1976 British Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 18 July 1976 |
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| 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 | |
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| DQ |  James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 76 | 1hr 43m 27.610s | ||
| 1 |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 76 | 1hr 44m 19.660s | 9 | |
| 2 | +6 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +16.180s | 6 |
| 3 | +8 | John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +14 |  Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +15 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +17 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 73 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +14 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +6 laps | |
| R |  Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 67 | DNF | ||
| R | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 60 | DNF | ||
| R |  Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 55 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 46 | DNF | ||
| R |  Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
| DQ |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 36 | DSQ | ||
| DQ | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 31 | DSQ | ||
| R | Bob Evans | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 16 | DNF | ||
| R |  Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | 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 |
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| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 14 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 16 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Bob Evans | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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 Jacky Ickx | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| Divina Galica | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| Mike Wilds | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1976 British Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Niki Lauda | 61 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | 30 |
| 3 | James Hunt | 26 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 26 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 16 |
| 6 | John Watson | 10 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 10 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | 7 |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 6 |
| 11 | Gunnar Nilsson | 4 |
| 12 | Carlos Pace | 4 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | 4 |
| 14 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 17 | Chris Amon | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 64 |
| 2 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 43 |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 31 |
| 4 | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 5 | Ligier-Matra | 10 |
| 6 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 7 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 |
| 9 | March-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 10 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 11 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 12 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
| 13 | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
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)