1976 BRDC International Trophy

The XXVIII Graham Hill International Trophy was a non-championship race, held at Silverstone on April 11, 1976. It was renamed in memory of two-time World Champion Graham Hill, who was killed in a private plane crash the previous November.
The race was won by James Hunt in a , ahead of Vittorio Brambilla in a and Jody Scheckter in a . The weekend marked the first competitive appearance of the revolutionary Tyrrell P34, but Scheckter used his older 007 in the race.
==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Niki Lauda 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	 	312T2 	 	015 F12 3.0 	
3 	Jody Scheckter 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	007 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
5 	Bob Evans 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	77 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
6 	Gunnar Nilsson 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	77 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
8 	Carlos Pace 	Martini Racing 	 	BT45 	 	115-12 F12 3.0	
9 	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March 	 	761 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	James Hunt 	Marlboro Team McLaren 	 	M23 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
16 	Tom Pryce 	Shadow Racing Team 	 	DN5B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team 	 	DN5B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
18 	Brett Lunger 	Team Surtees 	 	TS19 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
19 	Alan Jones 	Team Surtees 	 	TS19 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
20 	Jacky Ickx 	Wolf-Williams Racing 	 	FW05 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
21 	Mario Andretti 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	77 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
22 	Chris Amon 	Team Ensign 	 	N176 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
24 	Guy Edwards 	Penthouse Rizla Racing 	 	308D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
28 	John Watson 	Citibank Team Penske 	 	PC3 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
32 	Patrick Nève 	RAM Racing 	 	BT44B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
33 	Loris Kessel 	RAM Racing 	 	BT44B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
36 	Giancarlo Martini 	Scuderia Everest 	 	312T 	 	015 F12 3.0 	
40 	Damien Magee 	RAM Racing 	 	BT42 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
41 	Brian McGuire 	Privateer 	 	FW04 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	11 	James Hunt 	 	1:17.91 	
2 	9 	Vittorio Brambilla	 	1:18.76 	+0.85s
3 	16 	Tom Pryce 	 	1:19.20 	+1.29s
4 	5 	Gunnar Nilsson 	 	1:19.41 	+1.50s
5 	3 	Jody Scheckter 	 	1:19.70 	+1.79s
6 	17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	1:19.70 	+1.79s
7 	19 	Alan Jones 	 	1:20.12 	+2.21s
8 	8 	Carlos Pace 	 	1:20.24 	+2.33s
9 	21 	Mario Andretti 	 	1:20.25 	+2.34s
10 	36 	Giancarlo Martini 	 	1:20.28 	+2.37s
11 	32 	Patrick Nève 	 	1:20.38 	+2.47s
12 	33 	Loris Kessel 	 	1:20.48 	+2.57s
13* 	22 	Chris Amon 	 	1:21.14 	+3.23s
14 	40 	Damien Magee 	 	1:21.32 	+3.41s
15 	20 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:21.45 	+3.54s
16* 	18 	Brett Lunger 	 	1:21.57 	+3.66s
17 	24 	Guy Edwards 	 	1:22.28 	+4.37s
18 	41 	Brian McGuire 	 	1:22.65 	+4.74s
WD 	1 	Niki Lauda 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	28 	John Watson 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	5 	Bob Evans 	 	Reserve driver	Reserve driver
** Amon and Lunger were unable to take the start.
===Grid===
** Amon and Lunger were unable to take the start.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	11 	James Hunt 	 	40 	53'04.57 	1
2 	9 	Vittorio Brambilla	 	40 	+11.24s 	2
3 	3 	Jody Scheckter 	 	40 	+37.37s 	5
4 	16 	Tom Pryce 	 	40 	+42.66s 	3
5 	17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	40 	+43.70s 	6
6 	5 	Gunnar Nilsson 	 	40 	+44.07s 	4
7 	21 	Mario Andretti 	 	40 	+1:10.71 	9
8 	19 	Alan Jones 	 	40 	+1:28.61 	7
9 	8 	Carlos Pace 	 	39 	+1 lap 	8
10 	36 	Giancarlo Martini 	 	39 	+1 lap 	10
11 	32 	Patrick Nève 	 	39 	+1 lap 	11
12 	33 	Loris Kessel 	 	39 	+1 lap 	12
DSQ 	41 	Brian McGuire 	 	30 	Oil line 	18
Ret 	40 	Damien Magee 	 	23 	Engine 	14
Ret 	20 	Jacky Ickx 	 	20 	Gearbox 	15
Ret 	24 	Guy Edwards 	 	17 	Exhaust 	17
DNS 	22 	Chris Amon 	 	 	 	
DNS 	18 	Brett Lunger 	 	 	 	
WD 	1 	Niki Lauda 	 	 	 	
WD 	28 	John Watson 	 	 	 	
WD 	5 	Bob Evans 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
==Notes==
Category:1976 Formula One Season
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:1976 Non-Championship races
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom
Category:BRDC International Trophy