GP Racing Stats

Notice: this website is currently undergoing a complete redesign which will bring a more friendly UI experience, better content, and more features.

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

1976 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 52 laps
Round13 of 16
Race numbers

The 1976 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 277th World Championship race
  • 27th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 27th World Championship race at Monza
More 1976 season
More Italian Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+7(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth521hr 30m 35.600s9
2+7(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari52+2.300s6
3-2(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra52+3.000s4
4+1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari52+19.400s3
5-3(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52+19.500s2
6-2(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52+35.700s1
7+9(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth52+43.900s 
8+7(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth52+52.900s 
9-2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari52+57.500s 
10 (BEL) Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford Cosworth52+1m 12.400s 
11+15(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth52+1m 42.200s 
12+6(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth51+1 lap 
13-1(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth51+1 lap 
14+9(USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps 
15+5(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps 
16+3(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth49DNF 
17+5(FRA) Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)49+3 laps 
18+3(ITA) Alessandro Pesenti-RossiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)49+3 laps 
19-2(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth47+5 laps 
R (DEU) Rolf StommelenBrabham-Alfa Romeo41DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (AUS) Larry PerkinsBoro-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo4DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford Cosworth   
  (ITA) Arturo MerzarioWilliams-Ford Cosworth   
  (AUT) Otto StuppacherTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)   

Notes

  • Harald Ertl ended lap 49 in P13 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:41.350

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda64
2(GBR) James Hunt47
3(ZAF) Jody Scheckter40
4(CHE) Clay Regazzoni28
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler27
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite20
7(GBR) John Watson19
8(DEU) Jochen Mass14
9(SWE) Ronnie Peterson10
10(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson10
11(GBR) Tom Pryce10
12(USA) Mario Andretti9
13(BRA) Carlos Pace7
14(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck6
15(AUS) Alan Jones4
16(ARG) Carlos Reutemann3
17(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi3
18(NZL) Chris Amon2
19(DEU) Rolf Stommelen1
=(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari76
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth53
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth52
4Ligier-Matra20
5Penske-Ford Cosworth19
6March-Ford Cosworth17
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth16
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth10
9Brabham-Alfa Romeo9
10Surtees-Ford Cosworth4
11Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth3
12Ensign-Ford Cosworth2
13Parnelli-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Milestone race start
100th for Jacky Ickx (6th driver to start 100 races, 1st Belgian driver)
Wins
8th for Ronnie Peterson (last win until 1978; only win for March)
3rd and last for March
Podiums
23rd for Clay Regazzoni (last podium until 1979; last for Ferrari)
18th for Ronnie Peterson (first podium since 1974; last for March)
4th for Jacques Laffite
218th for Ferrari
18th for March (last until 1988)
3rd for Ligier
Poles
1st for Jacques Laffite (51st different polesitter, 3rd French driver; last until 1979)
1st for Ligier (24th different polesitter, last until 1979)
Fastest laps
5th for Ronnie Peterson (first since 1974; only fastest lap for March)
6th for March (last until 1989)
Front row starts
7th for Jody Scheckter
1st for Jacques Laffite (91st different front row starter, 9th French driver)
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Ronnie Peterson (first since 1974 and last until 1978; only win and fastest lap for March)