1976 British Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Brands Hatch, 76 laps |
| Round | 9 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1976 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 76 | 1hr 43m 27.610s | ||
| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 76 | 1hr 44m 19.660s | 9 | |
| 2 | +6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +16.180s | 6 |
| 3 | +8 | (GBR) John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +16 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +14 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +15 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +17 | (AUT) Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 73 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +14 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +6 laps | |
| R | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 67 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 60 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 55 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
| R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
| DQ | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 36 | DSQ | ||
| DQ | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 31 | DSQ | ||
| R | (GBR) Bob Evans | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- The race was stopped as a result of opening lap incidents.
- Race stewards announced that no driver would be allowed to restart the race if they hadn’t completed the first lap of the original race, or weren’t in their original cars.
- James Hunt, Clay Regazzoni, and Jacques Laffite were all disqualified for using a spare car for the race restart.
- Regazzoni and Laffite were disqualified during the race; Hunt‘s result initially stood but two months later was overturned, and he was disqualified.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:19.350
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | (GBR) John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 14 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 16 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 17 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (USA) Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | (GBR) Bob Evans | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 23 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | (AUT) Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | (GBR) Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 61 |
| 2 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 30 |
| 3 | (GBR) James Hunt | 26 |
| 4 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 26 |
| 5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 16 |
| 6 | (GBR) John Watson | 10 |
| 7 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 8 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 10 |
| 9 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | 7 |
| 10 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | 6 |
| 11 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | 4 |
| 12 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 4 |
| 13 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 4 |
| 14 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 3 |
| 15 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 16 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 17 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 2 |
Constructor
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Bob Evans
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Shadow (12th constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 12th for Niki Lauda
- 64th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 21st for Niki Lauda
- 12th for Jody Scheckter
- 2nd for John Watson
- 216th for Ferrari
- 52nd for Tyrrell
- 2nd for Penske
- Poles
- 21st for Niki Lauda
- 83rd for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 9th for Niki Lauda
- 76th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 26th for Niki Lauda
- 7th for James Hunt
- Pole & win
- 9th and last for Niki Lauda (last Austrian driver to win from pole until 1987)
- Win & fastest lap
- 5th for Niki Lauda
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 3rd and last for Niki Lauda (last Austrian driver to complete a hat-trick until 1987)