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

1976 British Grand Prix

DateSunday, 18 July 1976
Winner
  • Niki Lauda
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Niki Lauda
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Niki Lauda
  • Ferrari
CircuitBrands Hatch, 76 laps
Round9 of 16
Race numbers

The 1976 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 273rd World Championship race
  • 27th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Brands Hatch
More 1976 season
More British Grands Prix

On this page

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

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
DQ (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth761hr 43m 27.610s 
1 (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari761hr 44m 19.660s9
2+6(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth76+16.180s6
3+8(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap4
4+16(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap3
5+14(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap2
6+15(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth74+2 laps1
7+17(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth73+3 laps 
8+8(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo73+3 laps 
9+14(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth70+6 laps 
R (SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth67DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth55DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth47DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo46DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
DQ (CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari36DSQ 
DQ (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra31DSQ 
R (GBR) Bob EvansBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)31DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (FRA) Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)16DNF 
R (NZL) Chris AmonEnsign-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (GBR) Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

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

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(BEL) Jacky IckxWilliams-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Divina GalicaSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(GBR) Mike WildsShadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(ITA) Lella LombardiBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda61
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter30
3(GBR) James Hunt26
4(FRA) Patrick Depailler26
5(CHE) Clay Regazzoni16
6(GBR) John Watson10
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
8(DEU) Jochen Mass10
9(GBR) Tom Pryce7
10(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck6
11(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson4
12(BRA) Carlos Pace4
13(AUS) Alan Jones4
14(ARG) Carlos Reutemann3
15(USA) Mario Andretti3
16(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi3
17(NZL) Chris Amon2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari64
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth43
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth31
4Penske-Ford Cosworth10
5Ligier-Matra10
6Shadow-Ford Cosworth7
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth6
8Brabham-Alfa Romeo6
9March-Ford Cosworth6
10Surtees-Ford Cosworth4
11Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth3
12Ensign-Ford Cosworth2
13Parnelli-Ford Cosworth1

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)

See also

  • British Grand Prix
  • Brands Hatch circuit
  • 1976 World Championship season

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