1976 USA WEST GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
28 Mar 1976
Long Beach Street Circuit, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 1:23.099 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:23.292 |
| 3 | 11 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:23.420 |
| 4 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Ferrari | 1:23.647 |
| 5 | 16 | Tom PrycePRY | Shadow Ford | 1:23.677 |
| 6 | 10 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March Ford | 1:24.157 |
| 7 | 17 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Shadow Ford | 1:24.163 |
| 8 | 9 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | March Ford | 1:24.168 |
| 9 | 28 | John WatsonWAT | Penske Ford | 1:24.170 |
| 10 | 7 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:24.265 |
| 11 | 3 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Tyrrell Ford | 1:24.344 |
| 12 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:24.442 |
| 13 | 8 | Carlos PacePAC | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:24.472 |
| 14 | 12 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren Ford | 1:24.541 |
| 15 | 27 | Mario AndrettiAND | Parnelli Ford | 1:24.566 |
| 16 | 30 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:24.779 |
| 17 | 22 | Chris AmonAMO | Ensign Ford | 1:24.803 |
| 18 | 34 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | March Ford | 1:25.122 |
| 19 | 19 | Alan JonesJON | Surtees Ford | 1:25.214 |
| 20 | 6 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Lotus Ford | 1:25.277 |