Round 3 of 16 · California · 28 March 1976, Sunday
United States Grand Prix West
Key highlights
Regazzoni
pole position
80
laps
10
finishers out of 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:53:18.471 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | +42.414 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +49.972 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:12.828 | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | +1:22.292 | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | +3 Laps | |
| NC | Alan Jones | Surtees | Not classified | |
| NC | John Watson | Penske | Not classified | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Suspension | |
| DNF | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | Water leak | |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Accident | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Accident | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Accident | |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Suspension | |
| DNQ | Michel Leclère | Wolf | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | March | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brett Lunger | Surtees | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify