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	312T 312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	G	1	Niki Lauda	1–10, 13–16
					2	Clay Regazzoni	1–10, 12–16
					35	Carlos Reutemann	13
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford	007 P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	3	Jody Scheckter	All
					4	Patrick Depailler	All
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	G	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	G	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	M23 M26	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	11	James Hunt	All
					12	Jochen Mass	All
Shellsport/Whiting	Surtees-Ford	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	13	Divina Galica	9
Stanley BRM	BRM	P201B	BRM P200 3.0 V12	G	14	Ian Ashley	1
Lexington Racing	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	15	Ian Scheckter	2
Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Ford	DN5B DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	16	Tom Pryce	All
					17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	All
Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	FW04 FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	N174 N176	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	G	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	G	25	Emilio Zapico	4
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier-Matra	JS5	Matra MS73 3.0 V12	G	26	Jacques Laffite	All
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli-Ford	VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	27	Mario Andretti	2–3
Citibank Team Penske	Penske-Ford	PC3 PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	28	John Watson	All
Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	FD03 FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	30	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
					31	Ingo Hoffmann	1, 3–4, 8
RAM Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	G	37	Larry Perkins	4–7, 12–13
					40
Scuderia Gulf Rondini	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	37	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	10–13
					39
					40
Team Norev / B&S Fabrications	Surtees-Ford	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Henri Pescarolo	6, 8–15
F&S Properties	Penske-Ford	PC3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	39	Boy Hayje	12
ÖASC Racing Team	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	39	Otto Stuppacher	13–15
Team P R Reilly	Shadow-Ford	DN3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	40	Mike Wilds	9
Kojima Engineering	Kojima-Ford	KE007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D	51	Masahiro Hasemi	16
Heros Racing	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	B	52	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	16
Maki Engineering	Maki-Ford	F102A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)