Formula 1 World Championship

1976 season

16 rounds.Tyres: Goodyear, Dunlop, Bridgestone

1975 1977

Drivers' champion

James Hunt

69 points · 6 wins · McLaren

Constructors' champion

Ferrari

83 points · 6 wins · Ferrari

Drivers' championship

Each round's result. Underlined: pole position. Italic: fastest lap. Hover a cell for details, or tap it to open the race.

Pos	Driver	Pts	Wins	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	69	6	Ret	2	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	5	1	DSQ	1	4	1	Ret	1	1	3
2	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	68	5	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	Ret	1	Ret			4	8	3	Ret
3	Scheckter Jody Scheckter Tyrrell	49	1	5	4	Ret	Ret	4	2	1	6	2	2	Ret	5	5	4	2	Ret
4	Depailler Patrick Depailler Tyrrell	39		2	9	3	Ret	Ret	3	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6	2	Ret	2
5	Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni Ferrari	31	1	7	Ret	1	11	2	14	6	Ret	DSQ	9		2	2	6	7	5
6	Andretti Mario Andretti Lotus / Parnelli	22	1	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	5	Ret	12	5	3	Ret	3	Ret	1
7	Watson John Watson Penske	20	1	Ret	5	NC	Ret	7	10	Ret	3	3	7	1	Ret	11	10	6	Ret
8	Laffite Jacques Laffite Ligier	20		Ret	Ret	4	12	3	12	4	14	DSQ	Ret	2	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	7
9	Mass Jochen Mass McLaren	19		6	3	5	Ret	6	5	11	15	Ret	3	7	9	Ret	5	4	Ret
10	Nilsson Gunnar Nilsson Lotus	11			Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	3	Ret	13	12	Ret	6
11	Peterson Ronnie Peterson Lotus / March	10	1	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	19	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	1	9	Ret	Ret
12	Pryce Tom Pryce Shadow	10		3	7	Ret	8	10	7	9	8	4	8	Ret	4	8	11	Ret	Ret
13	Stuck Hans-Joachim Stuck March	8		4	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret
14	Pace Carlos Pace Brabham	7		10	Ret	9	6	Ret	9	8	4	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret
15	Jones Alan Jones Surtees	7				NC	9	5	Ret	13	Ret	5	10	Ret	8	12	16	8	4
16	Reutemann Carlos Reutemann Brabham / Ferrari	3		12	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9
17	Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi	3		13	17	6	Ret	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	6	13	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	9	Ret
18	Amon Chris Amon Ensign / Wolf-Williams	2			14	8	5	Ret	13	Ret		Ret	Ret				DNS
19	Stommelen Rolf Stommelen Brabham / Hesketh	1											6		12	Ret
19	Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla March	1		Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	7	14	Ret	Ret

Championship progression

The title fight round by round, for the top ten drivers and constructors.

Championship points after each round, as the table stood then (dropped scores applied). Select up to 3 drivers to highlight them; hover or tap the chart for the table at each round.

Constructors' championship

Pos	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Pts
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	83
2	McLaren Ford	Ford	6	74
3	Tyrrell Ford	Ford	1	71
4	Lotus Ford	Ford	1	29
5	Penske Ford	Ford	1	20
6	Ligier Matra	Matra		20
7	March Ford	Ford	1	19
8	Shadow Ford	Ford		10
9	Brabham Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo		9
10	Surtees Ford	Ford		7
11	Fittipaldi Ford	Ford		3
12	Ensign Ford	Ford		2
13	Parnelli Ford	Ford		1

Calendar

Rd	Grand Prix	Winner	Date	Circuit	Pole	Winner	Fastest lap
1	Brazil 25 Jan 1976	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	25 Jan 1976	José Carlos Pace	Hunt James Hunt	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	Jean-Pierre Jarier
2	South Africa 6 Mar 1976	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	6 Mar 1976	Kyalami	Hunt James Hunt	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	Niki Lauda
3	United States West 28 Mar 1976	Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni Ferrari	28 Mar 1976	Long Beach	Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni	Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni Ferrari	Clay Regazzoni
4	Spain 2 May 1976	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	2 May 1976	Jarama	Hunt James Hunt	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	Jochen Mass
5	Belgium 16 May 1976	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	16 May 1976	Zolder	Lauda Niki Lauda	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	Niki Lauda
6	Monaco 30 May 1976	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	30 May 1976	Monaco	Lauda Niki Lauda	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	Clay Regazzoni
7	Sweden 13 Jun 1976	Scheckter Jody Scheckter Tyrrell	13 Jun 1976	Anderstorp Raceway	Scheckter Jody Scheckter	Scheckter Jody Scheckter Tyrrell	Mario Andretti
8	France 4 Jul 1976	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	4 Jul 1976	Paul Ricard	Hunt James Hunt	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	Niki Lauda
9	Great Britain 18 Jul 1976	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	18 Jul 1976	Brands Hatch	Lauda Niki Lauda	Lauda Niki Lauda Ferrari	Niki Lauda
10	Germany 1 Aug 1976	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	1 Aug 1976	Nürburgring	Hunt James Hunt	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	Jody Scheckter
11	Austria 15 Aug 1976	Watson John Watson Penske	15 Aug 1976	Red Bull Ring	Hunt James Hunt	Watson John Watson Penske	James Hunt
12	Netherlands 29 Aug 1976	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	29 Aug 1976	Zandvoort	Peterson Ronnie Peterson	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	Clay Regazzoni
13	Italy 12 Sep 1976	Peterson Ronnie Peterson March	12 Sep 1976	Monza	Laffite Jacques Laffite	Peterson Ronnie Peterson March	Ronnie Peterson
14	Canada 3 Oct 1976	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	3 Oct 1976	Mosport	Hunt James Hunt	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	Patrick Depailler
15	United States 10 Oct 1976	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	10 Oct 1976	Watkins Glen	Hunt James Hunt	Hunt James Hunt McLaren	James Hunt
16	Japan 24 Oct 1976	Andretti Mario Andretti Lotus	24 Oct 1976	Fuji	Andretti Mario Andretti	Andretti Mario Andretti Lotus	Jacques Laffite