United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 2 | James Hunt | Hesketh |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Iso Marlboro |
| 12 | Chris Amon | BRM |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 14 | Mark Donohue | Penske |
| 15 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus |
| 17 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 18 | Tom Pryce | Shadow |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | McLaren |
| 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola |
| 22 | Mike Wilds | Ensign |
| 23 | Helmuth Koinigg | Surtees |
| 24 | Graham Hill | Lola |
| 25 | Vittorio Brambilla | March |
| 26 | José Dolhem | Surtees |
| 27 | Tim Schenken | Team Lotus |