1976 Race of Champions
1976 Race of Champions | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1976 Formula One season | |||
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Race details[1] | |||
Date | 14 March 1976 | ||
Official name | XI Daily Mail Race of Champions | ||
Location | Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit Fawkham, Kent, England | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.206 km (2.6136 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Tyrrell-Cosworth | |
Time | 1:20.42 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | McLaren-Cosworth | |
Time | 1:23.78 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| McLaren-Cosworth | |
Second |
| Surtees-Cosworth | |
Third | Hesketh-Cosworth |
Motor car race
The 1976 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 14 March 1976. The 40-lap race was won by James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, with Alan Jones second in a Surtees-Cosworth and Jacky Ickx third in a Hesketh-Cosworth entered by Wolf-Williams Racing.
Qualifying
Classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 11 | ![]() | McLaren-Cosworth | 40 | 58:01.23 | 5 |
2 | 19 | ![]() | Surtees-Cosworth | 40 | + 18.42 | 6 |
3 | 20 | ![]() | Hesketh-Cosworth | 40 | + 23.17 | 4 |
4 | 9 | ![]() | March-Cosworth | 40 | + 2:25.691 | 16 |
5 | 22 | ![]() | Ensign-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
6 | 16 | ![]() | Shadow-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Lap | 9 |
7 | 33 | ![]() | Brabham-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Laps | 13 |
8 (Ret) | 6 | ![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | 38 | + 2 Laps/Engine1 | 3 |
DNF | 5 | ![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | 36 | Out of Fuel | 7 |
DNF | 32 | ![]() | Brabham-Cosworth | 31 | Engine | 12 |
DNF | 24 | ![]() | Hesketh-Cosworth | 17 | Engine | 14 |
DNF | 1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 17 | Brakes | 2 |
DNF | 28 | ![]() | Penske-Cosworth | 12 | Accident | 8 |
DNF | 8 | ![]() | Brabham-Cosworth | 8 | Engine | 10 |
DNF | 3 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Cosworth | 2 | Accident | 1 |
DNS | 36 | ![]() | Ferrari | 0 | Accident in warm-up | 15 |
Sources:[3][4] |
1 Brambilla and Nilsson were both penalised one minute for jumping the start.
References
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1976 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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