| 1976 United States Grand Prix | |||||
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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 |
 James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | |||
| Time | 1:42.851 on lap 53 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| McLaren-Ford | |||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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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.
- ^ "1976 United States GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ "Weather information for the 1976 United States Grand Prix". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "1976 United States Grand Prix Entry list".