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1976 United States Grand Prix - West qualifying results

Formula One race number 3 of 16
Sunday, March 28, 1976 at Long Beach Street Circuit, Long Beach, CA
80 laps on a 3.251 kilometer street course (260.080 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:53:18.47
Average speed: 137.716 kph
Pole time: 83.099 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 42.414 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 0

Rank	Driver	Nbr	Time (seconds)	Speed (km/hr)
Qualifying results for this race:
1	Clay Regazzoni	2	1:23.099	140.839
2	Patrick Depailler	4	1:23.292	140.513
3	James Hunt	11	1:23.420	140.297
4	Niki Lauda	1	1:23.647	139.917
5	Tom Pryce	16	1:23.677	139.866
6	Ronnie Peterson	10	1:24.157	139.069
7	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	1:24.163	139.059
8	Vittorio Brambilla	9	1:24.168	139.050
9	John Watson	28	1:24.170	139.047
10	Carlos Reutemann	7	1:24.265	138.890
11	Jody Scheckter	3	1:24.344	138.760
12	Jacques Laffite	26	1:24.442	138.599
13	Carlos Pace	8	1:24.472	138.550
14	Jochen Mass	12	1:24.541	138.437
15	Mario Andretti	27	1:24.566	138.396
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	1:24.779	138.048
17	Chris Amon	22	1:24.803	138.009
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	1:25.122	137.492
19	Alan Jones	19	1:25.214	137.344
20	Gunnar Nilsson	6	1:25.277	137.242
21	Michel Leclere	21	1:25.436	136.987
22	Ingo Hoffman	31	1:25.557	136.793
23	Arturo Merzario	35	1:25.737	136.506
24	Bob Evans	5	1:25.890	136.263
25	Jacky Ickx	20	1:26.528	135.258
26	Harald Ertl	24	1:26.824	134.797
27	Brett Lunger	18	1:26.828	134.791

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Michel Leclere (#21), Ingo Hoffmann (#31), Arturo Merzario (#35), Bob Evans (#5), Jacky Ickx (#20), Harald Ertl (#24), Brett Lunger (#18)