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Home / Seasons / 1976 F1 World Championship Season

1976 F1 season

Season info

Season

27

Races

16

Drivers’ Champion

James Hunt (only title; 15th different World Champion, 6th British champion)

Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari (4th title)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Niki Lauda

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari

← 1975 1977 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
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Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

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  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1BrazilInterlagos25 January
2South AfricaKyalami06 March
3USA WestLong Beach28 March
4SpainJarama02 May
5BelgiumZolder16 May
6MonacoMonte Carlo30 May
7SwedenAnderstorp13 June
8FranceLe Castellet04 July
9BritainBrands Hatch18 July
10GermanyNurburgring01 August
11AustriaOsterreichring15 August
12NetherlandsZandvoort29 August
13ItalyMonza12 September
14CanadaMosport03 October
15USAWatkins Glen10 October
16JapanFuji24 October
← 1975 1977 →
First race (Grand Prix)
Japan
USA West
First race (circuit)
Fuji (first Japanese circuit to host a World Championship race)
Long Beach (fifth American circuit to host a World Championship race)
First Grand Prix since…
1974 for Canada
First race at a circuit since…
1974 for Brands Hatch, Jarama and Mosport
Last race at a circuit until…
1978 for Brands Hatch and Le Castellet
1984 for Nurburgring

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1BrazilResult
2South AfricaResult
3USA WestResult
4SpainResult
5BelgiumResult
6MonacoResult
7SwedenResult
8FranceResult
9BritainResult
10GermanyResult
11AustriaResult
12NetherlandsResult
13ItalyResult
14CanadaResult
15USA (constructors’ title decider)Result
16Japan (drivers’ title decider)Result
← 1975 1977 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1976 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Boro (works team)
(AUS) Larry Perkins (4-7, 12-13) (Rookie)
Brabham (works team)
(BRA) Carlos Pace (All)
(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (1-12)
(DEU) Rolf Stommelen (10, 13)
(AUS) Larry Perkins (14-16) (Rookie)
Brabham (privateers)
(CHE) Loris Kessel (4-5, 7-8, 11) (Rookie)
(ESP) Emilio de Villota (4)
(BEL) Patrick Neve (5) (Rookie)
(DNK) Jac Nellemann (7) (Rookie)
(GBR) Damien Magee (8)
(ITA) Lella Lombardi (9-11)
(GBR) Bob Evans (9)
BRM (works team)
(GBR) Ian Ashley (1)
Ensign (works team)
(NZL) Chris Amon (2-7, 9-10)
(BEL) Patrick Neve (8) (Rookie)
(AUT) Hans Binder (11) (Rookie)
(BEL) Jacky Ickx (12-15)
Ferrari (works team)
(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (1-10, 12-16)
(AUT) Niki Lauda (1-10, 13-16)
(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (13)
Fittipaldi (works team)
(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (All)
(BRA) Ingo Hoffmann (1, 3-4, 8) (Rookie)
Hesketh (works team)
(AUT) Harald Ertl (2-16)
(GBR) Guy Edwards (5, 8-10, 13-14)
(DEU) Rolf Stommelen (12)
(BRA) Alex Ribeiro (15) (Rookie)
Kojima (works team)
(JPN) Masahiro Hasemi (16) (Rookie)
Ligier (works team)
(FRA) Jacques Laffite (All)
Lotus (works team)
(USA) Mario Andretti (1, 4-5, 7-16)
(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (1)
(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (2-16) (Rookie)
(GBR) Bob Evans (2-3)
Maki (works team)
(GBR) Tony Trimmer (16)
March (works team)
(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (All)
(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (All)
(ITA) Lella Lombardi (1)
(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (2-16)
(ITA) Arturo Merzario (3-9)
McLaren (works team)
(GBR) James Hunt (All)
(DEU) Jochen Mass (All)
Parnelli (works team)
(USA) Mario Andretti (2-3)
Penske (works team)
(GBR) John Watson (All)
Penske (privateer)
(NLD) Boy Hayje (12)
Shadow (works team)
(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (All)
(GBR) Tom Pryce (All)
Shadow (privateer)
(GBR) Mike Wilds (9)
Surtees (works team)
(USA) Brett Lunger (2-5, 7-11, 13-15)
(AUS) Alan Jones (3-16)
(SWE) Conny Andersson (12) (Rookie)
(JPN) Noritake Takahara (16) (Rookie)
Surtees (privateers)
(FRA) Henri Pescarolo (6, 8-15)
(GBR) Divina Galica (9) (Rookie)
Tyrrell (works team)
(FRA) Patrick Depailler (All)
(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (All)
Tyrrell (privateers)
(ZAF) Ian Scheckter (2)
(ITA) Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi (10-13) (Rookie)
(AUT) Otto Stuppacher (13-15) (Rookie)
(JPN) Kazuyoshi Hoshino (16) (Rookie)
Williams (works team)
(BEL) Jacky Ickx (1-6, 8-9)
(ITA) Renzo Zorzi (1)
(FRA) Michel Leclere (2-8)
(ITA) Arturo Merzario (10-16)
(NZL) Chris Amon (14)
(AUS) Warwick Brown (15) (Rookie)
(AUT) Hans Binder (16) (Rookie)
(JPN) Masami Kuwashima (16) (Rookie)
Williams (privateer)
(ESP) Emilio Zapico (4) (Rookie)
← 1975 1977 →
Final season (drivers)
Chris Amon
Warwick Brown
Bob Evans
Masahiro Hasemi
Masami Kuwashima
Michel Leclere
Lella Lombardi
Damien Magee
Jac Nelleman
Henri Pescarolo
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Otto Stuppacher
Mike Wilds
Emilio Zapico
First entry (drivers) since…
1974 for Guy Edwards, Larry Perkins and Henri Pescarolo
Last entry (drivers) until…
1978 for Divina Galica and Rolf Stommelen
Debut season (constructors)
Boro
Kojima
Ligier
Final season (constructors)
Maki
Parnelli
Last entry (constructors) until…
1978 for Williams

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
John Watson (Penske)Austria
ConstructorGrand Prix
Penske (John Watson)Austria
← 1975 1977 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus)Spain
John Watson (Penske)France
ConstructorGrand Prix
Ligier (Jacques Laffite)Belgium
Penske (John Watson)France
← 1975 1977 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
James Hunt (McLaren)Brazil
Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell)Sweden
Jacques Laffite (Ligier)Italy
ConstructorGrand Prix
Ligier (Jacques Laffite)Italy
← 1975 1977 →

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