1976 Formula One season

The 1976 Formula One season crowned James Hunt as champion.

Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.
 Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No Driver Rounds  Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T312T2 Ferrari 015 3.0 F12  1  Niki Lauda 1–10, 13–16 2  Clay Regazzoni 1–10, 12–16 35  Carlos Reutemann 13  Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Ford 007P34 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  3  Jody Scheckter All 4  Patrick Depailler All  John Player Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  5  Ronnie Peterson 1  Bob Evans 2–3  Mario Andretti 4–5, 7–16 6 1  Gunnar Nilsson 2–16  Martini Racing Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12  7  Carlos Reutemann 1–12  Rolf Stommelen 13  Larry Perkins 14–16 8  Carlos Pace All 77  Rolf Stommelen 10 Beta Team March March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  9  Vittorio Brambilla All  Lavazza March 10  Lella Lombardi 1  March Engineering Theodore Racing  Ronnie Peterson 2–16 34  Hans-Joachim Stuck All  Ovoro Team March 35  Arturo Merzario 3–9  Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Ford M23M26 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  11  James Hunt All 12  Jochen Mass All  Shellsport/Whiting Surtees-Ford TS16 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  13  Divina Galica 9  Stanley BRM BRM P201B BRM P200 3.0 V12  14  Ian Ashley 1  Lexington Racing Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  15  Ian Scheckter 2  Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Ford DN5BDN8 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  16  Tom Pryce All 17  Jean-Pierre Jarier All  Team Surtees Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  18  Brett Lunger 2–5, 7–11, 13–15  Conny Andersson 12  Noritake Takahara 16  Durex Team Surtees 19  Alan Jones 3–16  Wolf-Williams Racing Wolf-Williams-Ford FW04FW05 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  20  Jacky Ickx 1–6, 8–9  Arturo Merzario 10–16 21  Renzo Zorzi 1  Michel Leclère 2–8  Chris Amon 14  Warwick Brown 15  Hans Binder 16  Masami Kuwashima 16  Team Ensign Ensign-Ford N174N176 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  22  Chris Amon 2–7, 9–10  Patrick Nève 8  Hans Binder 11  Jacky Ickx 12–15  Hesketh Racing Hesketh-Ford 308D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  24  Harald Ertl 2–16  Penthouse Rizla Racing with Hesketh 25  Guy Edwards 5, 8–10, 13–14  Rolf Stommelen 12  Alex Ribeiro 15  Mapfre-Williams Williams-Ford FW04 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  25  Emilio Zapico 4  Ligier Gitanes Ligier-Matra JS5 Matra MS73 3.0 V12  26  Jacques Laffite All  Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Parnelli-Ford VPJ4B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  27  Mario Andretti 2–3  Citibank Team Penske Penske-Ford PC3PC4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  28  John Watson All  Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford FD03FD04 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  30  Emerson Fittipaldi All 31  Ingo Hoffmann 1, 3–4, 8  RAM Racing Brabham-Ford BT44B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  32  Loris Kessel 4–5, 7–8, 11  Bob Evans 9 33  Emilio de Villota 4  Patrick Nève 5  Jac Nellemann 7  Damien Magee 8  Lella Lombardi 9-11  HB Bewaking Alarm Systems Boro-Ford 001 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  37  Larry Perkins 4–7, 12–13 40  Scuderia Gulf Rondini Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  37  Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi 10–13 39 40  Team Norev / B&S Fabrications Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  38  Henri Pescarolo 6, 8–15  F&S Properties Penske-Ford PC3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  39  Boy Hayje 12  ÖASC Racing Team Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  39  Otto Stuppacher 13–15  Team P R Reilly Shadow-Ford DN3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  40  Mike Wilds 9  Kojima Engineering Kojima-Ford KE007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  51  Masahiro Hasemi 16  Heros Racing Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  52  Kazuyoshi Hoshino 16  Maki Engineering Maki-Ford F102A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  54  Tony Trimmer 16

Season review
The Driver's championship was won by James Hunt from Niki Lauda, who had to miss several races as a result of an injury sustained in a crash at the German Grand Prix.

 Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report 1  Brazilian Grand Prix January 25 Interlagos  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 2  South African Grand Prix March 6 Kyalami  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 3  United States Grand Prix West March 28 Long Beach  Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Report 4  Spanish Grand Prix May 2 Jarama  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 5  Belgian Grand Prix May 16 Zolder  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 6  Monaco Grand Prix May 30 Monaco  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 7  Swedish Grand Prix June 13 Scandinavian Raceway  Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford Report 8  French Grand Prix July 4 Paul Ricard  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 9  British Grand Prix July 18 Brands Hatch  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 10  German Grand Prix August 1 Nürburgring  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 11  Austrian Grand Prix August 15 Österreichring  John Watson Penske-Ford Report 12  Dutch Grand Prix August 29 Zandvoort  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 13  Italian Grand Prix September 12 Monza  Ronnie Peterson March-Ford Report 14  Canadian Grand Prix October 3 Mosport  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 15  United States Grand Prix October 10 Watkins Glen  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 16  Japanese Grand Prix October 24 Fuji Speedway  Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report

1976 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos Driver BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN Pts 1  James Hunt Ret 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 1 DSQ 1 4 1 Ret 1 1 3 69 2  Niki Lauda 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 Ret 1 Ret 4 8 3 Ret 68 3  Jody Scheckter 5 4 Ret Ret 4 2 1 6 2 2 Ret 5 5 4 2 Ret 49 4  Patrick Depailler 2 9 3 Ret Ret 3 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 7 6 2 Ret 2 39 5  Clay Regazzoni 7 Ret 1 11 2 14 6 Ret Ret 9 2 2 6 7 5 31 6  Mario Andretti Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 12 5 3 Ret 3 Ret 1 22 7  John Watson Ret 5 NC Ret 7 10 Ret 3 3 7 1 Ret 11 10 6 Ret 20 8  Jacques Laffite Ret Ret 4 12 3 12 4 14 Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret 7 20 9  Jochen Mass 6 3 5 Ret 6 5 11 15 Ret 3 7 9 Ret 5 4 Ret 19 10  Gunnar Nilsson Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 13 12 Ret 6 11 11  Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 19 Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 9 Ret Ret 10 12  Tom Pryce 3 7 Ret 8 10 7 9 8 4 8 Ret 4 8 11 Ret Ret 10 13  Hans-Joachim Stuck 4 12 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 14  Carlos Pace 10 Ret 9 6 Ret 9 8 4 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 15  Alan Jones NC 9 5 Ret 13 Ret 5 10 Ret 8 12 16 8 4 7 16  Carlos Reutemann 12 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 3 17  Emerson Fittipaldi 13 17 6 Ret DNQ 6 Ret Ret 6 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 3 18  Chris Amon 14 8 5 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 2 19  Vittorio Brambilla Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 7 14 Ret Ret 1 20  Rolf Stommelen 6 12 Ret 1 21  Harald Ertl 15 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 16 DNS 13 8 0 22  Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 12 12 9 11 Ret 10 19 18 10 10 0 23  Jacky Ickx 8 16 DNQ 7 DNQ DNQ 10 DNQ Ret 10 13 Ret 0 24  Larry Perkins 13 8 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 0 25  Henri Pescarolo DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 9 11 17 19 NC 0 26  Arturo Merzario DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 14 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0 27  Renzo Zorzi 9 0 28  Noritake Takahara 9 0 29  Michel Leclère 13 DNQ 10 11 11 Ret 13 0 30  Brett Lunger 11 DNQ DNQ Ret 15 16 Ret Ret 10 14 15 11 0 31  Bob Evans 10 DNQ 0 32  Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi 14 11 DNQ 18 0 33  Ingo Hoffman 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 34  Masahiro Hasemi 11 0 35  Loris Kessel DNQ 12 Ret DNQ NC 0 36  Lella Lombardi 14 DNQ DNQ 12 0 37  Alex Ribeiro 12 0 38  Warwick Brown 14 0 39  Guy Edwards DNQ 17 Ret 15 DNS 20 0 40  Patrick Nève Ret 18 0 —   Hans Binder Ret Ret 0 —   Ian Ashley Ret 0 —   Ian Scheckter Ret 0 —   Boy Hayje Ret 0 —   Conny Andersson Ret 0 —   Kazuyoshi Hoshino Ret 0 —   Otto Stuppacher DNS DNQ DNQ 0 —   Emilio de Villota DNQ 0 —   Emilio Zapico DNQ 0 —   Damien Magee DNQ 0 —   Mike Wilds DNQ 0 —   Divina Galica DNQ 0 —   Tony Trimmer DNQ 0 Pos Driver BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN Pts

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