1976 F1 Championship Standings

Niki Lauda and James Hunt

See all 1976 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Because of the Lauda-Hunt rivalry the 1976 F1 season is one of the most talked about Formula 1 season's in history. The story even Peter Morgan to write a film script for it and produce the movie Rush in 2013.

The season had 16 races and Lauda had won 5 races before disaster struck during the German GP on the notorious Nurburgring-Nordschleife, when Lauda crashed and got severely injured becaus his Ferrari turned into a fireball.

Here you can find the 1976 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

1976 F1 Championship Overview

1976 F1 World Championship

NO	Grand Prix	Date	Winner	Team	Laps	Time
1	1976 Brazilian F1 GP	January 25	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	40	01:45:16.780
2	1976 South African F1 GP	March 6	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	78	01:42:18.400
3	1976 USA West F1 GP	March 28	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	80	01:53:18.471
4	1976 Spanish F1 GP	May 2	James Hunt	McLaren	75	01:42:20.430
5	1976 Belgian F1 GP	May 16	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	70	01:42:53.230
6	1976 Monaco F1 GP	May 30	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	78	01:59:51.470
7	1976 Swedish F1 GP	June 13	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	72	01:46:53.729
8	1976 French F1 GP	July 4	James Hunt	McLaren	54	01:40:58.600
9	1976 British F1 GP	July 18	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	76	01:44:19.660
10	1976 German F1 GP	August 1	James Hunt	McLaren	14	01:41:42.700
11	1976 Austrian F1 GP	August 15	John Watson	Penske	54	01:30:07.860
12	1976 Dutch F1 GP	August 29	James Hunt	McLaren	75	01:44:52.090
13	1976 Italian F1 GP	September 12	Ronnie Peterson	March	52	01:30:35.600
14	1976 Canadian F1 GP	October 3	James Hunt	McLaren	80	01:40:09.626
15	1976 USA F1 GP	October 10	James Hunt	McLaren	59	01:42:40.742
16	1976 Japanese F1 GP	October 24	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	73	01:43:58.860

1976 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

P	Driver	Pts	BRA	SOU	USW	SPA	BEL	MON	SWE	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	USA	JAP
1	James Hunt	69	DNF	2	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	5	1	DSQ	1	4*	1	DNF	1	1*	3
2	Niki Lauda	68	1	1*	2	2	1*	1	3	DNF*	1*	DNF			4	8	3	DNF
3	Jody Scheckter	49	5	4	DNF	DNF	4	2	1	6	2	2*	DNF	5	5	4	2	DNF
4	Patrick Depailler	39	2	9	3	DNF	DNF	3	2	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	6	2*	DNF	2
5	Clay Regazzoni	31	7	DNF	1*	11	2	14*	6	DNF	DSQ	9		2*	2	6	7	5
6	Mario Andretti	22	DNF	6	DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF*	5	DNF	12	5	3	DNF	3	DNF	1
7	John Watson	20	DNF	5	NC	DNF	7	10	DNF	3	3	7	1	DNF	11	10	6	DNF
8	Jacques Laffite	20	DNF	DNF	4	12	3	12	4	14	DSQ	DNF	2	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	7
9	Jochen Mass	19	6	3	5	DNF*	6	5	11	15	DNF	3	7	9	DNF	5	4	DNF
10	Gunnar Nilsson	11		DNF	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	3	DNF	13	12	DNF	6
11	Tom Pryce	10	3	7	DNF	8	10	7	9	8	4	8	DNF	4	8	11	DNF	DNF
12	Ronnie Peterson	10	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	19	DNF	DNF	6	DNF	1*	9	DNF	DNF
13	Hans Joachim Stuck	8	4	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	DNF	7	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	DNF
14	Alan Jones	7			NC	9	5	DNF	13	DNF	5	10	DNF	8	12	16	8	4
15	Carlos Pace	7	10	DNF	9	6	DNF	9	8	4	8	4	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	DNF	DNF
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	13	17	6	DNF	DNQ	6	DNF	DNF	6	13	DNF	DNF	15	DNF	9	DNF
17	Carlos Reutemann	3	12	DNF	DNF	4	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	9
18	Chris Amon	2		14	8	5	DNF	13	DNF		DNF	DNF				DNS
19	Rolf Stommelen	1										6		12	DNF
20	Vittorio Brambilla	1	DNF	8	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6	7	14	DNF	DNF
21	Harald Ertl	0		15	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNF	DNF	7	DNF	8	DNF	16	DNS	13	8
22	Ian Ashley	0	DNF
23	Ian Scheckter	0		DNF
24	Ingo Hoffmann	0	11		DNQ	DNQ				DNQ
25	Jac Nelleman	0							DNQ
26	Jacky Ickx	0	8	16	DNQ	7	DNQ	DNQ		10	DNQ			DNF	10	13	DNF
27	Emilio Zapico	0				DNQ
28	Emilio de Villota	0				DNQ
29	Michel Leclère	0		13	DNQ	10	11	11	DNF	13
30	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	DNF*	DNF	7	DNF	9	8	12	12	9	11	DNF	10	19	18	10	10
31	Damien Magee	0								DNQ
32	Arturo Merzario	0			DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNQ	14	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF
33	Larry Perkins	0				13	8	DNQ	DNF					DNF	DNF	17	DNF	DNF
34	Lella Lombardi	0	14								DNQ	DNQ	12
35	Loris Kessel	0				DNQ	12		DNF	DNQ			NC
36	Henri Pescarolo	0						DNQ		DNF	DNF	DNQ	9	11	17	19	NC
37	Hans Binder	0											DNF					DNF
38	Patrick Nève	0					DNF			18
39	Renzo Zorzi	0	9
40	Bob Evans	0		10	DNQ						DNF
41	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	0										14	11	DNQ	18
42	Alex Ribeiro	0															12
43	Boy Hayje	0												DNF
44	Conny Andersson	0												DNF
45	Divina Galica	0									DNQ
46	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	0																DNF
47	Guy Edwards	0					DNQ			17	DNF	15			DNS	20
48	Masahiro Hasemi	0																11*
49	Mike Wilds	0									DNQ
50	Noritake Takahara	0																9
51	Otto Stuppacher	0													DNS	DNQ	DNQ
52	Tony Trimmer	0																DNQ
53	Brett Lunger	0		11	DNQ	DNQ	DNF		15	16	DNF	DNF	10		14	15	11
54	Warwick Brown	0															14

1976 F1 Drivers Statistics Table

Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	RET	PTS
James Hunt	16	6	1	1	8	8	814	2	6	69
Jody Scheckter	16	1	4	0	5	1	907	1	4	49
John Watson	16	1	0	2	3	0	811	0	6	20
Ronnie Peterson	16	1	0	0	1	1	587	1	11	10
Patrick Depailler	16	0	5	2	7	0	812	1	6	39
Jacques Laffite	16	0	1	2	3	1	824	0	8	20
Jochen Mass	16	0	0	2	2	0	852	1	4	19
Tom Pryce	16	0	0	1	1	0	893	0	4	10
Hans Joachim Stuck	16	0	0	0	0	0	540	0	11	8
Carlos Pace	16	0	0	0	0	0	774	0	7	7
Emerson Fittipaldi	16	0	0	0	0	0	625	0	9	3
Vittorio Brambilla	16	0	0	0	0	0	571	0	11	1
Jean-Pierre Jarier	16	0	0	0	0	0	918	1	4	0
Clay Regazzoni	15	1	3	0	4	1	863	3	4	31
Mario Andretti	15	1	0	2	3	1	605	1	8	22
Gunnar Nilsson	15	0	0	2	2	0	509	0	9	11
Harald Ertl	15	0	0	0	0	0	513	0	10	0
Niki Lauda	14	5	2	2	9	3	770	4	3	68
Alan Jones	14	0	0	0	0	0	781	0	5	7
Arturo Merzario	14	0	0	0	0	0	288	0	13	0
Carlos Reutemann	13	0	0	0	0	0	308	0	10	3
Jacky Ickx	12	0	0	0	0	0	450	0	6	0
Brett Lunger	12	0	0	0	0	0	553	0	6	0
Chris Amon	9	0	0	0	0	0	399	0	5	2
Larry Perkins	9	0	0	0	0	0	320	0	6	0
Henri Pescarolo	9	0	0	0	0	0	335	0	5	0
Michel Leclère	7	0	0	0	0	0	366	0	2	0
Guy Edwards	6	0	0	0	0	0	141	0	3	0
Loris Kessel	5	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	4	0
Lella Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0	0	86	0	2	0
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	4	0	0	0	0	0	113	0	1	0
Ingo Hoffmann	4	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	3	0
Rolf Stommelen	3	0	0	0	0	0	127	0	1	1
Bob Evans	3	0	0	0	0	0	101	0	2	0
Otto Stuppacher	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Hans Binder	2	0	0	0	0	0	96	0	2	0
Patrick Nève	2	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	1	0
Conny Andersson	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0
Emilio de Villota	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Renzo Zorzi	1	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0
Alex Ribeiro	1	0	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0
Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	1	0
Noritake Takahara	1	0	0	0	0	0	70	0	0	0
Ian Ashley	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Damien Magee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Divina Galica	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Warwick Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	54	0	0	0
Boy Hayje	1	0	0	0	0	0	63	0	1	0
Jac Nelleman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Trimmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Masahiro Hasemi	1	0	0	0	0	0	66	1	0	0
Emilio Zapico	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Wilds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ian Scheckter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

1976 Formula 1 Constructors Championship Table

P	Team	BRA	SOU	USW	SPA	BEL	MON	SWE	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	USA	JAP	Pts
1	Ferrari	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	DNF	1	9		2	2	6	3	5	83
2	McLaren	6	2	5	1	6	5	5	1	DSQ	1	4	1	DNF	1	1	3	74 (75)
3	Tyrrell	2	4	3	DNF	4	2	1	2	2	2	11	5	5	2	2	2	71
4	Team Lotus	DNF	10	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	5	3	3	13	3	DNF	1	29
5	Ligier	DNF	DNF	4	12	3	12	4	14	DSQ	DNF	2	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	7	20
6	Penske	DNF	5	NC	DNF	7	10	DNF	3	3	7	1	DNF	11	10	6	DNF	20
7	March	4	8	10	DNF	DNF	4	7	7	DNF	DNF	6	6	1	9	5	DNF	19
8	Shadow	3	7	7	8	9	7	9	8	4	8	DNF	4	8	11	10	10	10
9	Brabham	10	DNF	9	4	12	9	8	4	8	4	12	DNF	DNF	7	DNF	DNF	9
10	Surtees		11	NC	9	5	DNF	13	16	5	10	9	8	12	15	8	4	7
11	Fittipaldi	11	17	6	DNF	DNQ	6	DNF	DNF	6	13	DNF	DNF	15	DNF	9	DNF	3
12	Ensign		14	8	5	DNF	13	DNF	18	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	13	DNF		2
13	Parnelli		6	DNF														1
14	Kojima																11	0
15	Wolf-Williams	8	13	DNQ	7	11	11	DNF	10	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	14	DNF	0
16	BRM	DNF																0
17	Williams	9			DNQ													0
18	Boro				13	8	DNQ	DNF					DNF	DNF				0
19	Hesketh		15	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNF	17	7	15	8	12	16	20	12	8	0
20	Maki																DNQ	0