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Clay Regazzoni won the 1976 United States Grand Prix West

Clay Regazzoni won the 1976 United States Grand Prix West for Ferrari, ahead of Niki Lauda and Patrick Depailler at Long Beach.

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Race recap

Winner
Clay Regazzoni
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Clay Regazzoni, Niki Lauda, and Patrick Depailler
Race date
March 28, 1976
Pole
Clay Regazzoni
Fastest lap
Clay Regazzoni
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Long Beach

The decisive result

Clay Regazzoni finished first for Ferrari. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Patrick Depailler 3 for Tyrrell.

Grid to finish

Emerson Fittipaldi from P16 to P6 (+10), Jochen Mass from P14 to P5 (+9), and Chris Amon from P17 to P8 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Clay Regazzoni started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 DNQ, 5 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Accident. Clay Regazzoni holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.076 on lap 61. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:53:18.4719
2Niki LaudaFerrari1:54:00.8856
3Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:54:08.4434
4Jacques LaffiteLigier1:54:31.2993
5Jochen MassMcLaren1:54:40.7632
6Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap1
7Jean-Pierre JarierShadow+1 lap0
8Chris AmonEnsign+2 laps0
9Carlos PaceBrabham+3 laps0
10Ronnie PetersonMarch+3 laps0
NCAlan JonesSurtees+10 laps0
NCJohn WatsonPenske+11 laps0
DNFJody ScheckterTyrrellSuspension0
DNFTom PryceShadowHalfshaft0
DNFMario AndrettiParnelliWater leak0
DNFJames HuntMcLarenAccident0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckMarchAccident0
DNFGunnar NilssonTeam LotusSuspension0
DNFCarlos ReutemannBrabhamCollision0
DNFVittorio BrambillaMarchCollision0