, 8.03s ahead of Jody Scheckter.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Hunt 9 + Mass 3 | Hunt 9 + Mass 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell Scheckter 6 + Depailler 0 | Scheckter 6 + Depailler 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ferrari Lauda 4 + Regazzoni 0 | Lauda 4 + Regazzoni 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | March Stuck 2 + Brambilla 0 + Peterson 0 | Stuck 2 + Brambilla 0 + Peterson 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Penske Watson 1 | Watson 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Surtees Jones 0 + Lunger 0 + Pescarolo 0 | Jones 0 + Lunger 0 + Pescarolo 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Shadow Jarier 0 + Pryce 0 | Jarier 0 + Pryce 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hesketh Ribeiro 0 + Ertl 0 | Ribeiro 0 + Ertl 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wolf-Williams Brown 0 + Merzario 0 | Brown 0 + Merzario 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Ligier Laffite 0 | Laffite 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Pace 0 + Perkins 0 | Pace 0 + Perkins 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Team Lotus Andretti 0 + Nilsson 0 | Andretti 0 + Nilsson 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ensign Ickx 0 | Ickx 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt McLaren | McLaren | 1:42:40.742 | 59 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +8.030s | 59 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:02.324 | 59 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jochen Mass McLaren | McLaren | +1:02.458 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck March | March | +1:07.978 | 59 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | John Watson Penske | Penske | +1:08.190 | 59 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 8 | Alan Jones Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow | Shadow | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 11 | Brett Lunger Surtees | Surtees | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro Hesketh | Hesketh | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 13 | Harald Ertl Hesketh | Hesketh | +5 Laps | 54 | — | — | |
| 14 | Warwick Brown Wolf-Williams | Wolf-Williams | +5 Laps | 54 | — | — | |
| NC | Henri Pescarolo Surtees | Surtees | NC | 48 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tom Pryce Shadow | Shadow | DNF Engine | 45 | — | — | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla March | March | DNF Tyre | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | DNF Tyre | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Collision | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Suspension | 30 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Suspension | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ensign | Ensign | DNF Accident | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Engine | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson March | March | DNF Suspension | 12 | — | — | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams | Wolf-Williams | DNF Accident | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Fuel pipe | 7 | — | — |