1976 British Grand Prix

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Results from the 1976 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on July 18, 1976.

This was the only Formula One Grand Prix in which multiple female racers (Lella Lombardi and Divina Galica) were entered. Neither qualified for the Grand Prix.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
DSQ 11 Flag of the United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 76 Disqualified 2  
1 1 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 76 1:44:19.66 1 9
2 3 Flag of South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 76 + 16.18 8 6
3 28 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford 75 + 1 Lap 11 4
4 16 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 75 + 1 Lap 20 3
5 19 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 75 + 1 Lap 19 2
6 30 Flag of Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 74 + 2 Laps 21 1
7 24 Flag of Germany Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 73 + 3 Laps 23  
8 8 Flag of Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 73 + 3 Laps 16  
9 17 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 70 + 6 Laps 24  
Ret 6 Flag of Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 67 Engine 14  
Ret 10 Flag of Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 60 Fuel system 7  
Ret 18 Flag of the United StatesBrett Lunger Surtees-Ford 55 Gearbox 18  
Ret 4 Flag of France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 47 Engine 5  
Ret 7 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 46 Oil pressure 15  
Ret 35 Flag of Italy Arturo Merzario March-Ford 39 Engine 9  
DSQ 2 Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 36 Oil pressure 4  
DSQ 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 31 Suspension 13  
Ret 9 Flag of Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 22 Accident 10  
Ret 38 Flag of France Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford 16 Fuel system 26  
Ret 22 Flag of New Zealand Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 8 Water leak 6  
Ret 5 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 4 Ignition 3  
Ret 12 Flag of Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1 Clutch 12  
Ret 34 Flag of Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 0 Accident 17  
Ret 25 Flag of the United Kingdom Guy Edwards Hesketh-Ford 0 Accident 25  
DNQ 20 Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams-Ford        
DNQ 13 Flag of the United Kingdom Divina Galica Surtees-Ford        
DNQ 40 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Wilds Shadow-Ford        
DNQ 33 Flag of Italy Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford        

[edit] Notes

  • Red flag at the start for a crash. Second start needed.
  • Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:19.35[1]
  • Fastest lap: Niki Lauda - 1:19.91 on lap 41[2]
  • Hunt, Laffite and Regazzoni were disqualified for technical infringements

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group, p131. ISBN 0-85429-380-9. 
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group, p134. ISBN 0-85429-380-9. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.


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