The 1976 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 14 March 1976. The 40-lap race was won by James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, with Alan Jones second in a Surtees-Cosworth and Jacky Ickx third in a Hesketh-Cosworth entered by Wolf-Williams Racing.
| 1976 Race of Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1976 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 14 March 1976 | ||
| Official name | XI Daily Mail Race of Champions | ||
| Location |
Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit Fawkham, Kent, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.206 km (2.6136 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tyrrell-Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1:20.42 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 James Hunt | McLaren-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:23.78 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
| Second | Surtees-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Hesketh-Cosworth | ||
Qualifying edit
Classification edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt
|
McLaren-Cosworth | 40 | 58:01.23 | 5 |
| 2 | 19 |  Alan Jones
|
Surtees-Cosworth | 40 | + 18.42 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Hesketh-Cosworth | 40 | + 23.17 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 |  Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Cosworth | 40 | + 2:25.691 | 16 |
| 5 | 22 |  Chris Amon
|
Ensign-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
| 6 | 16 | Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Lap | 9 |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Nève
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Laps | 13 |
| 8 (Ret) | 6 |  Gunnar Nilsson
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 38 | + 2 Laps/Engine1 | 3 |
| DNF | 5 | Bob Evans
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 36 | Out of Fuel | 7 |
| DNF | 32 |  Loris Kessel
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 31 | Engine | 12 |
| DNF | 24 |  Harald Ertl
|
Hesketh-Cosworth | 17 | Engine | 14 |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari | 17 | Brakes | 2 |
| DNF | 28 | John Watson
|
Penske-Cosworth | 12 | Accident | 8 |
| DNF | 8 |  Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 8 | Engine | 10 |
| DNF | 3 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Tyrrell-Cosworth | 2 | Accident | 1 |
| DNS | 36 | Giancarlo Martini
|
Ferrari | 0 | Accident in warm-up | 15 |
1 Brambilla and Nilsson were both penalised one minute for jumping the start.
References edit
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2024.