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| 1976 British Grand Prix | 
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| Held on July 18, 1976 at Brands Hatch Circuit in West Kingsdown, England (Second Grand Prix Circuit configuration) | |
| 76 L, 198.664 M, 319.718 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor ▾ | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 | 76 | 44 | running | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 76 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | 28 | John Watson | Citibank Team Penske | Penske PC4 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | 19 | Alan Jones | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi FD04 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 74 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308D / Ford Cosworth DFV | 73 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 73 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV | 70 | 0 | running | 0 |
| DNF | 14 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 67 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| DNF | 7 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March Engineering | March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 60 | 0 | fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | 18 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 55 | 0 | gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 47 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| DNF | 15 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 46 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 |
| DNF | 9 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | Ovoro Team March | March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 39 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| DNF | 4 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 | 36 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 |
| DNF | 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS5 / Matra MS73 | 31 | 0 | suspension | 0 |
| DNF | 10 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Beta Team March | March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 22 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| DNF | 26 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Team Norev Racing | Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 16 | 0 | fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | 6 | 22 | Chris Amon | Team Ensign | Ensign N176 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 8 | 0 | water leak | 0 |
| DNF | 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 4 | 0 | ignition | 0 |
| DNF | 12 | 12 | Jochen Mass | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 1 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| DNF | 17 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March Engineering | March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| DNF | 25 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308D / Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| DNF | 2 | 11 | James Hunt | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 76 | 32 | disqualified | 0 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 20 | Jacky Ickx | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV | DNQ | |||||
| 13 | Divina Galica | ShellSport-Whiting | Surtees TS16 / Ford Cosworth DFV | DNQ | |||||
| 40 | Mike Wilds | Team PR Reilly | Shadow DN3B / Ford Cosworth DFV | DNQ | |||||
| 33 | Lella Lombardi | RAM Racing with Lavazza | Brabham BT44B / Ford Cosworth DFV | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 1h:44:19.66 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Niki Lauda - 79.35 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 16.18 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - none | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers - Niki Lauda (1-44); James Hunt (45-76) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered | |||||||||
| STATISTICALLY SPEAKING | |||||||||
| James Hunt was involved in a first corner accident that brought out the red flag, Hunt drove his damaged car back to the pits, but did not complete a full lap of the track to do so, instead driving through an access road on the Cooper Straight. The officials declared that, since he had not been on the circuit when the red flag was waved, Hunt would not be allowed to take part in the restart. This news led to much angry feeling amongst the British crowd, who chanted Hunt's name until the stewards, fearing crowd riot, announced that Hunt would be allowed to take the restart. Hunt won the restarted race, immediately after the race Ferrari, Tyrrell and Fittipaldi team protested against the inclusion of Hunt's car. On September 24, 1976, he was disqualified by the FIA court, giving Niki Lauda the race win. |
