1976 United States Grand Prix

1976 United States Grand Prix
Race 15 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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Race details
Date October 10, 1976
Official name XIX United States Grand Prix[1]
Location Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course
Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent road course
Course length 5.435 km (3.377 miles)
Distance 59 laps, 320.67 km (199.24 miles)
Weather Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 16 °C (61 °F);
Winds gusting up to 44.45 km/h (27.62 mph)[2]
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Ford
Time 1:43.622
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford
Time 1:42.851 on lap 53
Podium
First
  • United Kingdom James Hunt
McLaren-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1976 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 10, 1976, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.[3] This event was also referred to as the United States Grand Prix East in order to distinguish it from the United States Grand Prix West held on March 28, 1976, in Long Beach, California.

  1. ^ "1976 United States GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Weather information for the 1976 United States Grand Prix". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "1976 United States Grand Prix Entry list".