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1976 Formula One season

The 1976 Formula One season crowned James Hunt as champion.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No Driver Rounds
23x15px Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T
312T2 		Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 G 1 File:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda 1–10, 13–16
2 23x15px Clay Regazzoni 1–10, 12–16
35 23x15px Carlos Reutemann 13
23x15px Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Ford 007
P34 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter All
4 File:Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler All
23x15px John Player Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 5 23x15px Ronnie Peterson 1
23x15px Bob Evans 2–3
23x15px Mario Andretti 4–5, 7–16
6 1
23x15px Gunnar Nilsson 2–16
23x15px Martini Racing Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 G 7 23x15px Carlos Reutemann 1–12
23x15px Rolf Stommelen 13
23x15px Larry Perkins 14–16
8 23x15px Carlos Pace All
77 23x15px Rolf Stommelen 10
23x15px Beta Team March March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 9 23x15px Vittorio Brambilla All
23x15px Lavazza March 10 23x15px Lella Lombardi 1
23x15px March Engineering
23x15px Theodore Racing 		23x15px Ronnie Peterson 2–16
34 23x15px Hans-Joachim Stuck All
23x15px Ovoro Team March 35 23x15px Arturo Merzario 3–9
23x15px Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Ford M23
M26 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 11 23x15px James Hunt All
12 23x15px Jochen Mass All
23x15px Shellsport/Whiting Surtees-Ford TS16 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 13 23x15px Divina Galica 9
23x15px Stanley BRM BRM P201B BRM P200 3.0 V12 G 14 23x15px Ian Ashley 1
File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lexington Racing Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 15 File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ian Scheckter 2
23x15px Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Ford DN5B
DN8 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 16 23x15px Tom Pryce All
17 File:Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier All
23x15px Team Surtees Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 18 23x15px Brett Lunger 2–5, 7–11, 13–15
23x15px Conny Andersson 12
23x15px Noritake Takahara 16
23x15px Durex Team Surtees 19 23x15px Alan Jones 3–16
23x15px Wolf-Williams Racing Wolf-Williams-Ford FW04
FW05 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 20 23x15px Jacky Ickx 1–6, 8–9
23x15px Arturo Merzario 10–16
21 23x15px Renzo Zorzi 1
File:Flag of France.svg Michel Leclère 2–8
23x15px Chris Amon 14
23x15px Warwick Brown 15
File:Flag of Austria.svg Hans Binder 16
23x15px Masami Kuwashima 16
23x15px Team Ensign Ensign-Ford N174
N176 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 22 23x15px Chris Amon 2–7, 9–10
23x15px Patrick Nève 8
File:Flag of Austria.svg Hans Binder 11
23x15px Jacky Ickx 12–15
23x15px Hesketh Racing Hesketh-Ford 308D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 24 File:Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl 2–16
23x15px Penthouse Rizla Racing with Hesketh 25 23x15px Guy Edwards 5, 8–10, 13–14
23x15px Rolf Stommelen 12
23x15px Alex Ribeiro 15
23x15px Mapfre-Williams Williams-Ford FW04 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 25 23x15px Emilio Zapico 4
File:Flag of France.svg Ligier Gitanes Ligier-Matra JS5 Matra MS73 3.0 V12 G 26 File:Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite All
23x15px Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Parnelli-Ford VPJ4B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 27 23x15px Mario Andretti 2–3
23x15px Citibank Team Penske Penske-Ford PC3
PC4 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 28 23x15px John Watson All
23x15px Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford FD03
FD04 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 30 23x15px Emerson Fittipaldi All
31 23x15px Ingo Hoffmann 1, 3–4, 8
23x15px RAM Racing Brabham-Ford BT44B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 32 23x15px Loris Kessel 4–5, 7–8, 11
23x15px Bob Evans 9
33 23x15px Emilio de Villota 4
23x15px Patrick Nève 5
23x15px Jac Nellemann 7
23x15px Damien Magee 8
23x15px Lella Lombardi 9-11
23x15px HB Bewaking Alarm Systems Boro-Ford 001 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 37 23x15px Larry Perkins 4–7, 12–13
40
23x15px Scuderia Gulf Rondini Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 37 23x15px Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi 10–13
39
40
23x15px Team Norev / B&S Fabrications Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 38 File:Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo 6, 8–15
23x15px F&S Properties Penske-Ford PC3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 39 23x15px Boy Hayje 12
Austria ÖASC Racing Team Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 39 File:Flag of Austria.svg Otto Stuppacher 13–15
23x15px Team P R Reilly Shadow-Ford DN3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 40 23x15px Mike Wilds 9
23x15px Kojima Engineering Kojima-Ford KE007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 D 51 23x15px Masahiro Hasemi 16
23x15px Heros Racing Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 B 52 23x15px Kazuyoshi Hoshino 16
23x15px Maki Engineering Maki-Ford F102A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 54 23x15px Tony Trimmer 16

Season review

The Driver's championship was won by James Hunt from Niki Lauda, who had to miss several races as a result of an injury sustained in a crash at the German Grand Prix.

Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1 23x15px Brazilian Grand Prix January 25 Interlagos File:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
2 File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South African Grand Prix March 6 Kyalami File:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
3 23x15px United States Grand Prix West March 28 Long Beach 23x15px Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Report
4 23x15px Spanish Grand Prix May 2 Jarama 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
5 23x15px Belgian Grand Prix May 16 Zolder File:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
6 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix May 30 Monaco File:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
7 23x15px Swedish Grand Prix June 13 Scandinavian Raceway South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford Report
8 France French Grand Prix July 4 Paul Ricard 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
9 23x15px British Grand Prix July 18 Brands Hatch File:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
10 23x15px German Grand Prix August 1 Nürburgring 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
11 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Grand Prix August 15 Österreichring 23x15px John Watson Penske-Ford Report
12 23x15px Dutch Grand Prix August 29 Zandvoort 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
13 23x15px Italian Grand Prix September 12 Monza 23x15px Ronnie Peterson March-Ford Report
14 23x15px Canadian Grand Prix October 3 Mosport 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
15 23x15px United States Grand Prix October 10 Watkins Glen 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
16 23x15px Japanese Grand Prix October 24 Fuji Speedway 23x15px Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report

1976 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver BRA
23x15px 		RSA
File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg 		USW
23x15px 		ESP
23x15px 		BEL
23x15px 		MON
File:Flag of Monaco.svg 		SWE
23x15px 		FRA
France 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
23x15px 		AUT
File:Flag of Austria.svg 		NED
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		USA
23x15px 		JPN
23x15px 		Pts
1 23x15px James Hunt Ret 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 1 DSQ 1 4 1 Ret 1 1 3 69
2 File:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 Ret 1 Ret 4 8 3 Ret 68
3 File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter 5 4 Ret Ret 4 2 1 6 2 2 Ret 5 5 4 2 Ret 49
4 File:Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler 2 9 3 Ret Ret 3 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 7 6 2 Ret 2 39
5 23x15px Clay Regazzoni 7 Ret 1 11 2 14 6 Ret Ret 9 2 2 6 7 5 31
6 23x15px Mario Andretti Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 12 5 3 Ret 3 Ret 1 22
7 23x15px John Watson Ret 5 NC Ret 7 10 Ret 3 3 7 1 Ret 11 10 6 Ret 20
8 File:Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ret Ret 4 12 3 12 4 14 Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret 7 20
9 23x15px Jochen Mass 6 3 5 Ret 6 5 11 15 Ret 3 7 9 Ret 5 4 Ret 19
10 23x15px Gunnar Nilsson Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 13 12 Ret 6 11
11 23x15px Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 19 Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 9 Ret Ret 10
12 23x15px Tom Pryce 3 7 Ret 8 10 7 9 8 4 8 Ret 4 8 11 Ret Ret 10
13 23x15px Hans-Joachim Stuck 4 12 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 8
14 23x15px Carlos Pace 10 Ret 9 6 Ret 9 8 4 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 7
15 23x15px Alan Jones NC 9 5 Ret 13 Ret 5 10 Ret 8 12 16 8 4 7
16 23x15px Carlos Reutemann 12 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 3
17 23x15px Emerson Fittipaldi 13 17 6 Ret DNQ 6 Ret Ret 6 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 3
18 23x15px Chris Amon 14 8 5 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 2
19 23x15px Vittorio Brambilla Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 7 14 Ret Ret 1
20 23x15px Rolf Stommelen 6 12 Ret 1
21 File:Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl 15 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 16 DNS 13 8 0
22 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 12 12 9 11 Ret 10 19 18 10 10 0
23 23x15px Jacky Ickx 8 16 DNQ 7 DNQ DNQ 10 DNQ Ret 10 13 Ret 0
24 23x15px Larry Perkins 13 8 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 0
25 File:Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 9 11 17 19 NC 0
26 23x15px Arturo Merzario DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 14 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0
27 23x15px Renzo Zorzi 9 0
28 23x15px Noritake Takahara 9 0
29 File:Flag of France.svg Michel Leclère 13 DNQ 10 11 11 Ret 13 0
30 23x15px Brett Lunger 11 DNQ DNQ Ret 15 16 Ret Ret 10 14 15 11 0
31 23x15px Bob Evans 10 DNQ 0
32 23x15px Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi 14 11 DNQ 18 0
33 23x15px Ingo Hoffman 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
34 23x15px Masahiro Hasemi 11 0
35 23x15px Loris Kessel DNQ 12 Ret DNQ NC 0
36 23x15px Lella Lombardi 14 DNQ DNQ 12 0
37 23x15px Alex Ribeiro 12 0
38 23x15px Warwick Brown 14 0
39 23x15px Guy Edwards DNQ 17 Ret 15 DNS 20 0
40 23x15px Patrick Nève Ret 18 0
— File:Flag of Austria.svg Hans Binder Ret Ret 0
— 23x15px Ian Ashley Ret 0
— File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ian Scheckter Ret 0
— 23x15px Boy Hayje Ret 0
— 23x15px Conny Andersson Ret 0
— 23x15px Kazuyoshi Hoshino Ret 0
— File:Flag of Austria.svg Otto Stuppacher DNS DNQ DNQ 0
— 23x15px Emilio de Villota DNQ 0
— 23x15px Emilio Zapico DNQ 0
— 23x15px Damien Magee DNQ 0
— 23x15px Mike Wilds DNQ 0
— 23x15px Divina Galica DNQ 0
— 23x15px Tony Trimmer DNQ 0
Pos Driver BRA
23x15px 		RSA
File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg 		USW
23x15px 		ESP
23x15px 		BEL
23x15px 		MON
File:Flag of Monaco.svg 		SWE
23x15px 		FRA
File:Flag of France.svg 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
23x15px 		AUT
File:Flag of Austria.svg 		NED
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		USA
23x15px 		JPN
23x15px 		Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)


1976 Formula One Season Media

  • Briton James Hunt won the World Championship of Drivers, driving for McLaren

  • Niki Lauda, 1975 British Grand Prix.jpg

    Niki Lauda (pictured in 1975) was runner up by one point, driving for Ferrari

  • Regazzoni, Clay am 31.07.1976 - Ferrari 312T.jpg

    Regazzoni driving the Ferrari 312T2 at the Nürburgring in 1976.

  • StuckHansJ1976-07-31.jpg

    Hans-Joachim Stuck driving for the March team in the German Grand Prix

  • LaudaNiki19760731Ferrari312T2.jpg

    Ferrari won the International Cup for Formula 1 Manufacturers

  • Jochen Mass driving for Team McLaren at John Player Special Grand Prix, Brands Hatch (1976)

  • ScheckterJody1976-07-31Tyrrell-FordP34.jpg

    Tyrrell placed third


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