1976 - United States Grand Prix - East

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1976 - United States Grand Prix - East

Race Name - United States Grand Prix - East
Date - 10/10/1976
Race Track - Watkins Glen International
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 59
Pole Winner James Hunt
Average Race Speed - 187.379 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jody Scheckter
Race Number - 15

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	2	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	5	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
4	17	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	6	HansJoachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	8	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	14	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
8	18	Alan Jones	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	15	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	16	JeanPierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	24	Brett Lunger	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	22	Alex Ribeiro	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	21	Harald Ertl	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	23	Warwick Brown	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	26	Henri Pescarolo	Team Norev Racing	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	9	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	12	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73
19	10	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
20	13	Larry Perkins	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
21	11	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	19	Jacky Ickx	Team Ensign	Ensign N176	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	20	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	3	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	25	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	7	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV