- 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.