F1 driver stats
Driver stats
Wins
| # | Driver | Wins | From pole | Win & f.lap | Hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 5 | (GBR) John Watson (Penske) | 1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 7 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
- First-time winners
- John Watson
For more information see 1976 race winners.
Podiums
| # | Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 7 | – | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 5 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 4 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 6 | (GBR) John Watson (Penske) | 3 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 7 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 3 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 3 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | (DEU) Jochen Mass (McLaren) | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus) | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 11 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 12 | (GBR) Tom Pryce (Shadow) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
- First-time podium finishers
- Gunnar Nilsson
- John Watson
Pole positions
| # | Driver | Poles | Pole & win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 8 | 5 |
| 2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March) | 1 | – |
| 6 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 1 | – |
| 7 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 1 | 1 |
- First-time polesitters
- James Hunt
- Jacques Laffite
- Jody Scheckter (first South African polesitter)
For more information see 1976 pole positions.
Fastest laps
| # | Driver | Fastest laps | Win & f.lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Shadow) | 1 | – |
| 5 | (DEU) Jochen Mass (McLaren) | 1 | – |
| 6 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 1 | – |
| 7 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 1 | – |
| 8 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March) | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 1 | – |
| 10 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 1 | – |
- First-time fastest lap setters
- Jacques Laffite
For more information see 1976 fastest laps.
Points finishes
| # | Driver | Points finishes | Points | Points per points finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 12 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 2 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 10 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 3 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 10 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 4 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 8 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 5 | (DEU) Jochen Mass (McLaren) | 8 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 7 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 7 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus, Parnelli) | 6 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 5 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 9 | (GBR) John Watson (Penske) | 5 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 10 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus) | 4 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 11 | (GBR) Tom Pryce (Shadow) | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 12 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (March) | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 13 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Surtees) | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 14 | (BRA) Carlos Pace (Brabham) | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 15 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 16 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March) | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 17 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Brabham) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 18 | (NZL) Chris Amon (Ensign) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 19 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (March) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (Brabham) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
- First-time point scorers
- Gunnar Nilsson
Notes
- Mario Andretti scored one point in one points finish for Parnelli and 21 points in five points finishes for Lotus.
Front row starts
| # | Driver | FR starts | Pole | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 8 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 1 | – | 1 |
| 9 | (GBR) John Watson (Penske) | 1 | – | 1 |
- First-time front row starters
- Jacques Laffite
- John Watson
Retirements
| # | Driver | DNFs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (March) | 11 |
| 2 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus, March) | 11 |
| 3 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (March) | 11 |
| 4 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Brabham) | 10 |
| 5 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario (March, Williams) | 10 |
| 6 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus) | 9 |
| 7 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus, Parnelli) | 8 |
| 8 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) | 8 |
| 9 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 7 |
| 10 | (BRA) Carlos Pace (Brabham) | 7 |
| 11 | (AUT) Harald Ertl (Hesketh) | 6 |
| 12 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 6 |
| 13 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 5 |
| 14 | (AUS) Larry Perkins (Boro, Brabham) | 5 |
| 15 | (GBR) John Watson (Penske) | 5 |
| 16 | (NZL) Chris Amon (Ensign) | 4 |
| 17 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Shadow) | 4 |
| 18 | (USA) Brett Lunger (Surtees) | 4 |
| 19 | (DEU) Jochen Mass (McLaren) | 4 |
| 20 | (GBR) Tom Pryce (Shadow) | 4 |
| 21 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 4 |
| 22 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 3 |
| 23 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Surtees) | 3 |
| 24 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 3 |
| 25 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo (Surtees) | 2 |
| 26 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ensign) | 2 |
| 27 | (AUT) Hans Binder (Ensign, Williams) | 2 |
| 28 | (GBR) Ian Ashley (BRM) | 1 |
| 29 | (ZAF) Ian Scheckter (Tyrrell) | 1 |
| 30 | (BEL) Patrick Neve (Brabham) | 1 |
| 31 | (CHE) Loris Kessel (Brabham) | 1 |
| 32 | (FRA) Michel Leclere (Williams) | 1 |
| 33 | (GBR) Guy Edwards (Hesketh) | 1 |
| 34 | (GBR) Bob Evans (Brabham) | 1 |
| 35 | (SWE) Conny Andersson (Surtees) | 1 |
| 36 | (NLD) Boy Hayje (Penske) | 1 |
| 37 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (Brabham) | 1 |
| 38 | (JPN) Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Tyrrell) | 1 |
Notes
- Ronnie Peterson retired from one race for Lotus and ten races for March.
- Arturo Merzario retired from four races for March and six races for Williams.
- Mario Andretti retired from seven races for Lotus and one race for Parnelli.
- Larry Perkins retired from three races for Boro and two races for Brabham.
- Hans Binder retired from one race for Ensign and one race for Williams.