1976 season

Title decided in round 16

‹ 1975 1977 ›

World ChampionJames Hunt69 points · 6 wins
Constructors' championFerrari83 points

Races16
Different winners7
Pole-sitters7
Not classified43%168 of 394 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 7 of the first 8 races counted, and the best 7 of the rest.

The title was decided in round 16: Japanese Grand Prix on 24 Oct 1976.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
James Hunt	0	6	6	15	15	15	17	26	26	35	38	47	47	56	65	69
Niki Lauda	9	18	24	30	39	48	52	52	61	61	61	61	64	64	68	68
Jody Scheckter	2	5	5	5	8	14	23	24	30	36	36	38	40	43	49	49
Patrick Depailler	6	6	10	10	10	14	20	26	26	26	26	26	27	33	33	39
Clay Regazzoni	0	0	9	9	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	22	28	29	29	31
Mario Andretti	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	5	9	9	13	13	22
John Watson	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	10	10	19	19	19	19	20	20
Jacques Laffite	0	0	3	3	7	7	10	10	10	10	16	16	20	20	20	20
Jochen Mass	1	5	7	7	8	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	14	16	19	19
Gunnar Nilsson	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	10	10	10	10	10	11
Ronnie Peterson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	10	10	10
Tom Pryce	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10
Hans-Joachim Stuck	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8
Carlos Pace	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Alan Jones	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7
Carlos Reutemann	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Emerson Fittipaldi	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Chris Amon	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Rolf Stommelen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Vittorio Brambilla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Ferrari83
McLaren74
Tyrrell71
Lotus29
Penske20
Ligier20
March19
Shadow10
5 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ferrari	9	18	27	33	42	51	55	55	64	64	64	70	76	77	81	83
McLaren	1	7	9	18	19	21	23	31	31	40	43	52	52	61	70	74
Tyrrell	6	9	13	13	16	22	31	37	43	49	49	51	53	59	65	71
Lotus	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	6	6	8	12	16	16	20	20	29
Penske	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	10	10	19	19	19	19	20	20
Ligier	0	0	3	3	7	7	10	10	10	10	16	16	20	20	20	20
March	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	17	17	19	19
Shadow	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10
Brabham	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Surtees	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7
Fittipaldi	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Ensign	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Parnelli	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	James Hunt	McLaren	6	69
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	5	68
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1	49
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell		39
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1	31
6	Mario Andretti	Lotus, Parnelli	1	22
7	John Watson	Penske	1	20
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier		20
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren		19
10	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus		11
11	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus, March	1	10
12	Tom Pryce	Shadow		10
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March		8
14	Carlos Pace	Brabham		7
15	Alan Jones	Surtees		7
16	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham, Ferrari		3
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi		3
18	Chris Amon	Ensign, Wolf-Williams		2
19	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham, Hesketh		1
19	Vittorio Brambilla	March		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	83
2	McLaren	74
3	Tyrrell	71
4	Lotus	29
5	Penske	20
6	Ligier	20
7	March	19
8	Shadow	10
9	Brabham	9
10	Surtees	7
11	Fittipaldi	3
12	Ensign	2
13	Parnelli	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1976
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts
HUN (James Hunt)	Ret^P	2^P	Ret	1^P	Ret	Ret	5	1^P	Ret	1^P	4^P^F	1	Ret	1^P	1^P^F	3	69
LAU (Niki Lauda)	1	1^F	2	2	1^P^F	1^P	3	Ret^F	1^P^F	Ret			4	8	3	Ret	68
SCH (Jody Scheckter)	5	4	Ret	Ret	4	2	1^P	6	2	2^F	Ret	5	5	4	2	Ret	49
DEP (Patrick Depailler)	2	9	3	Ret	Ret	3	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6	2^F	Ret	2	39
REG (Clay Regazzoni)	7	Ret	1^P^F	11	2	14^F	6	Ret	Ret	9		2^F	2	6	7	5	31
AND (Mario Andretti)	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret^F	5	Ret	12	5	3	Ret	3	Ret	1^P	22
WAT (John Watson)	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	10	Ret	3	3	7	1	Ret	11	10	6	Ret	20
LAF (Jacques Laffite)	Ret	Ret	4	12	3	12	4	14	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3^P	Ret	Ret	7^F	20
MAS (Jochen Mass)	6	3	5	Ret^F	6	5	11	15	Ret	3	7	9	Ret	5	4	Ret	19
NIL (Gunnar Nilsson)		Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	3	Ret	13	12	Ret	6	11
PET (Ronnie Peterson)	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	19	Ret	Ret	6	Ret^P	1^F	9	Ret	Ret	10
PRY (Tom Pryce)	3	7	Ret	8	10	7	9	8	4	8	Ret	4	8	11	Ret	Ret	10
STU (Hans-Joachim Stuck)	4	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	8
PAC (Carlos Pace)	10	Ret	9	6	Ret	9	8	4	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	7
JON (Alan Jones)			Ret	9	5	Ret	13	Ret	5	10	Ret	8	12	16	8	4	7
REU (Carlos Reutemann)	12	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9				3
FIT (Emerson Fittipaldi)	13	17	6	Ret	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	6	13	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	9	Ret	3
AMO (Chris Amon)		14	8	5	Ret	13	Ret		Ret	Ret				DNS			2
STO (Rolf Stommelen)										6		12	Ret				1
BRA (Vittorio Brambilla)	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	7	14	Ret	Ret	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Brazil	José Carlos Pace	25 Jan 1976	James Hunt	Niki Lauda
2	South Africa	Kyalami	6 Mar 1976	James Hunt	Niki Lauda
3	United States West	Long Beach	28 Mar 1976	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Regazzoni
4	Spain	Jarama	2 May 1976	James Hunt	James Hunt
5	Belgium	Zolder	16 May 1976	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda
6	Monaco	Monaco	30 May 1976	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda
7	Sweden	Anderstorp Raceway	13 Jun 1976	Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter
8	France	Paul Ricard	4 Jul 1976	James Hunt	James Hunt
9	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	18 Jul 1976	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda
10	Germany	Nürburgring	1 Aug 1976	James Hunt	James Hunt
11	Austria	Red Bull Ring	15 Aug 1976	James Hunt	John Watson
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	29 Aug 1976	Ronnie Peterson	James Hunt
13	Italy	Monza	12 Sept 1976	Jacques Laffite	Ronnie Peterson
14	Canada	Mosport	3 Oct 1976	James Hunt	James Hunt
15	United States	Watkins Glen	10 Oct 1976	James Hunt	James Hunt
16	JapanTitle decided	Fuji	24 Oct 1976	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
BRM	Stanley BRM	P201B	BRM P200 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Ian Ashley
Boro	Boro Racing	001	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Larry Perkins
Brabham	Martini Racing	BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	Goodyear	Carlos Pace, Carlos Reutemann, Larry Perkins, Rolf Stommelen
Brabham	RAM Racing	BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Bob Evans, Damien Magee, Emilio de Villota, Jac Nellemann, Lella Lombardi, Loris Kessel, Patrick Nève, Rolf Stommelen
Ensign	Team Ensign	N174, N176	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Chris Amon, Hans Binder, Jacky Ickx, Patrick Nève
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	312T, 312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	Goodyear	Carlos Reutemann, Clay Regazzoni, Niki Lauda
Fittipaldi	Copersucar Fittipaldi	FD03, FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Emerson Fittipaldi, Ingo Hoffmann
Hesketh	Hesketh Racing	308D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Harald Ertl
Hesketh	Penthouse Rizla Racing with Hesketh	308D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alex Ribeiro, Guy Edwards, Rolf Stommelen
Kojima	Kojima Engineering	KE007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Dunlop	Masahiro Hasemi
Ligier	Ligier Gitanes	JS5	Matra MS73 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Jacques Laffite
Lotus	John Player Team Lotus	77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Bob Evans, Gunnar Nilsson, Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson
Maki	Maki Engineering	F102A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Tony Trimmer
March	Beta Team March	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Vittorio Brambilla
March	Lavazza March	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Lella Lombardi
March	March Engineering	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Hans-Joachim Stuck, Ronnie Peterson
March	Ovoro Team March	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Arturo Merzario
McLaren	Marlboro Team McLaren	M23D, M26	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	James Hunt, Jochen Mass
Parnelli	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Mario Andretti
Penske	F&S Properties	PC3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Boy Hayje
Penske	First National City Bank Team Penske	PC3, PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	John Watson
Shadow	Lucky Strike Shadow Racing	DN5B, DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Tom Pryce
Shadow	Tabatip Shadow Racing	DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow	Team P.R. Reilly	DN3B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Mike Wilds
Surtees	Durex Team Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alan Jones
Surtees	ShellSport Whiting	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Divina Galica
Surtees	Team Norev	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Henri Pescarolo
Surtees	Team Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brett Lunger, Conny Andersson, Noritake Takahara
Tyrrell	Elf Team Tyrrell	007, P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jody Scheckter, Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell	Heros Racing	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Bridgestone	Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Tyrrell	Lexington Racing	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell	Scuderia Gulf Rondini	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Tyrrell	ÖASC Racing Team	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Otto Stuppacher
Wolf-Williams	Mapfre-Williams	FW04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Emilio Zapico
Wolf-Williams	Wolf-Williams Racing	FW04, FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Arturo Merzario, Chris Amon, Hans Binder, Jacky Ickx, Masami Kuwashima, Michel Leclère, Renzo Zorzi, Warwick Brown

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	67	68	P2
2	James Hunt	65	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	48	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	39	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	31	31	P5
6	Mario Andretti	21	22	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	21	20	P8
8	John Watson	18	20	P7
9	Jochen Mass	18	19	P9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	10	11	P10
11	Tom Pryce	10	10	P12
12	Ronnie Peterson	9	10	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	66	−1	68	P2
2	James Hunt	65		69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	48		49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	39		39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	31		31	P5
6	Mario Andretti	21		22	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	21		20	P8
8	John Watson	18		20	P7
9	Jochen Mass	18		19	P9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	10		11	P10
11	Tom Pryce	10		10	P12
12	Ronnie Peterson	9		10	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	James Hunt	63	69	P1
2	Niki Lauda	63	68	P2
3	Jody Scheckter	48	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	39	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	30	31	P5
6	Mario Andretti	21	22	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	20	20	P8
8	John Watson	19	20	P7
9	Jochen Mass	19	19	P9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	11	11	P10
11	Tom Pryce	10	10	P12
12	Ronnie Peterson	9	10	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	James Hunt	63	69	P1
2	Niki Lauda	63	68	P2
3	Jody Scheckter	48	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	39	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	30	31	P5
6	Mario Andretti	21	22	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	20	20	P8
8	John Watson	19	20	P7
9	Jochen Mass	19	19	P9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	11	11	P10
11	Tom Pryce	10	10	P12
12	Ronnie Peterson	9	10	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	James Hunt	69	69	P1
2	Niki Lauda	68	68	P2
3	Jody Scheckter	49	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	39	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	31	31	P5
6	Mario Andretti	22	22	P6
7	John Watson	20	20	P7
8	Jacques Laffite	20	20	P8
9	Jochen Mass	19	19	P9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	11	11	P10
11	Ronnie Peterson	10	10	P11
12	Tom Pryce	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	James Hunt	75	69	P1
2	Niki Lauda	73	68	P2
3	Jody Scheckter	50	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	39	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	32	31	P5
6	Mario Andretti	23	22	P6
7	John Watson	21	20	P7
8	Jacques Laffite	20	20	P8
9	Jochen Mass	19	19	P9
10	Ronnie Peterson	11	10	P11
11	Gunnar Nilsson	11	11	P10
12	Tom Pryce	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	James Hunt	75	69	P1
2	Niki Lauda	73	68	P2
3	Jody Scheckter	50	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	39	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	32	31	P5
6	Mario Andretti	23	22	P6
7	John Watson	21	20	P7
8	Jacques Laffite	20	20	P8
9	Jochen Mass	19	19	P9
10	Ronnie Peterson	11	10	P11
11	Gunnar Nilsson	11	11	P10
12	Tom Pryce	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	84	68	P2
2	James Hunt	83	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	72	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	57	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	48	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	37	19	P9
7	Mario Andretti	33	22	P6
8	John Watson	33	20	P7
9	Jacques Laffite	32	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	24	10	P12
11	Gunnar Nilsson	19	11	P10
12	Carlos Pace	17	7	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	84	68	P2
2	James Hunt	83	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	72	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	57	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	48	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	37	19	P9
7	Mario Andretti	33	22	P6
8	John Watson	33	20	P7
9	Jacques Laffite	32	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	24	10	P12
11	Gunnar Nilsson	19	11	P10
12	Carlos Pace	17	7	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	207	68	P2
2	James Hunt	205	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	171	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	136	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	119	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	96	19	P9
7	John Watson	87	20	P7
8	Mario Andretti	83	22	P6
9	Jacques Laffite	78	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	70	10	P12
11	Carlos Pace	51	7	P14
12	Gunnar Nilsson	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	207	68	P2
2	James Hunt	205	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	171	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	136	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	119	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	96	19	P9
7	John Watson	87	20	P7
8	Mario Andretti	83	22	P6
9	Jacques Laffite	78	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	70	10	P12
11	Carlos Pace	51	7	P14
12	Gunnar Nilsson	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	210	68	P2
2	James Hunt	207	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	172	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	137	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	121	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	96	19	P9
7	John Watson	87	20	P7
8	Mario Andretti	83	22	P6
9	Jacques Laffite	79	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	70	10	P12
11	Carlos Pace	51	7	P14
12	Gunnar Nilsson	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	210	68	P2
2	James Hunt	207	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	172	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	137	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	121	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	96	19	P9
7	John Watson	87	20	P7
8	Mario Andretti	83	22	P6
9	Jacques Laffite	79	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	70	10	P12
11	Carlos Pace	51	7	P14
12	Gunnar Nilsson	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	207	68	P2
2	James Hunt	205	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	171	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	136	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	119	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	96	19	P9
7	John Watson	87	20	P7
8	Mario Andretti	83	22	P6
9	Jacques Laffite	78	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	70	10	P12
11	Carlos Pace	51	7	P14
12	Gunnar Nilsson	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Niki Lauda instead of James Hunt.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	207	68	P2
2	James Hunt	205	69	P1
3	Jody Scheckter	171	49	P3
4	Patrick Depailler	136	39	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	119	31	P5
6	Jochen Mass	96	19	P9
7	John Watson	87	20	P7
8	Mario Andretti	83	22	P6
9	Jacques Laffite	78	20	P8
10	Tom Pryce	70	10	P12
11	Carlos Pace	51	7	P14
12	Gunnar Nilsson	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.