1976 Dutch Grand Prix

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1976 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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Race details
DateAugust 29, 1976
Official name XXIII Grote Prijs van Nederland [1]
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.226 km (2.626 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 316.960 km (196.950 miles)
Weather Warm, dry
Pole position
Driver March-Ford
Time 1:21.31 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Time 1:22.59 [3] on lap 49
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1976 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976. [4] It was won by British driver James Hunt driving a McLaren M23 on his 29th birthday. The race, contested over 75 laps, was the twelfth round of the 1976 Formula One season.

Contents

The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race. He was 29. [5]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

PosDriverTeamTime
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:21.31
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:21.39
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:21.55
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Penske-Ford 1:21.62
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:21.85
6 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:21.88
7 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:21.88
8 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.91
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:22.03
10 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:22.06
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ensign-Ford 1:22.13
12 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:22.16
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 1:22.16
14 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:22.27
15 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:22.48
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 1:22.51
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford 1:22.55
18 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 1:22.59
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Boro-Ford 1:23.10
20 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:23.18
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Hayje Penske-Ford 1:23.26
22 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford 1:23.55
23 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford 1:24.09
24 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 1:24.37
25 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Hesketh-Ford 1:24.71
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson Surtees-Ford 1:24.74
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.01
Source: [6]

Race

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford 751:44:52.0929
22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 75+ 0.9256
35 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 75+ 2.0964
416 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 75+ 6.9433
53 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 75+ 22.4682
69 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 75+ 45.0371
74 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 75+ 56.2814 
819 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 74+ 1 Lap16 
912 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 74+ 1 Lap15 
1017 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 74+ 1 Lap20 
1138 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford 74+ 1 Lap22 
1225 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Hesketh-Ford 72+ 3 Laps25 
Ret22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ensign-Ford 66Electrical11 
Ret39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Hayje Penske-Ford 63Halfshaft21 
Ret8 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 53Oil Leak9 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 53Oil Leak10 
Ret10 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 52Oil Pressure1 
Ret24 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 49Spun Off24 
Ret28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Penske-Ford 47Gearbox4 
Ret27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Boro-Ford 44Accident19 
Ret30 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 40Electrical17 
Ret7 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 11Clutch12 
Ret6 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 10Accident13 
Ret34 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 9Engine18 
Ret18 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson Surtees-Ford 9Engine26 
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams-Ford 5Accident23 
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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