1976 Italian Grand Prix
277th World Championship race, 27th World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 27th World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 12 September 1976 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Ronnie Peterson  March-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: |  Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra |
| Fastest lap: | Ronnie Peterson March-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Monza, 52 laps |
| Round: | 13 of 16 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +7 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 52 | 1hr 30m 35.600s | 9 |
| 2 | +7 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 52 | +2.300s | 6 |
| 3 | -2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 52 | +3.000s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 52 | +19.400s | 3 |
| 5 | -3 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +19.500s | 2 |
| 6 | -2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +35.700s | 1 |
| 7 | +9 |  Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +43.900s | |
| 8 | +7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +52.900s | |
| 9 | -2 |  Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 52 | +57.500s | |
| 10 |  Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1m 12.400s | ||
| 11 | +15 | John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1m 42.200s | |
| 12 | +6 |  Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -1 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +9 |  Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 50 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +5 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 50 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +3 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 49 | DNF | |
| 17 | +5 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (P) | 49 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | +3 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (P) | 49 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | -2 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 47 | +5 laps | |
| R |  Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Larry Perkins | Boro-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | |||||
| Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford Cosworth | |||||
| Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (P) | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:41.350 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 3 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 13 | Larry Perkins | Boro-Ford Cosworth | |
| 14 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 15 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 19 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | |
| 21 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 24 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 25 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 26 | John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 64 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 47 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 40 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 27 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | 20 |
| 7 | John Watson | 19 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 14 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | 10 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | 10 |
| 11 | Tom Pryce | 10 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | 7 |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 6 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | 4 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 18 |  Chris Amon | 2 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | 1 |
| = | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 76 |
| 2 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 52 |
| 4 | Ligier-Matra | 20 |
| 5 | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 19 |
| 6 | March-Ford Cosworth | 17 |
| 7 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 16 |
| 8 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 |
| 10 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 11 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 12 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
| 13 | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 100th for Jacky Ickx
- Wins
- Driver: 8th for Ronnie Peterson
- Constructor: 3rd and last for March
- Podiums
- Driver: 23rd for Clay Regazzoni, 18th for Ronnie Peterson, 4th for Jacques Laffite
- Constructor: 218th for Ferrari, 18th for March, 3rd for Ligier
- Poles
- Driver: 1st for Jacques Laffite (51st different polesitter, 3rd French driver)
- Constructor: 1st for Ligier (24th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 5th for Ronnie Peterson
- Constructor: 6th for March
- Front row starts
- Driver: 7th for Jody Scheckter, 1st for Jacques Laffite (91st different front row starter, 9th French driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 2nd for Ronnie Peterson