1976 Race of Champions

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.

1976 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1976 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date 14 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 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth
Time 1:23.78
Podium
First McLaren-Cosworth
Second Surtees-Cosworth
Third Hesketh-Cosworth

Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Car Lap Gap
1 3   Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth Tyrrell 007 1:20.42
2 1   Niki Lauda Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 1:22.77 +2.35
3 6   Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 77 1:23.56 +3.14
4 20   Jacky Ickx Hesketh-Cosworth Hesketh 308C 1:23.72 +3.30
5 11   James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M23 1:23.80 +3.38
6 19   Alan Jones Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS19 1:23.81 +3.39
7 5   Bob Evans Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 77 1:24.05 +3.63
8 28   John Watson Penske-Cosworth Penske PC3 1:24.26 +3.84
9 16   Tom Pryce Shadow-Cosworth Shadow DN5 1:24.32 +3.90
10 8   Carlos Pace Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT45 1:24.50 +4.08
11 22   Chris Amon Ensign-Cosworth Ensign N174 1:25.08 +4.66
12 32   Loris Kessel Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:25.98 +5.56
13 33   Patrick Nève Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:26.39 +5.97
14 24   Harald Ertl Hesketh-Cosworth Hesketh 308B 1:26.67 +6.25
15 36   Giancarlo Martini Ferrari Ferrari 312T 1:27.75 +7.33
16 9   Vittorio Brambilla March-Cosworth March 761 1:30.23 +9.81
DNA 14   Larry Perkins BRM BRM P201
DNA 40   David Purley Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS16
DNA 14   Ian Ashley BRM BRM P201
DNA 17 Lyncar-Cosworth Lyncar 006
Source:[2]

Classification

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 11   James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth 40 58:01.23 5
2 19   Alan Jones Surtees-Cosworth 40 + 18.42 6
3 20   Jacky Ickx Hesketh-Cosworth 40 + 23.17 4
4 9   Vittorio Brambilla March-Cosworth 40 + 2:25.691 16
5 22   Chris Amon Ensign-Cosworth 39 + 1 Lap 11
6 16   Tom Pryce Shadow-Cosworth 39 + 1 Lap 9
7 33   Patrick Nève Brabham-Cosworth 39 + 1 Laps 13
8 (Ret) 6   Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Cosworth 38 + 2 Laps/Engine1 3
DNF 5   Bob Evans Lotus-Cosworth 36 Out of Fuel 7
DNF 32   Loris Kessel Brabham-Cosworth 31 Engine 12
DNF 24   Harald Ertl Hesketh-Cosworth 17 Engine 14
DNF 1   Niki Lauda Ferrari 17 Brakes 2
DNF 28   John Watson Penske-Cosworth 12 Accident 8
DNF 8   Carlos Pace Brabham-Cosworth 8 Engine 10
DNF 3   Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth 2 Accident 1
DNS 36   Giancarlo Martini Ferrari 0 Accident in warm-up 15
Sources:[3][4]

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

References

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  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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