# 1976 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976. It was won by British driver James Hunt driving a McLaren M23 on his 29th birthday. The race, contested over 75 laps, was the twelfth round of the 1976 Formula One season.
The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race. He was 29.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying classification

| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:21.31 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 1:21.39 |
| 3 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 1:21.55 |
| 4 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 1:21.62 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:21.85 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:21.88 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 1:21.88 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:21.91 |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:22.03 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:22.06 |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford | 1:22.13 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:22.16 |
| 13 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 1:22.16 |
| 14 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22.27 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 1:22.48 |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 1:22.51 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford | 1:22.55 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 1:22.59 |
| 19 | Larry Perkins | Boro-Ford | 1:23.10 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 1:23.18 |
| 21 | Boy Hayje | Penske-Ford | 1:23.26 |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford | 1:23.55 |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford | 1:24.09 |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 1:24.37 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh-Ford | 1:24.71 |
| 26 | Conny Andersson | Surtees-Ford | 1:24.74 |
| DNQ | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.01 |
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## Race
### Race classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 75 | 1:44:52.09 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 75 | + 0.92 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 2.09 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 75 | + 6.94 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 22.46 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 75 | + 45.03 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 56.28 | 14 | |
| 8 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 9 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh-Ford | 72 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford | 66 | Electrical | 11 | |
| Ret | 39 | Boy Hayje | Penske-Ford | 63 | Halfshaft | 21 | |
| Ret | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | Oil Leak | 9 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 53 | Oil Leak | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 52 | Oil Pressure | 1 | |
| Ret | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 49 | Spun Off | 24 | |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 47 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 27 | Larry Perkins | Boro-Ford | 44 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 40 | Electrical | 17 | |
| Ret | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | Clutch | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 10 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 9 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 | Conny Andersson | Surtees-Ford | 9 | Engine | 26 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 5 | Accident | 23 | |
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