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Grote Prijs van Nederland 1976 · race

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Name: Grote Prijs van Nederland 1976 · race

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/276-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Grote Prijs van Nederland 1976 · Circuit Zandvoort

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1976 Formula 1 World Championship · round 12

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1:44:52.090 · 75 laps · ford	9
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:44:53.010 · 75 laps · ferrari	6
3	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:44:54.180 · 75 laps · ford	4
4	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:44:59.030 · 75 laps · ford	3
5	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:45:14.550 · 75 laps · ford	2
6	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:45:37.120 · 75 laps · ford	1
7	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:45:48.370 · 75 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Alan Jones	Surtees	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Rolf Stommelen	Hesketh	Time not recorded · 72 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	Electrical · Time not recorded · 66 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Boy Hayje	Penske	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 63 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Pace	Brabham	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 53 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 53 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	March	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	Spun off · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	Penske	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 47 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Larry Perkins	Boro	Accident · Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Electrical · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	Clutch · Time not recorded · 11 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	Accident · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Conny Andersson	Surtees	Engine · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:21.310 · ford
2	James Hunt	McLaren	1:21.390 · ford
3	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:21.550 · ford
4	John Watson	Penske	1:21.620 · ford
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:21.850 · ferrari
6	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:21.880 · ford
7	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:21.880 · ford
8	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:21.910 · ford
9	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:22.030 · alfa-romeo
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:22.060 · matra
11	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	1:22.130 · ford
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:22.160 · alfa-romeo
13	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:22.160 · ford
14	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:22.270 · ford
15	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:22.480 · ford
16	Alan Jones	Surtees	1:22.510 · ford
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:22.550 · ford
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:22.590 · ford
19	Larry Perkins	Boro	1:23.100 · ford
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:23.180 · ford
21	Boy Hayje	Penske	1:23.260 · ford
22	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	1:23.550 · ford
23	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	1:24.090 · ford
24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1:24.370 · ford
25	Rolf Stommelen	Hesketh	1:24.710 · ford
26	Conny Andersson	Surtees	1:24.740 · ford
27	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Tyrrell	1:26.010 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:21.310 · ford
2	James Hunt	McLaren	1:21.390 · ford
3	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:21.550 · ford
4	John Watson	Penske	1:21.620 · ford
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:21.850 · ferrari
6	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:21.880 · ford
7	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:21.880 · ford
8	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:21.910 · ford
9	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:22.030 · alfa-romeo
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:22.060 · matra
11	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	1:22.130 · ford
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:22.160 · alfa-romeo
13	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:22.160 · ford
14	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:22.270 · ford
15	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:22.480 · ford
16	Alan Jones	Surtees	1:22.510 · ford
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:22.550 · ford
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:22.590 · ford
19	Larry Perkins	Boro	1:23.100 · ford
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:23.180 · ford
21	Boy Hayje	Penske	1:23.260 · ford
22	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	1:23.550 · ford
23	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	1:24.090 · ford
24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1:24.370 · ford
25	Rolf Stommelen	Hesketh	1:24.710 · ford
26	Conny Andersson	Surtees	1:24.740 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	61
2	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	47
3	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	38
4	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26
5	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
7	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
8	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
9	Gunnar Nilsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
10	Tom Pryce	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
11	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
12	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
14	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
17	Chris Amon	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Rolf Stommelen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1