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United States Grand Prix West

1976 Long Beach Grand Prix

Round 3 of 16Long Beach, Long BeachMar 28 197680 laps

Podium

LAUFerrari
2
REGFerrari
1
DEPTyrrell
3

Key facts

WinnerREG1:53:18.471 from P1
PoleREG1:23.099
Fastest lapREG1:23.076 on lap 61
Finishers10 / 20classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1REGClay RegazzoniFerrari1–801:53:18.47191:23.076
2LAUNiki LaudaFerrari4▲280+42.414s6–
3DEPPatrick DepaillerTyrrell2▼180+49.972s4–
4LAFJacques LaffiteLigier12▲880+72.828s3–
5MASJochen MassMcLaren14▲980+82.292s2–
6FITEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi16▲1079+1 lap1–
7JARJean-Pierre JarierShadow7–79+1 lap–
8AMOChris AmonEnsign17▲978+2 laps–
9PACCarlos PaceBrabham13▲477+3 laps–
10PETRonnie PetersonMarch6▼477+3 laps–
NCJONAlan JonesSurtees1970Not classified–
NCWATJohn WatsonPenske969Not classified–
DNFSCHJody ScheckterTyrrell1134Suspension–
DNFPRYTom PryceShadow532Halfshaft–
DNFANDMario AndrettiParnelli1515Water leak–
DNFHUNJames HuntMcLaren33Accident–
DNFSTUHans-Joachim StuckMarch182Accident–
DNFNILGunnar NilssonLotus200Suspension–
DNFREUCarlos ReutemannBrabham100Collision–
DNFBRAVittorio BrambillaMarch80Collision–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1REGClay RegazzoniFerrari1:23.099
2DEPPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1:23.292+0.193s
3HUNJames HuntMcLaren1:23.420+0.321s
4LAUNiki LaudaFerrari1:23.647+0.548s
5PRYTom PryceShadow1:23.677+0.578s
6PETRonnie PetersonMarch1:24.157+1.058s
7JARJean-Pierre JarierShadow1:24.163+1.064s
8BRAVittorio BrambillaMarch1:24.168+1.069s
9WATJohn WatsonPenske1:24.170+1.071s
10REUCarlos ReutemannBrabham1:24.265+1.166s
11SCHJody ScheckterTyrrell1:24.344+1.245s
12LAFJacques LaffiteLigier1:24.442+1.343s
13PACCarlos PaceBrabham1:24.472+1.373s
14MASJochen MassMcLaren1:24.541+1.442s
15ANDMario AndrettiParnelli1:24.566+1.467s
16FITEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1:24.779+1.680s
17AMOChris AmonEnsign1:24.803+1.704s
18STUHans-Joachim StuckMarch1:25.122+2.023s
19JONAlan JonesSurtees1:25.214+2.115s
20NILGunnar NilssonLotus1:25.277+2.178s
21LECMichel LeclèreWolf-Williams1:25.436+2.337s
22HOFIngo HoffmannFittipaldi1:25.557+2.458s
23MERArturo MerzarioMarch1:25.737+2.638s
24EVABob EvansLotus1:25.890+2.791s
25ICKJacky IckxWolf-Williams1:26.528+3.429s
26ERTHarald ErtlHesketh1:26.824+3.725s
27LUNBrett LungerSurtees1:26.828+3.729s

Long Beach

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1976. Outline from F1DB.

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