1976 Dutch Grand Prix

1976 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season

Date	August 29, 1976
Official name	XXV Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.226 km (2.626 mi)
Distance	75 laps, 316.960 km (196.950 mi)
Weather	Warm, dry
Pole position
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
Time	1:21.31^[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Time	1:22.59^[2] on lap 49
Podium
First	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford

The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976. It was won by British driver James Hunt driving a McLaren M23 on his 29th birthday.

The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race. He was 29.^[3]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	75	1:44:52.09	2	9
2	2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	75	+ 0.92	5	6
3	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	75	+ 2.09	6	4
4	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	75	+ 6.94	3	3
5	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+ 22.46	8	2
6	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	75	+ 45.03	7	1
7	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+ 56.28	14
8	19	Alan Jones	Surtees-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	16
9	12	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	15
10	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	20
11	38	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	22
12	25	Rolf Stommelen	Hesketh-Ford	72	+ 3 Laps	25
Ret	22	Jacky Ickx	Ensign-Ford	66	Electrical	11
Ret	39	Boy Hayje	Penske-Ford	63	Halfshaft	21
Ret	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	53	Oil Leak	9
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	53	Oil Leak	10
Ret	10	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	52	Oil Pressure	1
Ret	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford	49	Spun Off	24
Ret	28	John Watson	Penske-Ford	47	Gearbox	4
Ret	27	Larry Perkins	Boro-Ford	44	Accident	19
Ret	30	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	40	Electrical	17
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	Clutch	12
Ret	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	10	Accident	13
Ret	34	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	9	Engine	26
Ret	18	Conny Andersson	Surtees-Ford	9	Engine	18
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams-Ford	5	Accident	23
DNQ	40	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Tyrrell-Ford
Source:^[4]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points do not reflect final results of 1976 British Grand Prix as it was under appeal.

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↑ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 144. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
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