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1976 Dutch Grand Prix

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1976 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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Race details
Date August 29, 1976
Official name XXIII Grote Prijs van Nederland[1]
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.226 km (2.626 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 316.960 km (196.950 miles)
Weather Warm, dry
Pole position
Driver March-Ford
Time 1:21.31[2]
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Time 1:22.59[3] on lap 49
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976.[4] It was won by British driver James Hunt driving a McLaren M23 on his 29th birthday. The race, contested over 75 laps, was the twelfth round of the 1976 Formula One season.

The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race. He was 29.[5]

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos Driver Team Time
1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:21.31
2 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:21.39
3 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:21.55
4 United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford 1:21.62
5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:21.85
6 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:21.88
7 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:21.88
8 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.91
9 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:22.03
10 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:22.06
11 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ensign-Ford 1:22.13
12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:22.16
13 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 1:22.16
14 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:22.27
15 Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:22.48
16 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 1:22.51
17 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford 1:22.55
18 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 1:22.59
19 Australia Larry Perkins Boro-Ford 1:23.10
20 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:23.18
21 Netherlands Boy Hayje Penske-Ford 1:23.26
22 France Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford 1:23.55
23 Italy Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford 1:24.09
24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 1:24.37
25 Germany Rolf Stommelen Hesketh-Ford 1:24.71
26 Sweden Conny Andersson Surtees-Ford 1:24.74
DNQ Italy Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.01
Source:[6]

Race

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Race classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 75 1:44:52.09 2 9
2 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 75 + 0.92 5 6
3 5 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 75 + 2.09 6 4
4 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 75 + 6.94 3 3
5 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 75 + 22.46 8 2
6 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 75 + 45.03 7 1
7 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 75 + 56.28 14  
8 19 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 16  
9 12 West Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 15  
10 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 20  
11 38 France Henri Pescarolo Surtees-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 22  
12 25 Germany Rolf Stommelen Hesketh-Ford 72 + 3 Laps 25  
Ret 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ensign-Ford 66 Electrical 11  
Ret 39 Netherlands Boy Hayje Penske-Ford 63 Halfshaft 21  
Ret 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 53 Oil Leak 9  
Ret 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 53 Oil Leak 10  
Ret 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 52 Oil Pressure 1  
Ret 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 49 Spun Off 24  
Ret 28 United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford 47 Gearbox 4  
Ret 27 Australia Larry Perkins Boro-Ford 44 Accident 19  
Ret 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 40 Electrical 17  
Ret 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 11 Clutch 12  
Ret 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 10 Accident 13  
Ret 34 West Germany Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 9 Engine 18  
Ret 18 Sweden Conny Andersson Surtees-Ford 9 Engine 26  
Ret 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams-Ford 5 Accident 23  
Source:[7]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver Conny Andersson and Dutch driver Bob Hayje.
  • This race marked the 100th podium finish for an American driver.
  • This was the 10th Grand Prix start for Wolf-Williams.
  • This race saw the 5th pole position for a March.

Championship standings after the race

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  • 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. Points do not reflect final results of 1976 British Grand Prix as it was under appeal.

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Dutch GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 142. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  3. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 144. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  4. ^ "1976 Dutch Grand Prix Entry list".
  5. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". motorsportmemorial.org.
  6. ^ "Netherlands 1976 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ "1976 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Netherlands 1976 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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