| Pos |
# |
Driver |
Car |
Time |
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:43,622 |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:43,870 |
| 3 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March 761 Cosworth | 1:43,941 |
| 4 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 Cosworth | 1:44,250 |
| 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:44,257 |
| 6 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 761 Cosworth | 1:44,265 |
| 7 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 Cosworth | 1:44,516 |
| 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske PC4 Cosworth | 1:44,719 |
| 9 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN8 Cosworth | 1:45,102 |
| 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo | 1:45,274 |
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 77 Cosworth | 1:45,311 |
| 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS5 Matra | 1:45,324 |
| 13 | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo | 1:45,363 |
| 14 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:45,534 |
| 15 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 Cosworth | 1:45,646 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5B Cosworth | 1:45,979 |
| 17 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M23 Cosworth | 1:46,067 |
| 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:46,402 |
| 19 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign N176 Cosworth | 1:46,605 |
| 20 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 77 Cosworth | 1:46,776 |
| 21 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308D Cosworth | 1:49,418 |
| 22 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh 308D Cosworth | 1:49,669 |
| 23 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Wolf Williams FW05 Cosworth | 1:51,124 |
| 24 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 1:51,373 |
| 25 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf Williams FW05 Cosworth | 2:00,932 |
| 26 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees TS19 Cosworth | 2:05,211 |
| DNQ | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell 007 Cosworth | 2:11,070 |
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Grand Prix of USA 1976