1976 season/ Round 3
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, California, USA. Sun, 28 Mar 1976. 80 laps.
USA- Winner
REGFerrari- Pole
- REGFerrari
- Fastest lap
- REG1:23.076
Weekend
Race
- Niki LaudaFerrari+42.4142
- Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:53:18.4711
- Patrick DepaillerTYTyrrell+49.9723
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
FIFIT
+10 places, P16 to P6
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
REG
1:23.076, lap 61
DNFs
10
JON, WAT, SCH, PRY, AND, HUN, STU, BRA, REU, NIL
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REG | Ferrari | 1 | 1:53:18.471 | 9 |
| 2 | LAU | Ferrari | 4+2 | +42.414 | 6 |
| 3 | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 2-1 | +49.972 | 4 |
| 4 | LILAF | LILigier | 12+8 | +1:12.828 | 3 |
| 5 |  MAS | McLaren | 14+9 | +1:22.292 | 2 |
| 6 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 16+10 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | SHJAR | SHShadow | 7 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | ENAMO | ENEnsign | 17+9 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | BRPAC | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 13+4 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | MAPET | MAMarch | 6-4 | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | SUJON | SUSurtees | 19 | Not classified | |
| DNF | PEWAT | PEPenske | 9 | Not classified | |
| DNF | TYSCH | TYTyrrell | 11 | Suspension | |
| DNF | SHPRY | SHShadow | 5 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | PAAND | PAParnelli | 15 | Water leak | |
| DNF | HUN | McLaren | 3 | Accident | |
| DNF | MASTU | MAMarch | 18 | Accident | |
| DNF | MABRA | MAMarch | 20 | Accident | |
| DNF | BRREU | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Accident | |
| DNF | LONIL | LOTeam Lotus | 8 | Suspension |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 1:23.076 |