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272nd GP – France 1976

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [026] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear
2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [027] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear
3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
4 France Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 United States Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45 [2-2] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
8 Brazil Carlos Pace Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team March Great Britain March 761 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March Racing Great Britain March 761 [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
11 Great Britain James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
12 Germany Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
16 Great Britain Tom Pryce Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN5B [5B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN5B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 United States Brett Lunger Chesterfield Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
19 Australia Alan Jones Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Williams FW05 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
21 France Michel Leclère Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Williams FW05 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Belgium Patrick Nève Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N176 [MN05] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308D [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
25 Great Britain Guy Edwards Penthouse Rizla Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308D [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS5 [01] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear
28 Great Britain John Watson First National City Bank Team Penske United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
31 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Copersucar Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
32 Switzerland Loris Kessel RAM Racing Great Britain Brabham BT44B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
33 Great Britain Damien Magee RAM Racing Great Britain Brabham BT44B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
34 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March Racing Great Britain March 761 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
35 Italy Arturo Merzario Ovoro Team March Great Britain March 761 [4-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
37 Australia Larry Perkins Boro Racing Netherlands Boro 001 [MN04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
38 France Henri Pescarolo Norev Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Great Britain Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.750 0
2 11 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.120 0
3 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.730 0
4 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.830 0
5 28 Great Britain John Watson United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.870 0
6 1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [026] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.870 0
7 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Brabham BT45 [2-2] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.940 0
8 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS5 [01] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.060 0
9 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN5B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.120 0
10 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari 312T2 [027] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.200 0
11 34 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain March 761 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.310 0
12 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain March 761 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.620 0
13 12 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.910 0
14 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.000 0
15 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.280 0
16 16 Great Britain Tom Pryce Great Britain Shadow DN5B [5B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.350 0
17 19 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.660 0
18 21 France Michel Leclère Great Britain Williams FW05 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.290 0
19 18 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain Surtees TS19 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.410 0
20 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.430 0
21 38 France Henri Pescarolo Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.600 0
22 25 Great Britain Guy Edwards Great Britain Hesketh 308D [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.820 0
23 22 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain Ensign N176 [MN05] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.820 0
24 35 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761 [4-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.280 0
25 33 Great Britain Damien Magee Great Britain Brabham BT44B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.490 0
26 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Great Britain Williams FW05 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.370 0
27 24 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308D [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.980 0
28 32 Switzerland Loris Kessel Great Britain Brabham BT44B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:56.460 0
29 31 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:01.060 0
30 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain March 761 [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:15.170 0
31 1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [025] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 0
32 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS5 [02] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 11 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:47.890 0
2 1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [026] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.170 0
3 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.590 0
4 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari 312T2 [027] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.690 0
5 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.190 0
6 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain March 761 [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.290 0
7 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Great Britain Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.540 0
8 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.700 0
9 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Brabham BT45 [1] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.790 0
10 28 Great Britain John Watson United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.820 0
11 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS5 [01] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.330 0
12 12 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.420 0
13 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain March 761 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.570 0
14 19 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.110 0
15 16 Great Britain Tom Pryce Great Britain Shadow DN5B [5B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.360 0
16 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN5B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.490 0
17 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.110 0
18 35 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761 [4-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.580 0
19 25 Great Britain Guy Edwards Great Britain Hesketh 308D [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.630 0
20 18 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain Surtees TS19 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.740 0
21 21 France Michel Leclère Great Britain Williams FW05 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.870 0
22 22 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain Ensign N176 [MN05] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.910 0
23 38 France Henri Pescarolo Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.140 0
24 33 Great Britain Damien Magee Great Britain Brabham BT44B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.880 0
25 24 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308D [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.050 0
26 32 Switzerland Loris Kessel Great Britain Brabham BT44B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:55.300 0
27 34 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain March 761 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:55.850 0
28 31 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:56.020 0
29 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:00.300 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain March 761 [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.070 0
2 28 Great Britain John Watson United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.220 0
3 1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [026] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.430 0
4 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari 312T2 [027] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.440 0
5 11 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.450 0
6 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.630 0
7 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.720 0
8 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain March 761 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.790 0
9 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.830 0
10 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Great Britain Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.890 0
11 12 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.100 0
12 16 Great Britain Tom Pryce Great Britain Shadow DN5B [5B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.270 0
13 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS5 [01] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.670 0
14 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Brabham BT45 [2-2] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.670 0
15 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.780 0
16 19 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.130 0
17 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN5B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.270 0
18 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Great Britain Williams FW05 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.410 0
19 35 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761 [4-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.790 0
20 21 France Michel Leclère Great Britain Williams FW05 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.430 0
21 18 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain Surtees TS19 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.720 0
22 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.840 0
23 25 Great Britain Guy Edwards Great Britain Hesketh 308D [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.970 0
24 33 Great Britain Damien Magee Great Britain Brabham BT44B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.540 0
25 31 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.780 0
26 24 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308D [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.790 0
27 38 France Henri Pescarolo Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.550 0
28 32 Switzerland Loris Kessel Great Britain Brabham BT44B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:55.520 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 11 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:47.890 0
2 1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [026] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.170 0
3 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.590 0
4 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari 312T2 [027] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.690 0
5 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Great Britain Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.750 0
6 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain March 761 [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.070 0
7 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.190 0
8 28 Great Britain John Watson United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.220 0
9 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.630 0
10 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Brabham BT45 [2-2] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.790 0
11 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain March 761 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.790 0
12 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.830 0
13 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS5 [01] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.060 0
14 12 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.100 0
15 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN5B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.120 0
16 16 Great Britain Tom Pryce Great Britain Shadow DN5B [5B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.270 0
17 34 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain March 761 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:50.310 0
18 19 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.110 0
19 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Great Britain Williams FW05 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.410 0
20 35 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761 [4-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:51.790 0
21 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.110 0
22 21 France Michel Leclère Great Britain Williams FW05 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.290 0
23 18 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain Surtees TS19 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.410 0
24 38 France Henri Pescarolo Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.600 0
25 25 Great Britain Guy Edwards Great Britain Hesketh 308D [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.630 0
26 22 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain Ensign N176 [MN05] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52.820 0
DNQ 33 Great Britain Damien Magee Great Britain Brabham BT44B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.790 0
DNQ 31 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.780 0
DNQ 24 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308D [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.490 0
DNQ 32 Switzerland Loris Kessel Great Britain Brabham BT44B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:55.300 0
Starting grid limited to 26 positions. Ertl participated in the start illegally.

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Official Name 62éme Grand Prix de France
Circuit Paul Ricard
Date July 4
Pole James Hunt 01:47.890
Fastest Lap Niki Lauda 01:51.000
Podium 1st James Hunt (46) , 2nd Patrick Depailler, 3rd John Watson
GP Number 272
Round 8
Weather Cloudy
Prev race Grand Prix of Sweden June 13
Next race British Grand Prix July 18

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 11 Great Britain James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40:58.600 54 01:51.300 46 1 9
2 4 France Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:11.300 54 01:51.500 0 3 6
3 28 Great Britain John Watson First National City Bank Team Penske United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:22.150 54 01:51.400 0 8 4
4 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:23.420 54 01:51.600 0 5 3
5 5 United States Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:42.520 54 01:51.800 0 7 2
6 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:53.670 54 01:51.800 0 9 1
7 34 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March Racing Great Britain March 761 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42:20.150 54 01:52.600 0 17 0
8 16 Great Britain Tom Pryce Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN5B [5B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42:29.270 54 01:52.900 0 16 0
9 35 Italy Arturo Merzario Ovoro Team March Great Britain March 761 [4-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42:52.170 54 01:53.200 0 20 0
10 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Williams FW05 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:53.500 0 19 0
11 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45 [2-2] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:52.900 0 10 0
12 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN5B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:53.200 0 15 0
13 21 France Michel Leclère Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Williams FW05 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:53.800 0 22 0
14 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS5 [01] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:52.200 0 13 0
15 12 Germany Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:52.900 0 14 0
16 18 United States Brett Lunger Chesterfield Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:53.900 0 23 0
17 25 Great Britain Guy Edwards Penthouse Rizla Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308D [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:54.300 0 25 0
18 22 Belgium Patrick Nève Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N176 [MN05] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 53 01:54.200 0 26 0
19 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March Racing Great Britain March 761 [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Fuel system 51 01:51.700 0 6 0
DNF 19 Australia Alan Jones Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Suspension 44 01:53.200 0 18 0
DNF 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team March Great Britain March 761 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Oil pressure 28 01:52.400 0 11 0
DNF 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Oil pressure 21 01:53.700 0 21 0
DNF 38 France Henri Pescarolo Norev Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Suspension 19 01:54.000 0 24 0
DNF 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [027] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear Engine 17 01:51.200 0 4 0
DNF 1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [026] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear Engine 8 01:51.000 8 2 0
DNF 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 8 01:53.500 0 12 0
DNF 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308D [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Differential 4 01:57.300 0 29 0
DNQ 33 Great Britain Damien Magee RAM Racing Great Britain Brabham BT44B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 31 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Copersucar Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 32 Switzerland Loris Kessel RAM Racing Great Britain Brabham BT44B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
T 1T Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [025] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 5 United States Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 77 [JPS14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 12 Germany Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [8-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS5 [02] Matra MS73 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 31 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Copersucar Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
S 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 007 [6-4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 4 France Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 007 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45 [1] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 16 Great Britain Tom Pryce Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN5 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 28 Great Britain John Watson First National City Bank Team Penske United States Penske PC3 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
DNA 37 Australia Larry Perkins Boro Racing Netherlands Boro 001 [MN04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNA 0 0 0
Watson was initially disqualified for rear wing irregularities, but had his classification confirmed after an appeal.

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Formula 1 1976 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 52
2 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren 26
3 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell 26
4 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Tyrrell 24
5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari 16
6 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier 10
7 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren 10
8 Great Britain John Watson United States Penske 6
9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain March 6
10 Great Britain Tom Pryce Great Britain Shadow 4
11 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 4
12 Brazil Carlos Pace Great Britain Brabham 4
13 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Brabham 3
14 United States Mario Andretti United States Parnelli 3
Great Britain Lotus
15 New Zealand Chris Amon Great Britain Ensign 2
16 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Surtees 2
17 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi 2
Formula 1 1976 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Italy Ferrari 55
2 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 37
3 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 31 (32)
4 France Ligier Matra 10
5 United States Penske Ford Cosworth 6
6 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 6
7 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 6
8 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 6
9 Great Britain Shadow Ford Cosworth 4
10 Great Britain Ensign Ford Cosworth 2
11 Great Britain Surtees Ford Cosworth 2
12 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 2
13 United States Parnelli Ford Cosworth 1
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