1976 - United States Grand Prix - West

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1976 - United States Grand Prix - West

Race Name - United States Grand Prix - West
Date - 3/28/1976
Race Track - Long Beach Street Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 20
Laps Run - 80
Pole Winner Clay Regazzoni
Average Race Speed - 137.716 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Clay Regazzoni
Race Number - 3

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
2	4	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
3	2	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73
5	14	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	16	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	7	JeanPierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	17	Chris Amon	Team Ensign	Ensign N174	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	13	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
10	6	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	19	Alan Jones	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	9	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC3	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	11	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	5	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	15	Mario Andretti	Vels Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	3	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	18	HansJoachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	20	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	10	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
20	8	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV