Watkins Glen 2nd October
1st James Hunt McLaren Ford
2nd Mario Andretti Lotus Ford
3rd Jody Scheckter Wolf Ford
Fastest lap Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell Ford
Grid
1st James Hunt
2nd Hans Joachim Stuck
3rd John Watson
4th Mario Andretti
5th Ronnie Peterson
6th Carlos Reutemann
The illustration by Michael Turner shows Mario Andretti No.5, Niki Lauda No.11, Patrick Depallier No.4, Jody Scheckter No.20 and Hans Joachim Stuck No.8.
Niki Lauda became world champion for the second time after he finished 4th.