- Winner
- James Hunt
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, and Niki Lauda
- Race date
- October 10, 1976
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- James Hunt
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
James Hunt finished first for McLaren. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Niki Lauda 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Jochen Mass from P17 to P4 (+13), Brett Lunger from P24 to P11 (+13), and Alan Jones from P18 to P8 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. James Hunt started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 +2 laps, 3 Suspension, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +5 laps. James Hunt holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:42.851 on lap 53. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.