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1976 Mallory Park Group 8 Race
1976 South African GP

1976 US West GP

1976 Snetterton Group 8 Race
1976 Spanish GP
1977 US West GP
 II  Grand Prix of Long Beach

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 28 March 1976
Start time14:00
Event US West GP
Circuit Long Beach
Event FormatRace of 80 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#3 of 16 in 1976
#267 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps80
Circuit Perimeter3251 m
Race Distance3251 × 80 = 260.080 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries27
Qualifiers20
Finishers10
Debutants
Durex Team Surtees (Entrant),
Ovoro Team March (Entrant),
Theodore Racing (Entrant),
   US West GP (Event),
Long Beach (Circuit)
Milestones Shadow – 100th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken None
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (222),
2. Most Retirements Lotus (306),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (207),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (339),
5. Most Race Wins Ferrari (62),
6. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (87),
7. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (74),
8. Most Races Led Ferrari (164),
9. Most Laps Led Ferrari (4331),
10. Most Race Entries Lotus (713),
11. Most Perfect Weekends Ferrari (33),
12. Most Failures to Qualify Lotus (39),
13. Most Poles Ferrari (80),
14. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (67),
15. Most 20th Place Qualifications Lotus (21)

World Championship standings
1  Niki Lauda 24 
2  Patrick Depailler 10 
3  Clay Regazzoni 9 
4  Jochen Mass 7 
5  James Hunt 6 up
6  Jody Scheckter 5 up
7  Tom Pryce 4 up
8  Jacques Laffite 3 
  Hans-Joachim Stuck 3 up
10  John Watson 2 up
11  Mario Andretti 1 up
  Emerson Fittipaldi 1 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 27 
2  Tyrrell / Ford 13 
3  McLaren / Ford 9 
4  Shadow / Ford 4 
5  Ligier / Matra 3 
  March / Ford 3 
7  Penske / Ford 2 up
8  Parnelli / Ford 1 up
  Fittipaldi / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 2Car 2
EntrantScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Driver Clay Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni
Car Ferrari 312T Ferrari 312T Ferrari 312T
EngineFerrari 3.0 F12Ferrari 3.0 F12Ferrari 3.0 F12
Time1:53'18.4711'23.0991'23.076
Speed137.720 km/h140.839 km/h140.878 km/h