1976 Belgian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 16 May 1976
Winner:	Niki Lauda Ferrari
Pole position:	Niki Lauda Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Niki Lauda Ferrari
Circuit:	Zolder, 70 laps
Round:	5 of 16

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Niki Lauda	Ferrari	70	1hr 42m 53.230s	9
2		Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	70	+3.460s	6
3	+3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	70	+35.380s	4
4	+3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	70	+1m 31.080s	3
5	+11	Alan Jones	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	69	+1 lap	2
6	+12	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	69	+1 lap	1
7	+10	John Watson	Penske-Ford Cosworth	69	+1 lap
8	+12	Larry Perkins	Boro-Ford Cosworth	69	+1 lap
9	+5	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	69	+1 lap
10	+3	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	68	+2 laps
11	+14	Michel Leclere	Williams-Ford Cosworth	68	+2 laps
12	+11	Loris Kessel	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	63	+7 laps
R		Brett Lunger	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	62	DNF
R		Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	58	DNF
R		Chris Amon	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	51	DNF
R		James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	35	DNF
R		Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	33	DNF
R		Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	31	DNF
R		Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	29	DNF
R		Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	28	DNF
R		Patrick Neve	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	24	DNF
R		Arturo Merzario	March-Ford Cosworth	21	DNF
R		Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	17	DNF
R		Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	16	DNF
R		Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	7	DNF
R		Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	6	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:26.550
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.600
3	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:26.740
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:26.910
5	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:26.930
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:27.140
7	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:27.190
8	Chris Amon	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:27.540
9	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:27.660
10	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:27.720
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:27.750
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:28.300
13	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:28.370
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:28.380
15	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.410
16	Alan Jones	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:28.440
17	John Watson	Penske-Ford Cosworth	1:28.440
18	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.500
19	Patrick Neve	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:28.800
20	Larry Perkins	Boro-Ford Cosworth	1:28.810
21	Arturo Merzario	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.840
22	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:28.990
23	Loris Kessel	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:29.090
24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:29.400
25	Michel Leclere	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:29.460
26	Brett Lunger	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:29.760

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:26.550
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.600	0.050
3	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:26.740	0.190
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:26.910	0.360
5	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:26.930	0.380
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:27.140	0.590
7	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:27.190	0.640
8	Chris Amon	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:27.540	0.990
9	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:27.660	1.110
10	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:27.720	1.170
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:27.750	1.200
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:28.300	1.750
13	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:28.370	1.820
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:28.380	1.830
15	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.410	1.860
16	Alan Jones	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:28.440	1.890
17	John Watson	Penske-Ford Cosworth	1:28.440	1.890
18	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.500	1.950
19	Patrick Neve	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:28.800	2.250
20	Larry Perkins	Boro-Ford Cosworth	1:28.810	2.260
21	Arturo Merzario	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.840	2.290
22	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:28.990	2.440
23	Loris Kessel	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:29.090	2.540
24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:29.400	2.850
25	Michel Leclere	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:29.460	2.910
26	Brett Lunger	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:29.760	3.210
Did not qualify
27	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:29.810	3.260
28	Jacky Ickx	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:30.610	4.060
29	Guy Edwards	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:30.770	4.220

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Niki Lauda	39
2	James Hunt	15
=	Clay Regazzoni	15
4	Patrick Depailler	10
5	Jochen Mass	8
6	Jody Scheckter	8
7	Jacques Laffite	7
8	Tom Pryce	4
=	Gunnar Nilsson	4
10	Hans-Joachim Stuck	3
=	Carlos Reutemann	3
12	John Watson	2
=	Chris Amon	2
=	Alan Jones	2
15	Mario Andretti	1
=	Emerson Fittipaldi	1
=	Carlos Pace	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	42
2	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	19
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	16
4	Ligier-Matra	7
5	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	4
=	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	4
7	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	3
8	March-Ford Cosworth	3
9	Penske-Ford Cosworth	2
=	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	2
=	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	2
12	Parnelli-Ford Cosworth	1
=	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Loris Kessel, Patrick Neve

Wins

Driver: 10th for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 62nd for Ferrari

Race 1-2

Constructor: 31st for Ferrari

Podiums

Driver: 21st for Clay Regazzoni, 18th for Niki Lauda, 2nd for Jacques Laffite

Constructor: 212th & 213rd for Ferrari, 1st for Ligier (33rd different podium finisher)

Poles

Driver: 19th for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 81st for Ferrari

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 31st for Ferrari

Fastest laps

Driver: 7th for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 73rd for Ferrari

Front row starts

Driver: 23rd for Niki Lauda, 20th for Clay Regazzoni

Pole & win

Driver: 7th for Niki Lauda

Win & fastest lap

Driver: 4th for Niki Lauda

Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)

Driver: 2nd for Niki Lauda

See also

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