United States Grand Prix West
Round 3 · 28 March 1976 ·Long Beach, California, United States
Lauda
Ferrari
2
Regazzoni
Ferrari
1
Depailler
Tyrrell
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | 1:53:18.471 | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 80 | +42.414 | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 80 | +49.972 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 80 | +1:12.828 | 3 | |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 80 | +1:22.292 | 2 | |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | Alan Jones | Surtees | 70 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | John Watson | Penske | 69 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 34 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 32 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 0 | Suspension | 0 | |
| F | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Arturo Merzario | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified