1976 European Formula Two Championship

The 1976 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Équipe Elf Switzerland driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille clinched the championship title.[1]

Calendar edit

Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1   Hockenheim 10-11 April 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'21:45.6
1'23:45.6
199.286 km/h
196.190 km/h
  Hans-Joachim Stuck   Hans-Joachim Stuck   Hans-Joachim Stuck
  René Arnoux
2   Thruxton 19 April 55 3.792=208.56 km 1'06:51.54 187.164 km/h   Maurizio Flammini   Maurizio Flammini   Maurizio Flammini
3   Vallelunga 9 May 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'18:03.1 159.894 km/h   Jean-Pierre Jabouille   René Arnoux   Jean-Pierre Jabouille
4   Salzburgring 23 May 50 4.238=211.9 km 1'04:28.82 197.176 km/h   Maurizio Flammini   René Arnoux   Michel Leclère
5   Pau 7 June 73 2.76=201.48 km 1'32:11.58 131.125 km/h   Patrick Tambay   Jacques Laffite   René Arnoux
6   Hockenheim 20 June 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'21:27.6
1'21:34.3
200.020 km/h
199.746 km/h
  Hans-Joachim Stuck   Michel Leclère   Hans-Joachim Stuck
  Michel Leclère
7   Rouen 27 June 38 5.543=210.634 km 1'09:59.77 180.553 km/h   Alex Ribeiro   René Arnoux   Maurizio Flammini
8   Mugello 11 July 43 5.245=225.535 km 1'19:28.8 170.258 km/h   Jean-Pierre Jabouille   René Arnoux   Jean-Pierre Jabouille
9   Pergusa-Enna 25 July 30+30 4.95=297.0 km 1'36:12.9 185.210 km/h   Patrick Tambay   Alex Ribeiro   René Arnoux
10   Estoril 8 August 50 4.35=217.50 km 1'20:19.77 162.456 km/h   René Arnoux   René Arnoux   René Arnoux
  Zolder 22 August cancelled
11   Nogaro 19 September 65 3.12=202.80 km 1'20:12.91 151.692 km/h   Jean-Pierre Jabouille   Patrick Tambay   Patrick Tambay
12   Hockenheim 25-26 September 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'22:32.9 197.383 km/h   Jean-Pierre Jabouille   René Arnoux   Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Note:

Race 1, 6, 9 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 1 and 6 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics

Final point standings edit

Driver edit

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 9 results count. No driver had a point deduction.

Place Name Team Chassis Engine HOC
 
THR
 
VLL
 
SAL
 
PAU
 
HOC
 
ROU
 
MUG
 
EMM
 
EST
 
NOG
 
HOC
 
Points
1   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Équipe Elf Switzerland Elf-Jabouille Renault - - 9 1 6 4 6 9 3 6 - 9 53
2   René Arnoux Écurie Elf[2] Martini Renault 9 - - 3 9 3 - 6 9 9 - 4 52
3   Patrick Tambay Écurie Elf Martini Renault 6 4 6 4 - 6 - 4 - - 9 - 39
4   Michel Leclère Équipe Elf Switzerland Elf-Jabouille Renault - - 3 9 - 9 - - - - 6 6 33
5   Alex Ribeiro March Cars/BMW Motorsport March BMW - 6 4 2 3 - - 3 6 4 3 - 31
6   Maurizio Flammini March Cars/BMW Motorsport March BMW - 9 - 6 - 1 9 1 - - - - 26
7   Giancarlo Martini Scuderia Everest March BMW - - - - 4 2 4 2 - - - - 12
  Hans Binder Chevron Racing Chevron BMW - - - - - - - - 2 3 4 3 12
9   Eddie Cheever Project Four Racing March Hart - 3 - - - - - - 4 2 10
Project Four Racing Ralt Hart 1 -
10   Roberto Marazzi Trivellato Racing Team Chevron BMW 3 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 5
  Keke Rosberg Team Warsteiner Eurorace Toj BMW - - - - - - 3 - - - - 2 5
12   Wilhelm Deutsch Team Daimon Varley March BMW 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4
  Klaus Ludwig Willy Kauhsen Racing Team March Hart - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - 4
14   Ingo Hoffmann Willy Kauhsen Racing Team March Hart - 2 - - - - 1 - - - - - 3
15   Harald Ertl Motor Racing Company Chevron BMW 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Scuderia Gulf Rondini March BMW - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 2
17   Hans Heyer Team Warsteiner Eurorace Toj BMW 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
  François Migault Osella Squadra Corse Osella BMW - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Sté Racing Organisation Course Chevron Chrysler - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
  Freddy Kottulinsky Fritz Lochmann Racing Ralt BMW - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
  Markus Hotz Lista Racing Team March BMW - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
  Alberto Colombo ? March BMW - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
  Giorgio Francia Trivellato Racing Team Chevron BMW - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
  Juan Cochesa Fred Opert Racing Chevron BMW - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

References edit

  1. ^ "1976 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ Sport Auto n°172 page74