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Home / Seasons / 1976 F1 World Championship Season / 1976 Belgian Grand Prix

1976 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 16 May 1976
Winner
  • Niki Lauda
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Niki Lauda
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Niki Lauda
  • Ferrari
CircuitZolder, 70 laps
Round5 of 16
Race numbers

The 1976 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 269th World Championship race
  • 23rd World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Zolder
More 1976 season
More Belgian Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Non-qualifiers
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari701hr 42m 53.230s9
2 (CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari70+3.460s6
3+3(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra70+35.380s4
4+3(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth70+1m 31.080s3
5+11(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap2
6+12(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap1
7+10(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
8+12(AUS) Larry PerkinsBoro-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
9+5(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
10+3(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps 
11+14(FRA) Michel LeclereWilliams-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps 
12+11(CHE) Loris KesselBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)63+7 laps 
R (USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth62DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo58DNF 
R (NZL) Chris AmonEnsign-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (BEL) Patrick NeveBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)24DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo17DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth7DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth6DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:26.550

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
2(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
3(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
4(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
6(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
7(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8(NZL) Chris AmonEnsign-Ford Cosworth
9(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo
10(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth
11(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
12(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo
13(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
14(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
15(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
16(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth
17(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth
18(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
19(BEL) Patrick NeveBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20(AUS) Larry PerkinsBoro-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford Cosworth
22(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth
23(CHE) Loris KesselBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
24(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth
25(FRA) Michel LeclereWilliams-Ford Cosworth
26(USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(BEL) Jacky IckxWilliams-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda39
2(GBR) James Hunt15
=(CHE) Clay Regazzoni15
4(FRA) Patrick Depailler10
5(DEU) Jochen Mass8
6(ZAF) Jody Scheckter8
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite7
8(GBR) Tom Pryce4
=(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson4
10(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck3
=(ARG) Carlos Reutemann3
12(GBR) John Watson2
=(NZL) Chris Amon2
=(AUS) Alan Jones2
15(USA) Mario Andretti1
=(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi1
=(BRA) Carlos Pace1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari42
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth19
3Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth16
4Ligier-Matra7
5Shadow-Ford Cosworth4
=Lotus-Ford Cosworth4
7Brabham-Alfa Romeo3
8March-Ford Cosworth3
9Penske-Ford Cosworth2
=Ensign-Ford Cosworth2
=Surtees-Ford Cosworth2
12Parnelli-Ford Cosworth1
=Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Loris Kessel
Patrick Neve
Wins
10th for Niki Lauda (9th driver to win ten races, 1st Austrian driver)
62nd for Ferrari
Race 1-2
31st for Ferrari
Podiums
21st for Clay Regazzoni
18th for Niki Lauda
2nd for Jacques Laffite (first for Ligier)
212th & 213th for Ferrari
1st for Ligier (33rd different podium finisher)
Poles
19th for Niki Lauda
81st for Ferrari
1-2 start
31st for Ferrari
Fastest laps
7th for Niki Lauda
73rd for Ferrari
Front row starts
23rd for Niki Lauda
20th for Clay Regazzoni (14th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 1st Swiss driver)
Pole & win
7th for Niki Lauda
Win & fastest lap
4th for Niki Lauda
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd for Niki Lauda (first since 1974)

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Zolder circuit
  • 1976 World Championship season

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