Grand Prix of the USA-West 1976 - this stage of Formula 1 was held on March 28 , 1976 in Long Beach .
 1976 U.S. West Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Ist United States Grand Prix West | |
| date of | March 28, 1976 |
| A place | USA , Long Beach |
| Track | Long Beach (3251 m) |
| Distance | 80 laps , 260.08 km |
| Weather | Sunny, hot, dry |
| Pole | |
| 1: 23,099 |  Clay RegazzoniFerrari |
| Fast lap | |
| 1: 23,076 | Clay Regazzoni |
| 61 circle | Ferrari |
| Podium | |
| Winner | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari |
| 2nd place |  Nicky LaudaFerrari |
| 3rd place |  Patrick DepayeTyrrell - Ford |
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Classification
| A place | FROM | No. | Pilot | Constructor | W | Circles | Time / reason for departure | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | ? | 80 | 1: 53: 18,471 | 9 |
| 2 | four | one | Nicky Lauda | Ferrari | ? | 80 | +42,414 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | four | Patrick Depaye | Tyrrell - Ford | ? | 80 | +49,972 | four |
| four | 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffitte | Ligier - Matra | ? | 80 | +1: 12,828 | 3 |
| 5 | fourteen | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren - Ford | ? | 80 | +1: 22,292 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | thirty | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi - Ford | ? | 79 | +1 circle | one |
| 7 | 7 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow - Ford | ? | 79 | +1 circle | |
| 8 | 17 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign - Ford | ? | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | 13 | 8 | Carlus Pase | Brabham - Alfa Romeo | ? | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March - Ford | ? | 77 | +3 laps | |
| NKL | 19 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees - Ford | ? | 70 | ||
| NKL | 9 | 28 | John Watson | Penske - Ford | ? | 69 | ||
| Gathering | eleven | 3 | Jody Schecker | Tyrrell - Ford | ? | 34 | Suspension | |
| Gathering | 5 | 16 | Tom Price | Shadow - Ford | ? | 32 | Drive shaft | |
| Gathering | fifteen | 27 | Mario andretti | Parnelli - Ford | ? | fifteen | Water leak | |
| Gathering | 3 | eleven | James hunt | McLaren - Ford | ? | 3 | Crash | |
| Gathering | eighteen | 34 | Hans-Joachim Pieces | March - Ford | ? | 2 | Crash | |
| Gathering | twenty | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March - Ford | ? | 0 | Crash | |
| Gathering | 10 | 7 | Carlos Reuteman | Brabham - Alfa Romeo | ? | 0 | Crash | |
| Gathering | 8 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus - Ford | ? | 0 | Suspension | |
| NKV | 0 | 21 | Michelle Leclair | Wolf-Williams - Ford | ? | |||
| NKV | 0 | 31 | Ingo Hoffman | Fittipaldi - Ford | ? | |||
| NKV | 0 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March - Ford | ? | |||
| NKV | 0 | 5 | Bob evans | Lotus - Ford | ? | |||
| NKV | 0 | twenty | Jacques X | Wolf-Williams - Ford | ? | |||
| NKV | 0 | 24 | Harald Ertle | Hesketh - Ford | ? | |||
| NKV | 0 | eighteen | Bret Langer | Surtees - Ford | ? |
| Previous race: 1976 South African Grand Prix | FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1976 season | Next race: Spanish Grand Prix of 1976 |
| Previous race: - | Grand Prix USA-West | Next race: 1977 US West Grand Prix |