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 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli |
| 6 | Vittorio Brambilla | March |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | McLaren |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 12 | John Watson | Penske |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus |
| 15 | James Hunt | Hesketh |
| 16 | Carlos Pace | Brabham |
| 17 | Tony Brise | Embassy Hill |
| 18 | Brett Lunger | Hesketh |
| 19 | Brian Henton | Team Lotus |
| 20 | Michel Leclère | Tyrrell |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Williams |
| 22 | Roelof Wunderink | Ensign |
| 23 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi |
| 24 | Lella Lombardi | Williams |