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1976 Season - Overview



The 1976 season saw 16 races make up the Formula One calendar |  Formula One came to Asia in 1976 with the Fuji Speedway staging the first ever Japanese GP |  Niki Lauda dominated the early part of the 1976 season but lost the title by 1 point to James Hunt |  Ferrari won consecutive Constructors' championships for the first time in 1976

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 19
No. of Drivers: 55
No. of Races: 16
No. of Race Winners: 7
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Niki Lauda - 4 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
Ferrari
Ferrari
   
 
 83
2 McLaren
74
3 Tyrrell
71
4 Lotus
29
5 Penske
20
Complete Standings

1976 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
Jan 25
Brazil
 N.Lauda
 Ferrari



4
May 02
Spain
 J.Hunt
 McLaren

5
May 16
Belgium
 N.Lauda
 Ferrari

6
May 30
Monaco
 N.Lauda
 Ferrari


8
Jul 04
France
 J.Hunt
 McLaren


10
Aug 01
Germany
 J.Hunt
 McLaren

11
Aug 15
Austria
 J.Watson
 Penske

12
Aug 29
Netherlands
 J.Hunt
 McLaren

13
Sep 12
Italy
 R.Peterson
 March

14
Oct 03
Canada
 J.Hunt
 McLaren

15
Oct 10
USA
 J.Hunt
 McLaren

16
Oct 24
Japan
 M.Andretti
 Lotus

1976 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Boro
Larry Perkins
Brabham
Bob Evans
Carlos Pace
Carlos Reutemann
Larry Perkins
Lella Lombardi
Loris Kessel
Patrick Neve
Rolf Stommelen
BRM
Ian Ashley
Ensign
Chris Amon
Hans Binder
Jacky Ickx
Patrick Neve
Ferrari
Carlos Reutemann
Clay Regazzoni
Niki Lauda
Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi
Ingo Hoffman
Hesketh
Alex Ribeiro
Guy Edwards
Harald Ertl
Rolf Stommelen
Kojima
Masahiro Hasemi
Ligier
Jacques Laffite
Lotus
Bob Evans
Gunnar Nilsson
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Peterson
March
Arturo Merzario
Hans Joachim Stuck
Lella Lombardi
Ronnie Peterson
Vittorio Brambilla
McLaren
James Hunt
Jochen Mass
Parnelli
Mario Andretti
Penske
Boy Hayje
John Watson
Shadow
Jean Pierre Jarier
Tom Pryce
Surtees
Alan Jones
Brett Lunger
Conny Andersson
Henri Pescarolo
Noritake Takahara
Tyrrell
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Ian Scheckter
Jody Scheckter
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Patrick Depailler
Williams
Renzo Zorzi
Wolf-Williams
Arturo Merzario
Hans Binder
Jacky Ickx
Michel Leclere
Warwick Brown
 

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1976

According to stats...

  • The 1976 season saw 16 races make up the Formula One calendar
  • Formula One came to Asia in 1976 with the Fuji Speedway staging the first ever Japanese GP
  • Niki Lauda dominated the early part of the 1976 season but lost the title by 1 point to James Hunt
  • Ferrari won consecutive Constructors' championships for the first time in 1976



DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1976 season.
Hans Joachim Stuck
Hans Joachim
Stuck (11)
Vittorio Brambilla
Vittorio
Brambilla (11)
Ronnie Peterson
Ronnie
Peterson (10)
Carlos Reutemann
Carlos
Reutemann (9)
Arturo Merzario
Arturo
Merzario (9)
Gunnar Nilsson
Gunnar
Nilsson (9)