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1976 Swedish Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySweden
Grand PrixSwedish
ImageCircuit Anderstorp.png
Previous_round1976 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_round1976 French Grand Prix
Official nameVII Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix
Date13 June
Year1976
Race_No7
Season_No16
LocationScandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp
Course_mi2.497
Course_km4.018
Distance_laps72
Distance_mi179.760
Distance_km289.296
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverJody Scheckter
Pole_CountrySouth Africa
Pole_flag_suffix1928
Pole_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Pole_Time1:25.659
Fast_DriverMario Andretti
Fast_CountryUSA
Fast_TeamLotus-Ford
Fast_Time1:28.002
Fast_Lap11
First_DriverJody Scheckter
First_CountrySouth Africa
First_flag_suffix1928
First_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_DriverPatrick Depailler
Second_CountryFrance
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Third_DriverNiki Lauda
Third_CountryAustria
Third_TeamFerrari
Lapchart

The 1976 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, Sweden on 13 June 1976. It was the seventh round of the 1976 Formula One season and the ninth Swedish Grand Prix. The race was contested over 72 laps of the 4.0 km circuit for a race distance of 290 kilometres.

It saw the first and only win of a six-wheel car – the Tyrrell P34. The theory was that its four front wheels would increase mechanical front-end grip – with more rubber on the road – and thus eliminate understeer while at the same time improve cornering and braking. When it was revealed it was the instant sensation of the 1976 season.

Tyrrell's Jody Scheckter took pole, with Patrick Depailler in fourth. In the race it was Mario Andretti in the Lotus 77 who led for much of the race. Andretti however had been penalised sixty seconds for jumping the start. Andretti's engine failed on lap 46 while attempting to build his lead over the two Tyrrells. They went on to finish first and second, Jody Scheckter leading Patrick Depailler to the line for his second Swedish Grand Prix victory.

Eight laps before Andretti's retirement Chris Amon crashed his Ensign N176 after a suspension failure, allowing championship leader Niki Lauda to move into the position that became third in his Ferrari 312T2. Jacques Laffite continued to show the promise of the Ligier JS5 in fourth. James Hunt was fifth in his McLaren M23 and Clay Regazzoni climbed into the final point in the second Ferrari late in the race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.DriverConstructorTime/Gap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627Source:
RSA Jody ScheckterTyrrell–Ford1:25.659
USA Mario AndrettiLotus–Ford+0.349
NZL Chris AmonEnsign–Ford+0.504
FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell–Ford+0.703
AUT Niki LaudaFerrari+0.782
SWE Gunnar NilssonLotus–Ford+0.911
FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier–Matra+1.114
GBR James HuntMcLaren–Ford+1.299
SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch–Ford+1.381
BRA Carlos PaceBrabham–Alfa Romeo+1.474
SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari+1.498
GBR Tom PryceShadow–Ford+1.868
FRG Jochen MassMcLaren–Ford+1.909
FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow–Ford+1.959
ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch–Ford+1.981
ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham–Alfa Romeo+2.103
GBR John WatsonPenske–Ford+2.406
AUS Alan JonesSurtees–Ford+2.548
ITA Arturo MerzarioMarch–Ford+2.562
FRG Hans-Joachim StuckMarch–Ford+2.571
BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi–Ford+3.011
AUS Larry PerkinsBoro–Ford+3.156
AUT Harald ErtlHesketh–Ford+3.226
USA Brett LungerSurtees–Ford+3.684
FRA Michel LeclèreWolf-Williams–Ford+3.938
SUI Loris KesselBrabham–Ford+4.361
DNK Jac NellemannBrabham–Ford+4.600

*Drivers with a red background failed to qualify.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQ
3South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Tyrrell-Ford**721:46:53.7291**9**
4France **Patrick Depailler****Tyrrell-Ford**72+ 19.7664**6**
1Austria **Niki Lauda****Ferrari**72+ 33.8665**4**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Matra**72+ 55.8197**3**
11United Kingdom **James Hunt****McLaren-Ford**72+ 59.4838**2**
2Switzerland **Clay Regazzoni****Ferrari**72+ 1:00.36611**1**
10Sweden Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford72+ 1:03.4939
8Brazil Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo72+ 1:11.61310
16UK Tom PryceShadow-Ford71+ 1 lap12
9Italy Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford71+ 1 Lap15
12West Germany Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford71+ 1 Lap13
17France Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford71+ 1 Lap14
19Australia Alan JonesSurtees-Ford71+ 1 Lap18
35Italy Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford70Engine19
18USA Brett LungerSurtees-Ford70+ 2 Laps24
24Austria Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford54Spun Off23
34West Germany Hans Joachim StuckMarch-Ford52Engine20
5USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford45Engine2
22New Zealand Chris AmonEnsign-Ford38Accident3
21France Michel LeclèreWolf-Williams-Ford20Engine25
37Australia Larry PerkinsBoro-Ford18Engine22
30Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford10Handling21
32Switzerland Loris KesselBrabham-Ford5Accident26
6Sweden Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford2Accident6
7Argentina Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo2Engine16
28United Kingdom John WatsonPenske-Ford0Accident17
33DEN Jac NellemannBrabham-Ford

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Danish driver Jac Nellemann.
  • This race marked the 200th Grand Prix in which an Italian driver participated. In those 200 races, Italian drivers won 25 Grands Prix, achieved 81 podium finishes, 22 pole positions, 24 fastest laps, 7 Grand Slams and won 3 World Championships.
  • This was the 1st pole position set by a South African driver.
  • This was the 2nd win of a Swedish Grand Prix for Jody Scheckter, breaking the previous record set by Denny Hulme at the 1973 Swedish Grand Prix. Equally, it was Tyrrell's second win of the Swedish Grand Prix, breaking the previous record set by McLaren at the same Grand Prix.
  • This race marked the 200th Grand Prix start for Lotus. In those 200 races, Lotus won 57 Grands Prix, achieved 103 podium finishes, 67 pole positions, 51 fastest laps, 13 Grand Slams, and won 5 Driver's and 6 Constructor's World Championships.
  • This was the 49th and 50th podium finish for Tyrrell.
  • This was the 17th consecutive top-10 finish for Niki Lauda, a record streak that had begun since the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix and that broke the previous record of 14 consecutive top-10 finishes by Juan Manuel Fangio, set between the 1953 French Grand Prix and the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Points are accurate at the conclusion of the race and do not reflect final results of the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix as it was under appeal. ;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1AUT Niki Lauda55
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 22South Africa Jody Scheckter23
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3FRA Patrick Depailler20
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 24SUI Clay Regazzoni16
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 15FRA Jacques Laffite10

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1ITA Ferrari58
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Tyrrell-Ford31
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK McLaren-Ford14
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4FRA Ligier-Matra10
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Lotus-Ford6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Swedish Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1976 | Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1976 French Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1975 Swedish Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1977 Swedish Grand Prix

References

  1. "1976 Swedish GP".
  2. (July 1976). "The Swedish Grand Prix". Motorsport.
  3. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  4. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  5. "1976 Swedish Grand Prix Entry list".
  6. [https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1976-swedish-grand-prix/classification/c6ea271c-d203-437a-8ff0-05a92ee5bc65 Formula One 1976 Swedish Grand Prix Classification. Motorsport Stats]
  7. "1976 Swedish Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  8. "Sweden 1976 - Championship • STATS F1".
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