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After United States Grand Prix
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 64.5 | - | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 2 | 45 | -19.5 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1 | 37 | -27.5 | |
| 4 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 1 | 33 | -31.5 | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 25 | -39.5 | |
| 6 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1 | 24 | -40.5 | |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 20 | -44.5 | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1 | 20 | -44.5 | |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | - | 12 | -52.5 | |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | - | 8 | -56.5 | |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 1 | 6.5 | -58 | |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | - | 6 | -58.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | - | 6 | -58.5 |
| 14 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | - | 5 | -59.5 |
| 15 | Mark Donohue | Penske | - | 4 | -60.5 | |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | - | 3 | -61.5 | |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Hesketh | - | 2 | -62.5 | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | - | 1.5 | -63 | |
| 19 | Tony Brise | Williams | - | 1 | -63.5 | |
| 20 | Gijs van Lennep | Ensign | - | 1 | -63.5 | |
| 21 | Lella Lombardi | March | - | 0.5 | -64 |