Round 3 · 28 March 1976
1976 United States Grand Prix West: results
Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) won the 1976 United States Grand Prix West, round 3 of the championship, held on 28 March 1976 at Long Beach (USA), starting from position 1. Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 1:53:18.471 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | +42.414 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2 | +49.972 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +72.828 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | +82.292 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 19 | — | — | Not classified |
| 12 | John Watson | Penske | 9 | — | — | Not classified |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 11 | — | — | Suspension |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | — | — | Water leak |
| 16 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 20 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 8 | — | — | Suspension |