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GBR

1976 season/Round 9

British Grand Prix 1976

  • Brands Hatch
  • Fawkham
  • 18 July 1976
  • 76 laps
  • 319.7 km
  • 4.207 km a lap
  1. P1Niki LaudaFerrari1:44:19.660
  2. P2Jody ScheckterTyrrell+16.180
  3. P3John WatsonPenske+1 lap

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Niki Laudafastest lap1Ferrari1761:44:19.6609
2Jody Scheckter3Tyrrell · Ford876+16.1806
3John Watson28Penske · Ford1175+1 lap4
4Tom Pryce16Shadow · Ford2075+1 lap3
5Alan Jones19Surtees · Ford1975+1 lap2
6Emerson Fittipaldi30Fittipaldi · Ford2174+2 laps1
7Harald Ertl24Hesketh · Ford2373+3 laps
8Carlos Pace8Brabham · Alfa Romeo1673+3 laps
9Jean-Pierre Jarier17Shadow · Ford2470+6 laps
DNFGunnar Nilsson6Lotus · Ford1467Engine
DNFRonnie Peterson10March · Ford760Fuel system
DNFBrett Lunger18Surtees · Ford1855Gearbox
DNFPatrick Depailler4Tyrrell · Ford547Engine
DNFCarlos Reutemann7Brabham · Alfa Romeo1546Oil pressure
DNFArturo Merzario35March · Ford939Engine
DNFBob Evans32Brabham · Ford2231Gearbox
DNFVittorio Brambilla9March · Ford1022Accident
DNFHenri Pescarolo38Surtees · Ford2616Fuel system
DNFChris Amon22Ensign · Ford68Water leak
DNFMario Andretti5Lotus · Ford34Ignition
DNFJochen Mass12McLaren · Ford121Clutch
DNFHans-Joachim Stuck34March · Ford170Accident
DNFGuy Edwards25Hesketh · Ford250Accident
DSQJames Hunt11McLaren · Ford276Received outside assistance
DSQClay Regazzoni2Ferrari436Illegal car change
DSQJacques Laffite26Ligier · Matra1331Illegal car change
DNQJacky Ickx20Wolf-Williams · Ford–
DNQDivina Galica13Surtees · Ford–
DNQMike Wilds40Shadow · Ford–
DNQLella Lombardi33Brabham · Ford–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Niki LaudaFerrari1:19.350
2James HuntMcLaren1:19.410+0.060
3Mario AndrettiLotus1:19.760+0.410
4Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:20.050+0.700
5Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:20.150+0.800
6Chris AmonEnsign1:20.270+0.920
7Ronnie PetersonMarch1:20.290+0.940
8Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:20.310+0.960
9Arturo MerzarioMarch1:20.320+0.970
10Vittorio BrambillaMarch1:20.360+1.010
11John WatsonPenske1:20.410+1.060
12Jochen MassMcLaren1:20.610+1.260
13Jacques LaffiteLigier1:20.670+1.320
14Gunnar NilssonLotus1:20.670+1.320
15Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:20.990+1.640
16Carlos PaceBrabham1:21.030+1.680
17Hans-Joachim StuckMarch1:21.200+1.850
18Brett LungerSurtees1:21.300+1.950
19Alan JonesSurtees1:21.420+2.070
20Tom PryceShadow1:21.840+2.490
21Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1:22.060+2.710
22Bob EvansBrabham1:22.470+3.120
23Jean-Pierre JarierShadow1:22.720+3.370
24Harald ErtlHesketh1:22.750+3.400
25Guy EdwardsHesketh1:22.760+3.410
26Henri PescaroloSurtees1:22.760+3.410
27Jacky IckxWolf-Williams1:23.320+3.970
28Divina GalicaSurtees1:25.240+5.890
29Mike WildsShadow1:25.660+6.310
30Lella LombardiBrabham1:27.080+7.730

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Niki Lauda411:19.910

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 9
PosDriverPointsChange
1Niki Lauda61
2Jody Scheckter30▲2
3James Hunt26▼1
4Patrick Depailler26▼1
5Clay Regazzoni16
6John Watson10▲2
7Jacques Laffite10▼1
8Jochen Mass10▼1
9Tom Pryce7▲1
10Hans-Joachim Stuck6▼1
Constructors' championship after round 9
PosTeamPointsChange
1Ferrari64
2Tyrrell43
3McLaren31
4Penske10▲1
5Ligier10▼1
6Shadow7▲3
7Lotus6▼2
8Brabham6▼1
9March6▼1
10Surtees4