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1976 Canadian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryCanada
Grand PrixCanadian
Fulldate
Year1976
Race_No14
Season_No16
ImageMosport.svg
Previous_round1976 Italian Grand Prix
Next_round1976 United States Grand Prix
Official nameXV Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix
LocationMosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.458
Course_km3.957
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi196.64
Distance_km316.56
WeatherMild with temperatures approaching 22 C; wind speeds up to 8.9 km/h
Pole_DriverJames Hunt
Pole_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Pole_Time1:12.389
Pole_CountryGBR
Fast_DriverPatrick Depailler
Fast_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Fast_Time1:13.817
Fast_CountryFRA
Fast_Lap60
First_DriverJames Hunt
First_TeamMcLaren-Ford
First_CountryGBR
Second_DriverPatrick Depailler
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_CountryFrance
Third_DriverMario Andretti
Third_TeamLotus-Ford
Third_CountryUSA
Lapchart

The 1976 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 3 October 1976.

At this weekend, British championship contender James Hunt found out that he lost 9 points from his victory at the British Grand Prix that year, and Austrian championship leader Niki Lauda gained another 3 points (he finished 2nd at that race). Hunt won the Mosport event, but it made no difference to his championship points standings before the race.

Qualifying

James Hunt managed to take pole position from the March cars of Ronnie Peterson and Vittorio Brambilla, whilst the rest of the top 10 qualifiers were Patrick Depailler, Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, Hans Joachim Stuck, Jacques Laffite and Carlos Pace in the leading Brabham.

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverConstructorLapGap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
11UK James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:12.389—
10Sweden Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:12.783+ 0.394
9Italy Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:12.799+ 0.410
4France Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:12.837+ 0.448
5USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:13.028+ 0.639
1AUT Niki LaudaFerrari1:13.060+ 0.671
3South Africa Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:13.191+ 0.802
34GER Hans Joachim StuckMarch-Ford1:13.322+ 0.933
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:13.425+ 1.036
8Brazil Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:13.438+ 1.049
12West Germany Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:13.439+ 1.050
2Switzerland Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:13.500+ 1.111
16GBR Tom PryceShadow-Ford1:13.665+ 1.276
28GBR John WatsonPenske-Ford1:13.973+ 1.584
6Sweden Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford1:14.397+ 2.008
22Belgium Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford1:14.461+ 2.072
30BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:14.471+ 2.082
17FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:15.113+ 2.724
7AUS Larry PerkinsBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:15.598+ 3.209
19AUS Alan JonesSurtees-Ford1:15.652+ 3.263
38France Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford1:15.846+ 3.457
18USA Brett LungerSurtees-Ford1:16.201+ 3.812
24Austria Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford1:16.534+ 4.145
25GBR Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford1:17.217+ 4.828
20Italy Arturo MerzarioWolf-Williams-Ford1:17.288+ 4.899
21New Zealand Chris AmonWolf-Williams-Ford1:18.202+ 5.813
39Austria Otto StuppacherTyrrell-Ford1:25.024+ 12.695

Race

James Hunt started from pole position but as ever, he didn't get away well off the start and allowed Peterson and in the March to take first ahead of Hunt and teammate Brambilla for the early stages. That was until Hunt retook the lead on lap 10, whilst Peterson and Brambilla fell out of the points later on. As Depailler took second for Tyrrell and Andretti was third in the leading Lotus. The order of the top 3 didn't change whilst Hunt's rival Lauda who was running 5th for most of the race had also dropped out of the points with the Marches due to handling problems, he would eventually finished 8th as a result. James Hunt had won the race ahead of Patrick Depailler, Mario Andretti, Jody Scheckter, Jochen Mass and Clay Regazzoni. Which closed the gap from 17 back to 8 points in the championship, but Hunt was still slightly furious over his disqualification from the British Grand Prix after the race.

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920RetRetRetRetDNSDNSDNQ
11GBR **James Hunt****McLaren-Ford**801:40:09.6261**9**
4FRA **Patrick Depailler****Tyrrell-Ford**80+ 6.3314**6**
5USA **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**80+ 10.3665**4**
3South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Tyrrell-Ford**80+ 19.7457**3**
12GER **Jochen Mass****McLaren-Ford**80+ 41.81111**2**
2SUI **Clay Regazzoni****Ferrari**80+ 46.25612**1**
8BRA Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo80+ 46.47210
1AUT Niki LaudaFerrari80+ 1:12.9576
10SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford79+ 1 lap2
28GBR John WatsonPenske-Ford79+ 1 lap14
16GBR Tom PryceShadow-Ford79+ 1 lap13
6SWE Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford79+ 1 lapPL
22BEL Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford79+ 1 lap16
9ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford79+ 1 lap3
18USA Brett LungerSurtees-Ford78+ 2 laps22
19AUS Alan JonesSurtees-Ford78+ 2 laps20
7AUS Larry PerkinsBrabham-Alfa Romeo78+ 2 laps19
17FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford77+ 3 laps18
38FRA Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford77+ 3 laps21
25GBR Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford75+ 5 laps23
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra43Oil pressure9
30BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford41Exhaust17
34GER Hans Joachim StuckMarch-Ford36Handling8
20ITA Arturo MerzarioWolf-Williams-Ford11Accident24
24Austria Harald ErtlHesketh-FordPractice accident
21New Zealand Chris AmonWolf-Williams-FordPractice accident
39AUT Otto StuppacherTyrrell-Ford

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1AUT **Niki Lauda***64
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK **James Hunt***56
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3South Africa Jody Scheckter43
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 14FRA Patrick Depailler33
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 15SUI Clay Regazzoni29

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1ITA **Ferrari***77
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK **McLaren-Ford***61 (62)
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK Tyrrell-Ford59
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4FRA Ligier-Matra20
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 25UK Lotus-Ford20
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

Name_of_race = Canadian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1976 | Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Italian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1976 United States Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1974 Canadian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1977 Canadian Grand Prix

References

  1. "1976 Canadian GP".
  2. "Weather information for the "1976 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  3. "1976 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Canada 1976 - Championship • STATS F1".
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