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.
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)
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 |