Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked • Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked •
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1976 Formula 1 Season

16 races · Champion: James Hunt

Driver Standings

PosDriverTeamPtsWins
1 James Hunt McLaren 66 6
2 Niki Lauda Ferrari 64 5
3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 48 1
4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 39 0
5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 31 1
6 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 22 1
7 John Watson Penske 20 1
8 Jacques Laffite Ligier 20 0
9 Jochen Mass McLaren 19 0
10 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 11 0
11 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 10 1
12 Tom Pryce Shadow 10 0
13 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 8 0
14 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 0
15 Alan Jones Surtees 7 0
16 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 3 0
17 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 3 0
18 Chris Amon Ensign 2 0
19 Vittorio Brambilla March 1 0
20 Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1 0
Harald Ertl Hesketh 0 0
Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 0 0
Jacky Ickx Wolf 0 0
Larry Perkins Boro 0 0
Henri Pescarolo Surtees 0 0
Arturo Merzario March 0 0
Renzo Zorzi Williams 0 0
Noritake Takahara Surtees 0 0
Michel Leclère Wolf 0 0
Brett Lunger Surtees 0 0
Bob Evans Team Lotus 0 0
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Tyrrell 0 0
Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi 0 0
Masahiro Hasemi Kojima 0 0
Lella Lombardi March 0 0
Loris Kessel Brabham-Ford 0 0
Alex Ribeiro Hesketh 0 0
Warwick Brown Wolf 0 0
Guy Edwards Hesketh 0 0
Patrick Nève Brabham-Ford 0 0
Hans Binder Ensign 0 0
Boy Hayje Penske 0 0
Kazuyoshi Hoshino Tyrrell 0 0
Ian Ashley BRM 0 0
Ian Scheckter Tyrrell 0 0
Conny Andersson Surtees 0 0
Otto Stuppacher Tyrrell 0 0

Constructor Standings

PosConstructorPtsWins
1 Ferrari 79 6
2 McLaren 71 6
3 Tyrrell 67 1
4 Team Lotus 29 1
5 Penske 20 1
6 Ligier 20 0
7 March 19 1
8 Shadow 10 0
9 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 9 0
10 Surtees 7 0
11 Fittipaldi 3 0
12 Ensign 2 0
13 Parnelli 1 0
Hesketh 0 0
Wolf 0 0
Boro 0 0
Williams 0 0
Kojima 0 0
Brabham-Ford 0 0
BRM 0 0

Races

R11976-01-25
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Niki Lauda
R21976-03-06
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami
Niki Lauda
R31976-03-28
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach
Clay Regazzoni
R41976-05-02
Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama
James Hunt
R51976-05-16
Belgian Grand Prix
Zolder
Niki Lauda
R61976-05-30
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Niki Lauda
R71976-06-13
Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway
Jody Scheckter
R81976-07-04
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
James Hunt
R91976-07-18
British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch
Niki Lauda
R101976-08-01
German Grand Prix
Nürburgring
James Hunt
R111976-08-15
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
John Watson
R121976-08-29
Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Park Zandvoort
James Hunt
R131976-09-12
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Ronnie Peterson
R141976-10-03
Canadian Grand Prix
Mosport International Raceway
James Hunt
R151976-10-10
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen
James Hunt
R161976-10-24
Japanese Grand Prix
Fuji Speedway
Mario Andretti

The 1976 Season

The 1976 season delivered one of the greatest rivalries in F1 history, between Ferrari's Niki Lauda and McLaren's James Hunt. Lauda dominated early before a horrific fiery crash at the Nurburgring left him with severe burns and near-fatal injuries; astonishingly, he returned to racing just six weeks later.

Hunt chipped away at Lauda's lead through the second half of the year. At the rain-soaked, fog-bound Japanese finale at Fuji, Lauda withdrew on safety grounds while Hunt fought to third place, clinching the championship by a single point in a dramatic, controversy-filled climax.