1976 Formula One Grand Prix Calendar

Formula One 1976 Season

The United States Grand Prix West was held for the first time in 1976, at Long Beach, and for two years, 1976 and 1977 there was a World Championship Grand Prix in Japan at the Fuji circuit near Tokyo. Refer to Unique Cars and Parts USA for a full roudup of the 1976 Formula One Season.

Regulations:

Engine: 1500cc (supercharged / turbocharged), 3000cc (normally aspirated)
Cylinders: 12 (maximum)
Weight: 575 kg (minimum)
Points - Driver & Constructors: 1st: 9, 2nd: 6, 3rd: 4, 4th: 3, 5th: 2, 6th: 1

1976 Grand Prix Calendar
Date	Grand Prix		Circuit	Pole Position	Winner
January 25th, 1976		Brazilian GP	Interlagos	James Hunt	Niki Lauda
March 6th, 1976		South African GP	Kyalami	James Hunt	Niki Lauda
March 28th, 1976		US West GP	Long Beach	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Regazzoni
May 2nd, 1976		Spanish GP	Jarama	James Hunt	James Hunt
May 16th, 1976		Belgian GP	Zolder	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda
May 30th, 1976		Monaco GP	Monte Carlo	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda
June 13th, 1976		Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter
July 4th, 1976		French GP	Paul Ricard	James Hunt	James Hunt
July 18th, 1976		British GP	Brands Hatch	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda
August 1st, 1976		German GP	Nürburgring	James Hunt	James Hunt
August 15th, 1976		Austrian GP	Osterreichring	James Hunt	John Watson
August 29th, 1976		Dutch GP	Zandvoort	Ronnie Peterson	James Hunt
September 12th, 1976		Italian GP	Monza	Jacques Laffite	Ronnie Peterson
October 3rd, 1976		Canadian GP	Mosport Park	James Hunt	James Hunt
October 10th, 1976		United States GP	Watkins Glen	James Hunt	James Hunt
October 24th, 1976		Japanese GP	Mount Fuji	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti

1976 F1 Drivers Championship
Position	Driver	Points
C	James Hunt	69
2	Niki Lauda	68
3	Jody Scheckter	49
4	Patrick Depailler	39
5	Clay Regazzoni	31
6	Mario Andretti	22
7	John Watson	20
8	Jacques Laffite	20

1976 F1 Constructors Championship
Position	Manufacturer	Points
C	Ferrari / Ferrari	83
2	McLaren / Ford	74
3	Tyrrell / Ford	71
4	Lotus / Ford	29
5	Ligier / Matra	20
6	Penske / Ford	20
7	March / Ford	19
8	Shadow / Ford	10

The Swedish Grand Prix

The 1976 Grand Prix was one of the few races where the Tyrrell P34 six-wheelers really came into their own. The track definitely suited the cars; Scheckter won, gaining his second GP win at Anderstorp, with Depailler second as in 1974. Jacques Laffite, in the Ligier-Matra scored a very popular win in 1977 to gain his and the team's first Grand Prix victory, incidentally making it the first all-French world championship GP win. There was a measure of luck in Laffite's achievement in that Andretti, who had led from pole position for seventy of the 72 laps, was forced to refuel two miles from home; his Lotus 78 had been running on full-rich mixture due to a fault in the fuel injection.