1976 Season

Races: 16
Drivers: 55
Winners: 7
Polesitters: 7
Race Points: 400
Laps Completed: 18,284
Est. Km: 86,392 km
DNFs 41%: 161
WDC Gap James Simon Wallis Hunt vs Andreas Nikolaus Lauda: +1 pts

Race Calendar

Round ↑	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Laps
1 BRA GP	Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1976	José Carlos Pace	1976-01-25	40
2 ZAF GP	The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 1976	Kyalami	1976-03-06	78
3 USA GP	1976 Long Beach Grand Prix	Long Beach	1976-03-28	80
4 ESP GP	Gran Premio de España 1976	Jarama	1976-05-02	75
5 BEL GP	1976 Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	1976-05-16	70
6 MCO GP	Grand Prix de Monaco 1976	Monaco	1976-05-30	78
7 SWE GP	Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix 1976	Anderstorp Raceway	1976-06-13	72
8 FRA GP	Grand Prix de France 1976	Paul Ricard	1976-07-04	54
9 GBR GP	1976 John Player British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	1976-07-18	76
10 DEU GP	Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1976	Nürburgring	1976-08-01	14
11 AUT GP	Grosser Preis von Österreich 1976	Red Bull Ring	1976-08-15	54
12 NLD GP	Grote Prijs van Nederland 1976	Zandvoort	1976-08-29	75
13 ITA GP	Gran Premio d'Italia 1976	Monza	1976-09-12	52
14 CAN GP	Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix 1976	Mosport	1976-10-03	80
15 USA GP	1976 United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	1976-10-10	59
16 JPN GP	1976 Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji	1976-10-24	73

World Drivers' Championship Standings

Pos ↑	Driver	Wins	Points	Δ Leader	Δ Ahead
1	James Simon Wallis Hunt	6	69	—
2	Andreas Nikolaus Lauda	5	68	-1	-1
3	Jody David Scheckter	1	49	-20	-19
4	Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler	0	39	-30	-10
5	Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni	1	31	-38	-8
6	Mario Gabriele Andretti	1	22	-47	-9
7	John Marshall Watson	1	20	-49	-2
8	Jacques-Henri Marie Sabin Laffite	0	20	-49	0
9	Jochen Richard Mass	0	19	-50	-1
10	Gunnar Axel Arvid Nilsson	0	11	-58	-8
11	Bengt Ronnie Peterson	1	10	-59	-1
12	Thomas Maldwyn Pryce	0	10	-59	0
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	0	8	-61	-2
14	José Carlos Pace	0	7	-62	-1
15	Alan Stanley Jones	0	7	-62	0
16	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	0	3	-66	-4
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	0	3	-66	0
18	Christopher Arthur Amon	0	2	-67	-1
19	Rolf Johann Stommelen	0	1	-68	-1
20	Vittorio Brambilla	0	1	-68	0

World Constructors' Championship Standings

Pos ↑	Constructor	Wins	Points	Δ Leader	Δ Ahead
1	Ferrari	6	83	—
2	McLaren	6	74	-9	-9
3	Tyrrell	1	71	-12	-3
4	Lotus	1	29	-54	-42
5	Penske	1	20	-63	-9
6	Ligier	0	20	-63	0
7	March	1	19	-64	-1
8	Shadow	0	10	-73	-9
9	Brabham	0	9	-74	-1
10	Surtees	0	7	-76	-2
11	Fittipaldi	0	3	-80	-4
12	Ensign	0	2	-81	-1
13	Parnelli	0	1	-82	-1

Drivers' Championship — Round-by-Round

Cumulative points after each round. · = did not score.

Driver	R1 BRA GP	R2 ZAF GP	R3 USA GP	R4 ESP GP	R5 BEL GP	R6 MCO GP	R7 SWE GP	R8 FRA GP	R9 GBR GP	R10 DEU GP	R11 AUT GP	R12 NLD GP	R13 ITA GP	R14 CAN GP	R15 USA GP	R16 JPN GP	Pts	W
James Simon Wallis Hunt	·	6	6	15	15	15	17	26	26	35	38	47	47	56	65	69	69	6
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda	9	18	24	30	39	48	52	52	61	61	61	61	64	64	68	68	68	5
Jody David Scheckter	2	5	5	5	8	14	23	24	30	36	36	38	40	43	49	49	49	1
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler	6	6	10	10	10	14	20	26	26	26	26	26	27	33	33	39	39	0
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni	·	·	9	9	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	22	28	29	29	31	31	1
Mario Gabriele Andretti	·	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	5	9	9	13	13	22	22	1
John Marshall Watson	·	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	10	10	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	1
Jacques-Henri Marie Sabin Laffite	·	·	3	3	7	7	10	10	10	10	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	0
Jochen Richard Mass	1	5	7	7	8	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	14	16	19	19	19	0
Gunnar Axel Arvid Nilsson	·	·	·	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	0
Bengt Ronnie Peterson	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	1	1	10	10	10	10	10	1
Thomas Maldwyn Pryce	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	0
Hans-Joachim Stuck	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	0
José Carlos Pace	·	·	·	1	1	1	1	4	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	0
Alan Stanley Jones	·	·	·	·	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	0
Carlos Alberto Reutemann	·	·	·	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0
Emerson Fittipaldi	·	·	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0
Christopher Arthur Amon	·	·	·	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0
Rolf Johann Stommelen	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Vittorio Brambilla	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

Constructors' Championship — Round-by-Round

Cumulative points after each round. · = did not score.

Constructor	R1 BRA GP	R2 ZAF GP	R3 USA GP	R4 ESP GP	R5 BEL GP	R6 MCO GP	R7 SWE GP	R8 FRA GP	R9 GBR GP	R10 DEU GP	R11 AUT GP	R12 NLD GP	R13 ITA GP	R14 CAN GP	R15 USA GP	R16 JPN GP	Pts	W
Ferrari	9	18	27	33	42	51	55	55	64	64	64	70	76	77	81	83	83	6
McLaren	1	7	9	18	19	21	23	31	31	40	43	52	52	61	70	74	74	6
Tyrrell	6	9	13	13	16	22	31	37	43	49	49	51	53	59	65	71	71	1
Lotus	·	·	·	4	4	4	4	6	6	8	12	16	16	20	20	29	29	1
Penske	·	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	10	10	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	1
Ligier	·	·	3	3	7	7	10	10	10	10	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	0
March	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	17	17	19	19	19	1
Shadow	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	0
Brabham	·	·	·	3	3	3	3	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	0
Surtees	·	·	·	·	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	0
Fittipaldi	·	·	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0
Ensign	·	·	·	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0
Parnelli	·	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

Teams & Entrants

35 teams · 68 drivers · 5 engines · 3 tyres

Constructor ↑	Drivers	Engine	Chassis	Tyre
Boro	Larry Perkins	Cosworth DFV	boro-001	Goodyear
Brabham	Carlos Pace,Carlos Reutemann,Larry Perkins,Rolf Stommelen	115-12	brabham-bt45	Goodyear
Brabham	Bob Evans,Damien Magee,Emilio de Villota,Jac Nellemann,Lella Lombardi,Loris Kessel,Patrick Nève,Rolf Stommelen	Cosworth DFV	brabham-bt44b	Goodyear
BRM	Ian Ashley	P200	brm-p201b	Goodyear
Ensign	Chris Amon,Hans Binder,Jacky Ickx,Patrick Nève	Cosworth DFV	ensign-n174,ensign-n176	Goodyear
Ferrari	Carlos Reutemann,Clay Regazzoni,Niki Lauda	15	ferrari-312t,ferrari-312t2	Goodyear
Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi,Ingo Hoffmann	Cosworth DFV	fittipaldi-fd03,fittipaldi-fd04	Goodyear
Hesketh	Harald Ertl	Cosworth DFV	hesketh-308d	Goodyear
Hesketh	Alex Ribeiro,Guy Edwards,Rolf Stommelen	Cosworth DFV	hesketh-308d	Goodyear
Kojima	Masahiro Hasemi	Cosworth DFV	kojima-ke007	Dunlop
Ligier	Jacques Laffite	MS73	ligier-js5	Goodyear
Lotus	Bob Evans,Gunnar Nilsson,Mario Andretti,Ronnie Peterson	Cosworth DFV	lotus-77	Goodyear
Maki	Tony Trimmer	Cosworth DFV	maki-f102a	Goodyear
March	Vittorio Brambilla	Cosworth DFV	march-761	Goodyear
March	Lella Lombardi	Cosworth DFV	march-761	Goodyear
March	Hans-Joachim Stuck,Ronnie Peterson	Cosworth DFV	march-761	Goodyear
March	Arturo Merzario	Cosworth DFV	march-761	Goodyear
McLaren	James Hunt,Jochen Mass	Cosworth DFV	mclaren-m23d,mclaren-m26	Goodyear
Parnelli	Mario Andretti	Cosworth DFV	parnelli-vpj4b	Goodyear
Penske	John Watson	Cosworth DFV	penske-pc3,penske-pc4	Goodyear
Penske	Boy Hayje	Cosworth DFV	penske-pc3	Goodyear
Shadow	Tom Pryce	Cosworth DFV	shadow-dn5b,shadow-dn8	Goodyear
Shadow	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Cosworth DFV	shadow-dn5b	Goodyear
Shadow	Mike Wilds	Cosworth DFV	shadow-dn3b	Goodyear
Surtees	Alan Jones	Cosworth DFV	surtees-ts19	Goodyear
Surtees	Divina Galica	Cosworth DFV	surtees-ts16	Goodyear
Surtees	Henri Pescarolo	Cosworth DFV	surtees-ts19	Goodyear
Surtees	Brett Lunger,Conny Andersson,Noritake Takahara	Cosworth DFV	surtees-ts19	Goodyear
Tyrrell	Jody Scheckter,Patrick Depailler	Cosworth DFV	tyrrell-007,tyrrell-p34	Goodyear
Tyrrell	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Cosworth DFV	tyrrell-007	Bridgestone
Tyrrell	Ian Scheckter	Cosworth DFV	tyrrell-007	Goodyear
Tyrrell	Otto Stuppacher	Cosworth DFV	tyrrell-007	Goodyear
Tyrrell	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Cosworth DFV	tyrrell-007	Goodyear
Wolf-Williams	Emilio Zapico	Cosworth DFV	wolf-williams-fw04	Goodyear
Wolf-Williams	Arturo Merzario,Chris Amon,Hans Binder,Jacky Ickx,Masami Kuwashima,Michel Leclère,Renzo Zorzi,Warwick Brown	Cosworth DFV	wolf-williams-fw04,wolf-williams-fw05	Goodyear

Engines Used

Cosworth DFV 115-12 P200 15 MS73

Tyre Suppliers

Goodyear Dunlop Bridgestone

Engine Manufacturer Standings

Manufacturer	Pos	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Points ↓
Ford	2	10	32	11	270
Ferrari	1	6	13	4	99
Matra	6	0	3	1	20
Alfa Romeo	9	0	0	0	11
BRM	—	0	0	0	0

Tyre Manufacturer Summary

Supplier	Wins ↓	Podiums	Poles
Goodyear	16	48	16
Bridgestone	0	0	0
Dunlop	0	0	0