1
James Hunt
McLaren
69 pts
2
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
68 pts
3
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
49 pts
1
Ferrari
83 pts
James Hunt is the 1976 Formula 1 World Champion. Hunt won 6 out of 16 races and scored a total of 69 points. With 1 points behind Niki Lauda finished the season in second place and Jody Scheckter as third. Ferrari won the 1976 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 83 points.
The season started with the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix on January 25th. The last race of the season was the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix on October 24th.
Number of races
16 races
First race
Brazilian Grand Prix (January 25th)
Last race
Japanese Grand Prix (October 24th)
Most wins
James Hunt (6)
Most pole positions
James Hunt (8)
Most podiums
Niki Lauda (9)
Most top 5 finishes
Jody Scheckter (11)
Most points finishes
Jody Scheckter (12)
Most DNF's
Vittorio Brambilla (11)
Hans-Joachim Stuck (11)

1976 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
James Hunt
McLaren 6 8 69
2
Niki Lauda
Ferrari 5 9 68 -1
3
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell 1 5 49 -20
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell 7 39 -30
5
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari 1 4 31 -38
6
Mario Andretti
Parnelli 1 3 22 -47
7
John Watson
Penske 1 3 20 -49
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier 3 20 -49
9
Jochen Mass
McLaren 2 19 -50
10
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus 2 11 -58
11
Ronnie Peterson
March 1 1 10 -59
12
Tom Pryce
Shadow 1 10 -59
13
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March 8 -61
14
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 -62
15
Alan Jones
Surtees 7 -62
16
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 3 -66
17
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi 3 -66
18
Chris Amon
Wolf 2 -67
19
Vittorio Brambilla
March 1 -68
20
Rolf Stommelen
Hesketh 1 -68
21
Harald Ertl
Hesketh 0 -69
22
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow 0 -69
23
Jacky Ickx
Ensign 0 -69
24
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 0 -69
25
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees 0 -69
26
Arturo Merzario
Wolf 0 -69
27
Noritake Takahara
Surtees 0 -69
28
Renzo Zorzi
Williams 0 -69
29
Michel Leclère
Wolf 0 -69
30
Brett Lunger
Surtees 0 -69
31
Bob Evans
Brabham-Ford 0 -69
32
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Tyrrell 0 -69
33
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi 0 -69
34
Masahiro Hasemi
Kojima 0 -69
35
Lella Lombardi
Brabham-Ford 0 -69
36
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford 0 -69
37
Alex Ribeiro
Hesketh 0 -69
38
Warwick Brown
Wolf 0 -69
39
Guy Edwards
Hesketh 0 -69
40
Patrick Nève
Ensign 0 -69
41
Hans Binder
Wolf 0 -69
42
Boy Lunger
Penske 0 -69
43
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Tyrrell 0 -69
44
Ian Ashley
BRM 0 -69
45
Conny Andersson
Surtees 0 -69
46
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell 0 -69
47
Tony Trimmer
Maki 0 -69
48
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell 0 -69
49
Jac Nelleman
Brabham-Ford 0 -69
50
Emilio Zapico
Williams 0 -69
51
Emilio de Villota
Brabham-Ford 0 -69
52
Divina Galica
Surtees 0 -69
53
Damien Magee
Brabham-Ford 0 -69
54
Mike Wilds
Shadow 0 -69
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Ferrari 6 13 83
2 McLaren 6 10 74 -9
3 Tyrrell 1 12 71 -12
4 Team Lotus 1 5 29 -54
5 Penske 1 3 20 -63
6 Ligier 3 20 -63
7 March 1 1 19 -64
8 Shadow 1 10 -73
9 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 9 -74
10 Surtees 7 -76
11 Fittipaldi 3 -80
12 Ensign 2 -81
13 Parnelli 1 -82
14 Hesketh 0 -83
15 Wolf 0 -83
16 Boro 0 -83
17 Williams 0 -83
18 Kojima 0 -83
19 Brabham-Ford 0 -83
20 BRM 0 -83
21 Maki 0 -83

1976 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Jan 25th
Brazilian Grand Prix
#1 Niki Lauda
Patrick Depailler
Tom Pryce
James Hunt
Mar 6th
South African Grand Prix
#1 Niki Lauda
James Hunt
Jochen Mass
James Hunt
Mar 28th
United States Grand Prix West
#2 Clay Regazzoni
Niki Lauda
Patrick Depailler
Clay Regazzoni
May 2nd
Spanish Grand Prix
#11 James Hunt
Niki Lauda
Gunnar Nilsson
James Hunt
May 16th
Belgian Grand Prix
#1 Niki Lauda
Clay Regazzoni
Jacques Laffite
Niki Lauda
May 30th
Monaco Grand Prix
#1 Niki Lauda
Jody Scheckter
Patrick Depailler
Niki Lauda
Jun 13th
Swedish Grand Prix
#3 Jody Scheckter
Patrick Depailler
Niki Lauda
Jody Scheckter
Jul 4th
French Grand Prix
#11 James Hunt
Patrick Depailler
John Watson
James Hunt
Jul 18th
British Grand Prix
#1 Niki Lauda
Jody Scheckter
John Watson
Niki Lauda
Aug 1st
German Grand Prix
#11 James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Jochen Mass
James Hunt
Aug 15th
Austrian Grand Prix
#28 John Watson
Jacques Laffite
Gunnar Nilsson
James Hunt
Aug 29th
Dutch Grand Prix
#11 James Hunt
Clay Regazzoni
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Peterson
Sep 12th
Italian Grand Prix
#10 Ronnie Peterson
Clay Regazzoni
Jacques Laffite
Jacques Laffite
Oct 3rd
Canadian Grand Prix
#11 James Hunt
Patrick Depailler
Mario Andretti
James Hunt
Oct 10th
United States Grand Prix
#11 James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
James Hunt
Oct 24th
Japanese Grand Prix
#5 Mario Andretti
Patrick Depailler
James Hunt
Mario Andretti