1976 F1 World Championship Season

Season

Season info

Season

Races

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

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Standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

Qualifying

Qualifying stats

Season stats

Calendar

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Brazil	Interlagos	25 January
2	South Africa	Kyalami	06 March
3	USA West	Long Beach	28 March
4	Spain	Jarama	02 May
5	Belgium	Zolder	16 May
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	30 May
7	Sweden	Anderstorp	13 June
8	France	Le Castellet	04 July
9	Britain	Brands Hatch	18 July
10	Germany	Nurburgring	01 August
11	Austria	Osterreichring	15 August
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	29 August
13	Italy	Monza	12 September
14	Canada	Mosport	03 October
15	USA	Watkins Glen	10 October
16	Japan	Fuji	24 October

Race results

No.	Grand Prix	Result
1	Brazil	Result
2	South Africa	Result
3	USA West	Result
4	Spain	Result
5	Belgium	Result
6	Monaco	Result
7	Sweden	Result
8	France	Result
9	Britain	Result
10	Germany	Result
11	Austria	Result
12	Netherlands	Result
13	Italy	Result
14	Canada	Result
15	USA (constructors’ title decider)	Result
16	Japan (drivers’ title decider)	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1976 F1 World Championship.

Boro (works team): Larry Perkins (4-7, 12-13)
Brabham (works team): Carlos Pace (All); Carlos Reutemann (1-12); Rolf Stommelen (10, 13); Larry Perkins (14-16)
Brabham (privateers): Loris Kessel (4-5, 7-8, 11); Emilio de Villota (4); Patrick Neve (5); Jac Nelleman (7); Damien Magee (8); Lella Lombardi (9-11); Bob Evans (9)
BRM (works team): Ian Ashley (1)
Ensign (works team): Chris Amon (2-7, 9-10); Patrick Neve (8); Hans Binder (11); Jacky Ickx (12-15)
Ferrari (works team): Clay Regazzoni (1-10, 12-16); Niki Lauda (1-10, 13-16); Carlos Reutemann (13)
Fittipaldi (works team): Emerson Fittipaldi (All); Ingo Hoffmann (1, 3-4, 8)
Hesketh (works team): Harald Ertl (2-16); Guy Edwards (5, 8-10, 13-14); Rolf Stommelen (12); Alex Ribeiro (15)
Kojima (works team): Masahiro Hasemi (16)
Ligier (works team): Jacques Laffite (All)
Lotus (works team): Mario Andretti (1, 4-5, 7-16); Ronnie Peterson (1); Gunnar Nilsson (2-16); Bob Evans (2-3)
Maki (works team): Tony Trimmer (16)
March (works team): Vittorio Brambilla (All); Hans-Joachim Stuck (All); Lella Lombardi (1); Ronnie Peterson (2-16); Arturo Merzario (3-9)
McLaren (works team): James Hunt (All); Jochen Mass (All)
Parnelli (works team): Mario Andretti (2-3)
Penske (works team): John Watson (All)
Penske (privateer): Boy Hayje (12)
Shadow (works team): Jean-Pierre Jarier (All); Tom Pryce (All)
Shadow (privateer): Mike Wilds (9)
Surtees (works team): Brett Lunger (2-5, 7-11, 13-15); Alan Jones (3-16); Conny Andersson (12); Noritake Takahara (16)
Surtees (privateers): Henri Pescarolo (6, 8-15); Divina Galica (9)
Tyrrell (works team): Patrick Depailler (All); Jody Scheckter (All)
Tyrrell (privateers): Ian Scheckter (2); Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi (10-13); Otto Stuppacher (13-15); Kazuyoshi Hoshino (16)
Williams (works team): Jacky Ickx (1-6, 8-9); Renzo Zorzi (1); Michel Leclere (2-8); Arturo Merzario (10-16); Chris Amon (14); Warwick Brown (15); Hans Binder (16); Masami Kuwashima (16)
Williams (privateer): Emilio Zapico (4)