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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 23x15px 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 23x15px Jody Scheckter All
4 France Patrick Depailler All
23x15px John Player Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 1
23x15px Bob Evans 2–3
United States Mario Andretti 4–5, 7–16
6 1
Sweden 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
West Germany Rolf Stommelen 13
Australia Larry Perkins 14–16
8 23x15px Carlos Pace All
77 File:Flag of Germany.svg 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
Hong Kong Theodore Racing 		Sweden Ronnie Peterson 2–16
34 West Germany 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 West Germany 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
23x15px Lexington Racing Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 15 23x15px Ian Scheckter 2
23x15px Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Ford DN5B
DN8 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 16 23x15px Tom Pryce All
17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier All
23x15px Team Surtees Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 18 File:Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger 2–5, 7–11, 13–15
Sweden Conny Andersson 12
Japan Noritake Takahara 16
23x15px Durex Team Surtees 19 Australia Alan Jones 3–16
23x15px Wolf-Williams Racing Wolf-Williams-Ford FW04
FW05 		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 20 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 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
Australia Warwick Brown 15
23x15px Hans Binder 16
File:Flag of Japan.svg 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
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève 8
23x15px Hans Binder 11
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx 12–15
23x15px Hesketh Racing Hesketh-Ford 308D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 24 23x15px Harald Ertl 2–16
23x15px Penthouse Rizla Racing with Hesketh 25 23x15px Guy Edwards 5, 8–10, 13–14
File:Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen 12
23x15px Alex Ribeiro 15
23x15px Mapfre-Williams Williams-Ford FW04 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 25 Spain Emilio Zapico 4
France Ligier Gitanes Ligier-Matra JS5 Matra MS73 3.0 V12 G 26 France Jacques Laffite All
File:Flag of the United States.svg Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Parnelli-Ford VPJ4B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 27 File:Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti 2–3
File:Flag of the United States.svg 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 Spain Emilio de Villota 4
Belgium 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 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 France Henri Pescarolo 6, 8–15
23x15px F&S Properties Penske-Ford PC3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 39 23x15px Boy Hayje 12
23x15px ÖASC Racing Team Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 39 23x15px Otto Stuppacher 13–15
23x15px Team P R Reilly Shadow-Ford DN3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 40 23x15px Mike Wilds 9
Japan Kojima Engineering Kojima-Ford KE007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 D 51 Japan Masahiro Hasemi 16
Japan Heros Racing Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 B 52 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 16
Japan 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 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
2 23x15px South African Grand Prix March 6 Kyalami 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
3 United States 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 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix May 16 Zolder 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
6 23x15px Monaco Grand Prix May 30 Monaco 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
7 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix June 13 Scandinavian Raceway 23x15px 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 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
10 File:Flag of Germany.svg German Grand Prix August 1 Nürburgring 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
11 23x15px 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 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford Report
14 23x15px Canadian Grand Prix October 3 Mosport 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
15 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Grand Prix October 10 Watkins Glen 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
16 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japanese Grand Prix October 24 Fuji Speedway File:Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report

1976 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver BRA
23x15px 		RSA
23x15px 		USW
File:Flag of the United States.svg 		ESP
23x15px 		BEL
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 		MON
23x15px 		SWE
File:Flag of Sweden.svg 		FRA
File:Flag of France.svg 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
File:Flag of Germany.svg 		AUT
23x15px 		NED
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		USA
File:Flag of the United States.svg 		JPN
Japan 		Pts
1 23x15px James Hunt Ret 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 1 DSQ 1 4 1 Ret 1 1 3 69
2 23x15px Niki Lauda 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 Ret 1 Ret 4 8 3 Ret 68
3 23x15px 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 File:Flag of the United States.svg 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 File:Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass 6 3 5 Ret 6 5 11 15 Ret 3 7 9 Ret 5 4 Ret 19
10 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 13 12 Ret 6 11
11 File:Flag of Sweden.svg 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 File:Flag of Germany.svg 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 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 File:Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen 6 12 Ret 1
21 23x15px Harald Ertl 15 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 16 DNS 13 8 0
22 File:Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 12 12 9 11 Ret 10 19 18 10 10 0
23 Belgium Jacky Ickx 8 16 DNQ 7 DNQ DNQ 10 DNQ Ret 10 13 Ret 0
24 Australia Larry Perkins 13 8 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 0
25 France 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 Japan Noritake Takahara 9 0
29 France Michel Leclère 13 DNQ 10 11 11 Ret 13 0
30 United States 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 Japan 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 Australia Warwick Brown 14 0
39 23x15px Guy Edwards DNQ 17 Ret 15 DNS 20 0
40 Belgium Patrick Nève Ret 18 0
— 23x15px Hans Binder Ret Ret 0
— 23x15px Ian Ashley Ret 0
— 23x15px Ian Scheckter Ret 0
— 23x15px Boy Hayje Ret 0
— Sweden Conny Andersson Ret 0
— Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Ret 0
— 23x15px 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
23x15px 		USW
United States 		ESP
23x15px 		BEL
Belgium 		MON
23x15px 		SWE
Sweden 		FRA
France 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
File:Flag of Germany.svg 		AUT
23x15px 		NED
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		USA
File:Flag of the United States.svg 		JPN
Japan 		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 (pictured in 1975) was runner up by one point, driving for Ferrari

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

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

  • Ferrari won the International Cup for Formula 1 Manufacturers

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

  • Tyrrell placed third


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