1976· Round 3
United States Grand Prix West 1976
28 March 1976 · Long Beach, California
The 1976 United States Grand Prix West, round 3 of the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari), with Niki Lauda (Ferrari) second and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) third. Held on 28 March 1976 at Long Beach, California/USA.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 🇦🇹Niki Lauda | 6 |
| R | 3 | 🇬🇧James Hunt | — |
| 3 | 2 | 🇫🇷Patrick Depailler | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | 3 |
| R | 5 | 🇬🇧Tom Pryce | — |
| 5 | 14 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | — |
| R | 8 | 🇸🇪Gunnar Nilsson | — |
| 8 | 17 | 🇳🇿Chris Amon | — |
| 9 | 13 | 🇧🇷Carlos Pace | — |
| R | 9 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| 10 | 6 | 🇸🇪Ronnie Peterson | — |
| R | 10 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | — |
| R | 11 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | — |
| R | 15 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | — |
| R | 18 | 🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Stuck | — |
| R | 19 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | — |
| R | 20 | 🇮🇹Vittorio Brambilla | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | — | — | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | — | — | — |
| 3 | James Hunt | — | — | — |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | — | — | — |
| 5 | Tom Pryce | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | — | — | — |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | — | — | — |
| 9 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 17 | Chris Amon | — | — | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | — | — | — |
| 19 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | — | — | — |