1976 Formula One Season

The 1976 Formula One season was the 27th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers which were contested concurrently over a sixteen race series which commenced on January 25 and ended on October 24. The season also included two non-championship races for Formula One cars.
In an extraordinarily political season the World Championship went to McLaren driver James Hunt by one point from Ferrari's Niki Lauda, although Ferrari took the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers. Controversy began in Spain where Hunt was initially disqualified from first place, giving the race to Lauda, only for the decision to be overturned on appeal months later. The six wheeled Tyrrell confounded the skeptics by winning in Sweden, with Lauda third and Hunt fifth.
Hunt won in France and, it seemed, in Britain, but the race had been restarted after a first lap pile-up and Hunt drove on an access road returning to the pits, which was against the rules. He was eventually disqualified after an appeal from Ferrari. Lauda became the official race winner.
Lauda then crashed heavily in West Germany and appeared likely to die from his injuries. Hunt won the race and finished fourth to John Watson's Penske (the team's only win) in Austria. Miraculously, Lauda returned to finish fourth in Italy, where Hunt, Jochen Mass and Watson were relegated to the back of the grid for infringements of the regulations.
Hunt won in Canada and in the US but Lauda took third to lead Hunt by three points going into the final race. In appalling weather conditions Mario Andretti won, Lauda gave up because of the hazardous conditions, and Hunt eventually finished third to take the title.
Chris Amon drove his last grand prix in Germany, failing to win a single championship race. The 1976 Wolf-Williams cars were originally Heskeths, and Williams had left the team by September.
The 2013 film Rush is based on this season, focusing on the rivalry and friendship between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
==Teams and drivers==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the 1976 FIA Formula One World Championship is outlined below:
** Andretti would also drive #6 in the first round of the 1976 season.
*† Stommelen would drive car #77 in Germany.
*‡ Lombardi world drive car #37 in Germany.
*§ Perkins would also drive #27 in Netherlands and #40 in Italy.
*ƒ Pesenti-Rossi would also drive #39 in Austria and #40 in Germany and Netherlands.
==Calendar==
===World Championship Schedule===
Outlined below is the full world championship schedule for the 1976 FIA Formula One World Championship:
===Non-Championship Schedule===
Outlined below is the full non-championship schedule for the 1976 FIA Formula One World Championship:
Date 	Event 	Circuit 	Report
14th of March	XI Daily Mail Race of Champions 	Brands Hatch	Report
11th of April	XXVIII Graham Hill International Trophy	Silverstone 	Report
==Results==
===World Championship===
** It was initially announced that Masahiro Hasemi set the fastest lap at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, but it was a measurable mistake, and, several days later, the circuit issued a press release to correct the fastest lap holder of the race to Jacques Laffite.
===Non-Championship===
==Standings==
===World Championship for Drivers===
Outlined below is the full standings for the 1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers:
1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers	1976 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
 	Hunt 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	69
 	Lauda 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	 	68
 	J. Scheckter 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	49
4th 	Depailler 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	39
5th 	Regazzoni 	7th 	 	 	11th 	 	14th 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	31
6th 	Andretti 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
7th 	Watson 	 	 	 	 	7th 	10th 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	11th 	10th 	 	 	20
= 	Laffite 	 	 	 	12th 	 	12th 	 	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	20
9th 	Mass 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	15th 	 	 	7th 	9th 	 	 	 	 	19
10th 	Nilsson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	12th 	 	 	11
11th 	Peterson 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	7th 	19th 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	10
= 	Pryce 	 	7th 	 	8th 	10th 	7th 	9th 	8th 	 	8th 	 	 	8th 	11th 	 	 	10
13th 	Stuck 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8
14th 	Pace 	10th 	 	9th 	 	 	9th 	8th 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	7
= 	Jones 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	13th 	 	 	10th 	 	8th 	12th 	16th 	8th 	 	7
16th 	Reutemann 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	3
= 	Fittipaldi 	13th 	17th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	15th 	 	9th 	 	3
18th 	Amon 	 	14th 	8th 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2
19th 	Brambilla 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	14th 	 	 	1
= 	Stommelen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	1
— 	Ertl 	 	15th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	8th 	 	16th 	 	13th 	8th 	0
— 	Jarier 	 	 	7th 	 	9th 	8th 	12th 	12th 	9th 	11th 	 	10th 	19th 	18th 	10th 	10th 	0
— 	Ickx 	8th 	16th 	 	7th 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	10th 	13th 	 	 	0
— 	Perkins 	 	 	 	13th 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17th 	 	 	0
— 	Pescarolo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	11th 	17th 	19th 	 	 	0
— 	Merzario 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Zorzi 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Takahara 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	0
— 	Leclère 	 	13th 	 	10th 	11th 	11th 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Lunger 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	15th 	16th 	 	 	10th 	 	14th 	15th 	11th 	 	0
— 	Evans 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Pesenti-Rossi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	11th 	 	18th 	 	 	 	0
— 	Hoffmann 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Hasemi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	0
— 	Kessel 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Lombardi 	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Ribeiro 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	0
— 	Brown 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	0
— 	Edwards 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17th 	 	15th 	 	 	 	20th 	 	 	0
— 	Nève 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Binder 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Ashley 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	I. Scheckter 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Hayje 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Andersson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Hoshino 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Stuppacher 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Kuwashima 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	De Villota 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Zapico 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Nellemann 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Magee 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Wilds 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Galica 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Trimmer 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos. 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
===International Cup for Manufacturers===
Outlined below is the full standings for the 1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers:
1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers	1976 FIA Formula One International Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.*
Pos. 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.*
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	83
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	74 (75)
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	71
4th 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	29
5th 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	10th 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	11th 	10th 	 	 	20
= 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	12th 	 	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	20
7th 	 	 	8th 	10th 	 	 	 	7th 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	19
8th 	 	 	7th 	7th 	8th 	9th 	7th 	9th 	8th 	 	8th 	 	 	8th 	11th 	10th 	10th 	10
9th 	 	10th 	 	9th 	 	 	9th 	8th 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	9
10th 	 	 	11th 	 	9th 	 	 	13th 	16th 	 	10th 	9th 	8th 	12th 	15th 	8th 	 	7
11th 	 	11th 	17th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	15th 	 	9th 	 	3
12th 	 	 	14th 	8th 	 	 	13th 	 	18th 	 	 	 	 	10th 	13th 	 	 	2
13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1
— 	 	 	15th 	 	 	 	 	 	17th 	7th 	15th 	8th 	12th 	16th 	20th 	12th 	8th 	0
— 	 	8th 	13th 	 	7th 	11th 	11th 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	0
— 	 	 	 	 	13th 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	0
— 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos. 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.*
Pos. 	Team 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.*
** Only the best seven results from the first eight rounds and the best seven results from the last eight rounds counted towards the championship.
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