1976 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1976
- Name
- 1976 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1976
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
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.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1976 | 1976-01-25 | completed |
| 2 | The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 1976 | 1976-03-06 | completed |
| 3 | 1976 Long Beach Grand Prix | 1976-03-28 | completed |
| 4 | Gran Premio de España 1976 | 1976-05-02 | completed |
| 5 | 1976 Belgian Grand Prix | 1976-05-16 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1976 | 1976-05-30 | completed |
| 7 | Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix 1976 | 1976-06-13 | completed |
| 8 | Grand Prix de France 1976 | 1976-07-04 | completed |
| 9 | 1976 John Player British Grand Prix | 1976-07-18 | completed |
| 10 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1976 | 1976-08-01 | completed |
| 11 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1976 | 1976-08-15 | completed |
| 12 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1976 | 1976-08-29 | completed |
| 13 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1976 | 1976-09-12 | completed |
| 14 | Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix 1976 | 1976-10-03 | completed |
| 15 | 1976 United States Grand Prix | 1976-10-10 | completed |
| 16 | 1976 Japanese Grand Prix | 1976-10-24 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 69 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 68 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 7 | John Watson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 83 |
| 2 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · ford | 74 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 71 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | 29 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Penske | Time not recorded · ford | 20 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · matra | 20 |
| 7 | Not recorded | March | Time not recorded · ford | 19 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Shadow | Time not recorded · ford | 10 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | 9 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Surtees | Time not recorded · ford | 7 |
| 11 | Not recorded | Fittipaldi | Time not recorded · ford | 3 |
| 12 | Not recorded | Ensign | Time not recorded · ford | 2 |
| 13 | Not recorded | Parnelli | Time not recorded · ford | 1 |