# 1976 Formula 1 season

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World Champion: **James Hunt** (McLaren, United Kingdom).

## Specs and regulations
- Engine: 3.0 L naturally aspirated or 1.5 L turbo
- Points: 9 points for a win (9-6-4-3-2-1)
- Races: 16

## Calendar and winners
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Circuit | Winner | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1976-01-25 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | South African Grand Prix | 1976-03-06 | Kyalami | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 3 | United States Grand Prix West | 1976-03-28 | Long Beach | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 4 | Spanish Grand Prix | 1976-05-02 | Jarama | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1976-05-16 | Zolder | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | 1976-05-30 | Circuit de Monaco | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 7 | Swedish Grand Prix | 1976-06-13 | Scandinavian Raceway | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | 1976-07-04 | Circuit Paul Ricard | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | 1976-07-18 | Brands Hatch | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | 1976-08-01 | Nürburgring | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | 1976-08-15 | Red Bull Ring | John Watson | Penske |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix | 1976-08-29 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | 1976-09-12 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Ronnie Peterson | March |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix | 1976-10-03 | Mosport International Raceway | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 15 | United States Grand Prix | 1976-10-10 | Watkins Glen | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 16 | Japanese Grand Prix | 1976-10-24 | Fuji Speedway | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus |

## Drivers' standings (final)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [James Hunt](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hunt.md) | McLaren | 69 | 6 |
| 2 | [Niki Lauda](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lauda.md) | Ferrari | 68 | 5 |
| 3 | [Jody Scheckter](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/scheckter.md) | Tyrrell | 49 | 1 |
| 4 | [Patrick Depailler](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/depailler.md) | Tyrrell | 39 | 0 |
| 5 | [Clay Regazzoni](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/regazzoni.md) | Ferrari | 31 | 1 |
| 6 | [Mario Andretti](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mario-andretti.md) | Parnelli | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | [John Watson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/watson.md) | Penske | 20 | 1 |
| 8 | [Jacques Laffite](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/laffite.md) | Ligier | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | [Jochen Mass](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mass.md) | McLaren | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | [Gunnar Nilsson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/nilsson.md) | Team Lotus | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | [Ronnie Peterson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/peterson.md) | March | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | [Tom Pryce](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/pryce.md) | Shadow | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | [Hans-Joachim Stuck](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/stuck.md) | March | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | [Carlos Pace](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/pace.md) | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | [Alan Jones](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jones.md) | Surtees | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | [Carlos Reutemann](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/reutemann.md) | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | [Emerson Fittipaldi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/emerson-fittipaldi.md) | Fittipaldi | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | [Chris Amon](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/amon.md) | Wolf | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | [Vittorio Brambilla](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brambilla.md) | March | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | [Rolf Stommelen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/stommelen.md) | Hesketh | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Harald Ertl](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ertl.md) | Hesketh | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jean-Pierre Jarier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jarier.md) | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jacky Ickx](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ickx.md) | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Larry Perkins](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/perkins.md) | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Henri Pescarolo](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/pescarolo.md) | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Arturo Merzario](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/merzario.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Renzo Zorzi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/zorzi.md) | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Noritake Takahara](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/takahara.md) | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Michel Leclère](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/leclere.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Brett Lunger](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lunger.md) | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Bob Evans](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/evans.md) | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/pesenti-rossi.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Ingo Hoffmann](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hoffmann.md) | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Masahiro Hasemi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hasemi.md) | Kojima | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Lella Lombardi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lombardi.md) | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Loris Kessel](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/kessel.md) | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alex Ribeiro](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ribeiro.md) | Hesketh | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Warwick Brown](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brown.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Guy Edwards](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/edwards.md) | Hesketh | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Patrick Nève](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/neve.md) | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Hans Binder](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/binder.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Boy Lunger](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hayje.md) | Penske | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Kazuyoshi Hoshino](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hoshino.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Ian Ashley](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ashley.md) | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Ian Scheckter](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ian-scheckter.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Conny Andersson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/andersson.md) | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Otto Stuppacher](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/stuppacher.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |

## Constructors' standings (final)
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Ferrari](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ferrari.md) | 83 | 6 |
| 2 | [McLaren](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mclaren.md) | 74 | 6 |
| 3 | [Tyrrell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/tyrrell.md) | 71 | 1 |
| 4 | [Team Lotus](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/team-lotus.md) | 29 | 1 |
| 5 | [Penske](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/penske.md) | 20 | 1 |
| 6 | [Ligier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ligier.md) | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | [March](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/march.md) | 19 | 1 |
| 8 | [Shadow](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/shadow.md) | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | [Brabham-Alfa Romeo](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brabham-alfa-romeo.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | [Surtees](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/surtees.md) | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | [Fittipaldi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/fittipaldi.md) | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | [Ensign](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ensign.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | [Parnelli](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/parnelli.md) | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Hesketh](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/hesketh.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Wolf](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/wolf.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Boro](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/boro.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Williams](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/williams.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Kojima](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/kojima.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Brabham-Ford](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brabham-ford.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [BRM](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brm.md) | 0 | 0 |

[1975 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1975.md) · [1977 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1977.md)