1976 Dutch Grand Prix

1976 Dutch Grand Prix
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Race details
Date	August 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	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
Time	1:21.31 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Time	1:22.59 [3] on lap 49
Podium
First	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

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.

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

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

Race

Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	75	1:44:52.09	2	9
2	2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	75	+0.92	5	6
3	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	75	+2.09	6	4
4	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	75	+6.94	3	3
5	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+22.46	8	2
6	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	75	+45.03	7	1
7	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+56.28	14
8	19	Alan Jones	Surtees-Ford	74	+1 lap	16
9	12	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	74	+1 lap	15
10	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	74	+1 lap	20
11	38	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees-Ford	74	+1 lap	22
12	25	Rolf Stommelen	Hesketh-Ford	72	+3 laps	25
Ret	22	Jacky Ickx	Ensign-Ford	66	Electrical	11
Ret	39	Boy Hayje	Penske-Ford	63	Halfshaft	21
Ret	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	53	Oil leak	9
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	53	Oil leak	10
Ret	10	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	52	Oil pressure	1
Ret	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford	49	Spun off	24
Ret	28	John Watson	Penske-Ford	47	Gearbox	4
Ret	27	Larry Perkins	Boro-Ford	44	Accident	19
Ret	30	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	40	Electrical	17
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	Clutch	12
Ret	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	10	Accident	13
Ret	34	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	9	Engine	18
Ret	18	Conny Andersson	Surtees-Ford	9	Engine	26
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams-Ford	5	Accident	23
Source: [7]

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver Conny Andersson and Dutch driver Boy Hayje.
• This race marked the 100th podium finish for an American driver.
• This was the 10th Grand Prix start for Wolf-Williams.
• This race saw the 5th pole position for a March.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Niki Lauda 58 2 James Hunt 56 3 Jody Scheckter 36 4 Patrick Depailler 26 5 Clay Regazzoni 22 Source: [8]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 67 2 McLaren-Ford 61 (62) 3 Tyrrell-Ford 49 4 Penske-Ford 18 5 Ligier-Matra 16 Source: [8]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points do not reflect final results of 1976 British Grand Prix as it was under appeal.

References

1. "1976 Dutch GP". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 142. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
3. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 144. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
4. "1976 Dutch Grand Prix Entry list".
5. "Ron Lenderink". Motorsport Memorial.
6. "Netherlands 1976 – Qualifications". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
7. "1976 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
8. "Netherlands 1976 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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