1976 Race of Champions

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1976 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1976 Formula One season
Brands Hatch 1976-1987.svg
Race details [1]
Date14 March 1976
Official name XI Daily Mail Race of Champions
Location Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit
Fawkham, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.6136 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles)
Pole position
Driver Tyrrell-Cosworth
Time 1:20.42
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth
Time 1:23.78
Podium
First McLaren-Cosworth
Second Surtees-Cosworth
Third Hesketh-Cosworth

The 1976 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 14 March 1976. The 40-lap race was won by James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, with Alan Jones second in a Surtees-Cosworth and Jacky Ickx third in a Hesketh-Cosworth entered by Wolf-Williams Racing.

Contents

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorCarLapGap
13 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth Tyrrell 007 1:20.42
21 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 1:22.77+2.35
36 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 77 1:23.56+3.14
420 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Hesketh-Cosworth Hesketh 308C 1:23.72+3.30
511 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M23 1:23.80+3.38
619 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS19 1:23.81+3.39
75 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 77 1:24.05+3.63
828 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Penske-Cosworth Penske PC3 1:24.26+3.84
916 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Cosworth Shadow DN5 1:24.32+3.90
108 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT45 1:24.50+4.08
1122 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ensign-Cosworth Ensign N174 1:25.08+4.66
1232 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Loris Kessel Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:25.98+5.56
1333 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:26.39+5.97
1424 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Cosworth Hesketh 308B 1:26.67+6.25
1536 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Martini Ferrari Ferrari 312T 1:27.75+7.33
169 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Cosworth March 761 1:30.23+9.81
DNA14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Larry Perkins BRM BRM P201
DNA40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS16
DNA14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Ashley BRM BRM P201
DNA17 Lyncar-Cosworth Lyncar 006
Source: [2]

Classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
111 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth 4058:01.235
219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Surtees-Cosworth 40+ 18.426
320 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Hesketh-Cosworth 40+ 23.174
49 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Cosworth 40+ 2:25.69116
522 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ensign-Cosworth 39+ 1 Lap11
616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Cosworth 39+ 1 Lap9
733 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève Brabham-Cosworth 39+ 1 Laps13
8 (Ret)6 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Cosworth 38+ 2 Laps/Engine13
DNF5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans Lotus-Cosworth 36Out of Fuel7
DNF32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Loris Kessel Brabham-Cosworth 31Engine12
DNF24 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Cosworth 17Engine14
DNF1 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 17Brakes2
DNF28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Penske-Cosworth 12Accident8
DNF8 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Cosworth 8Engine10
DNF3 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth 2Accident1
DNS36 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Martini Ferrari 0Accident in warm-up15
Sources: [3] [4]

1 Brambilla and Nilsson were both penalised one minute for jumping the start.

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References

  1. "1976 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. "1976 Race of Champions – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. "1976 Race of Champions – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. "1976 Race of Champions". Motor Sport . Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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