F1 season
Season info
Season no. | 27 |
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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 |
Quick links
Calendar
- 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
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)
- 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
Driver | Grand Prix |
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John Watson (Penske) | Austria |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Penske (John Watson) | Austria |
Maiden podium finishes
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus) | Spain |
John Watson (Penske) | France |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Ligier (Jacques Laffite) | Belgium |
Penske (John Watson) | France |
Maiden pole positions
Driver | Grand Prix |
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James Hunt (McLaren) | Brazil |
Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | Sweden |
Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | Italy |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Ligier (Jacques Laffite) | Italy |