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Gran Premio de España 1976 · qualifying

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Name: Gran Premio de España 1976 · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/268-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

Gran Premio de España 1976 · Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE

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1976 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1:42:20.430 · 75 laps · ford	9
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:42:51.400 · 75 laps · ferrari	6
3	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:43:08.450 · 75 laps · ford	4
4	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	Time not recorded · 74 laps · alfa-romeo	3
5	Chris Amon	Ensign	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	2
6	Carlos Pace	Brabham	Time not recorded · 74 laps · alfa-romeo	1
7	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Tom Pryce	Shadow	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Alan Jones	Surtees	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Michel Leclère	Wolf-Williams	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 72 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Time not recorded · 72 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
13	Larry Perkins	Boro	Time not recorded · 72 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jochen Mass	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Electrical · Time not recorded · 61 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 53 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	Penske	Engine · Time not recorded · 51 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	March	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 36 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Accident · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	March	Suspension · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	March	Transmission · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Transmission · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Brett Lunger	Surtees	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Loris Kessel	Brabham	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Emilio Zapico	Wolf-Williams	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Emilio de Villota	Brabham	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	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	James Hunt	McLaren	1:18.520 · ford
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:18.840 · ferrari
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:19.110 · ford
4	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:19.140 · ford
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:19.150 · ferrari
6	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:19.270 · ford
7	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:19.350 · ford
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.390 · matra
9	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:19.590 · ford
10	Chris Amon	Ensign	1:19.830 · ford
11	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:19.930 · alfa-romeo
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:20.120 · alfa-romeo
13	John Watson	Penske	1:20.170 · ford
14	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:20.190 · ford
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:20.210 · ford
16	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:20.340 · ford
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:20.400 · ford
18	Arturo Merzario	March	1:20.630 · ford
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:20.710 · ford
20	Alan Jones	Surtees	1:20.870 · ford
21	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	1:21.130 · ford
22	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:21.190 · ford
23	Michel Leclère	Wolf-Williams	1:21.290 · ford
24	Larry Perkins	Boro	1:21.520 · ford
25	Brett Lunger	Surtees	1:21.960 · ford
26	Loris Kessel	Brabham	1:22.050 · ford
27	Emilio Zapico	Wolf-Williams	1:22.220 · ford
28	Emilio de Villota	Brabham	1:22.890 · ford
29	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1:22.920 · ford
30	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	1:53.120 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1:18.520 · ford
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:18.840 · ferrari
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:19.110 · ford
4	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:19.140 · ford
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:19.150 · ferrari
6	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:19.270 · ford
7	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:19.350 · ford
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.390 · matra
9	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:19.590 · ford
10	Chris Amon	Ensign	1:19.830 · ford
11	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:19.930 · alfa-romeo
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:20.120 · alfa-romeo
13	John Watson	Penske	1:20.170 · ford
14	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:20.190 · ford
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:20.210 · ford
16	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:20.340 · ford
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:20.400 · ford
18	Arturo Merzario	March	1:20.630 · ford
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:20.710 · ford
20	Alan Jones	Surtees	1:20.870 · ford
21	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	1:21.130 · ford
22	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:21.190 · ford
23	Michel Leclère	Wolf-Williams	1:21.290 · ford
24	Larry Perkins	Boro	1:21.520 · 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	30
2	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
3	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
4	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
5	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
6	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
7	Tom Pryce	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
7	Gunnar Nilsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
9	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
9	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
12	Chris Amon	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1