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1976 Brazilian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBrazil
Grand PrixBrazilian
GP_SuffixGrand Prix
Next_round1976 South African Grand Prix
Official nameV Grande Prêmio do Brasil
ImageCircuit Interlagos 1977.svg
DateJanuary 25
Year1976
Race_No1
Season_No16
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi4.946
Course_km7.960
Distance_laps40
Distance_mi197.845
Distance_km318.400
WeatherSunny
Pole_DriverJames Hunt
Pole_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Pole_Time2:32.50
Pole_CountryGBR
Fast_DriverJean-Pierre Jarier
Fast_TeamShadow-Ford
Fast_Time2:35.07
Fast_Lap31
Fast_CountryFRA
First_DriverNiki Lauda
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryAUT
Second_DriverPatrick Depailler
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_CountryFRA
Third_DriverTom Pryce
Third_TeamShadow-Ford
Third_CountryGBR
Lapchart

The 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil on 25 January 1976. It was the opening round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was the fifth Brazilian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held for the World Drivers' Championship. The race was held over 40 laps of the 7.87-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 315 kilometres.

The race was won by defending world champion, Niki Lauda, driving a Ferrari 312T. The Austrian driver won his eighth Formula One Grand Prix by 28 seconds over French driver Patrick Depailler in a Tyrrell 007. Second place was Depailler's best finish in almost two years having finished second previously at the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix. Tom Pryce finished third in a Shadow DN5B in his second podium in six months. It would prove to be the season highlight for Pryce and for Shadow Racing Cars. It was their only podium for the season and Pryce would not stand on the podium again.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeNo12345678910111213141516171819202122
11GBR James HuntMcLaren-Ford**2:32.50**1
1AUT Niki LaudaFerrari2:32.522
17FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford2:32.663
2SWI Clay RegazzoniFerrari2:33.174
30BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford2:33.335
12GER Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford2:33.596
9ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford2:33.637
28GBR John WatsonPenske-Ford2:33.878
4FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford2:34.499
8BRA Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo2:34.5410
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra2:34.6711
16GBR Tom PryceShadow-Ford2:34.8412
3RSA Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford2:35.0213
34GER Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford2:35.3814
7ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo2:35.9715
6USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford2:36.0116
21ITA Renzo ZorziWolf-Williams-Ford2:37.0717
5SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford2:37.1918
20BEL Jacky IckxWolf-Williams-Ford2:37.6219
31BRA Ingo HoffmannFittipaldi-Ford2:40.2520
14GBR Ian AshleyBRM2:40.9421
10ITA Lella LombardiMarch-Ford2:40.9522

Race

Summary

For the opening round of the season, James Hunt took his first Formula 1 pole position with reigning champion Niki Lauda alongside in his Ferrari. Emerson Fittipaldi qualified fifth on his debut for his brother Wilson's Copersucar team. Clay Regazzoni in the second Ferrari took the lead at the start. Lotus teammates Andretti and Peterson collided on the first lap, both retiring as a result. Lauda was still in the lead ahead of Hunt and Jarier. Hunt crashed out due to a sticking throttle, and Jarier did the same a lap later after driving on some oil in the track from Hunt's car. Fittipaldi's debut race for Copersucar failed to live up to its initial promise, the Brazilian double world champion ending up three laps down after various technical problems. Lauda thus started his title defence with victory, with Patrick Depailler second in the Tyrrell, and Tom Pryce completing the podium in the other Shadow.

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
1AUT **Niki Lauda****Ferrari**401:45:16.782**9**
4FRA **Patrick Depailler****Tyrrell-Ford**40+ 21.479**6**
16GBR **Tom Pryce****Shadow-Ford**40+ 23.8412**4**
34FRG **Hans-Joachim Stuck****March-Ford**40+ 1:28.1714**3**
3South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Tyrrell-Ford**40+ 1:56.4613**2**
12FRG **Jochen Mass****McLaren-Ford**40+ 1:58.276**1**
2SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari40+ 2:15.244
20BEL Jacky IckxWolf-Williams-Ford39+ 1 lap19
21ITA Renzo ZorziWolf-Williams-Ford39+ 1 lap17
8BRA Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo39+ 1 Lap10
31BRA Ingo HoffmannFittipaldi-Ford39+ 1 Lap20
7ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo37Out of Fuel15
30BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford37+ 3 Laps5
10ITA Lella LombardiMarch-Ford36+ 4 Laps22
17FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford33Accident3
11GBR James HuntMcLaren-Ford32Throttle/Accident1
9ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford15Oil Leak7
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra14Transmission11
5SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford10Accident18
6USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford6Accident16
28GBR John WatsonPenske-Ford2Fuel System8
14GBR Ian AshleyBRM2Oil Pump21

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver Ingo Hoffmann (record holder of titles in the Stock Car Pro Series in Brazil).
  • This was the 5th pole position for British constructor McLaren.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British-Canadian constructor Wolf-Williams and French constructor Ligier.
  • This race marked the 5th podium finish for British-American constructor Shadow.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1AUT Niki Lauda9
2FRA Patrick Depailler6
3UK Tom Pryce4
4GER Hans-Joachim Stuck3
5South Africa Jody Scheckter2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1ITA Ferrari9
2UK Tyrrell-Ford6
3UK Shadow-Ford4
4UK March-Ford3
5UK McLaren-Ford1
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Brazilian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1976 | Previous_race_in_season = 1975 United States Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1976 South African Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix

References

  1. (March 1976). "Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport.
  2. "1976 Brazilian GP - Qualifying".
  3. "1976 Brazilian GP - Fastest Laps".
  4. "1976 Brazilian GP - Overview".
  5. (26 January 1976). "Lauda Easily Wins Opening Prix Race". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader.
  6. (26 January 1976). "Lauda's Ferrari Winner of Brazilian Grand Prix". The Los Angeles Times.
  7. (26 January 1976). "Prix King Lauda Wins '76 Debut". Press and Sun-Bulletin.
  8. "1976 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  9. "Brazil 1976 - Championship • STATS F1".
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