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.