1976 World Championship for Sports Cars

Racing tournament 1976 World Championship for Makes season 1975 1977 thumb|Porsche won the championship with the Porsche 935 (pictured in 2010). The 1976 World Championship for Makes was part of the 24th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It was a series for production based cars from the following FIA categories: Group 5 Special Production Cars Group 4 Special Grand Touring Cars Group 3 Series Production Grand Touring Cars Group 2 Touring Cars Group 1 Series Production Touring Cars The series ran from 21 March 1976 to 4 September 1976, and comprised seven races in total. The championship was won by Porsche. World Sportscar Championship 1976 World Sportscar Championship season Following the 1975 season, the FIA chose to divide the World Championship into two series that would run simultaneously but separately. Open-cockpit sportscars (formerly known as FIA Group 5 Sports Cars, now officially FIA Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars) would transfer from the World Championship for Makes to a new World Championship for Sports Cars, while production-based cars (such as the new Group 5 Special Production Cars) would contest the World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship. World Championship for Makes Schedule Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 ITA March Trophy (6 Hours) Mugello Circuit 21 March 2 ITA Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (6 Hours) Vallelunga 4 April 3 GBR 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit 9 May 4 DEU ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 30 May 5 AUT Martha 1000 (6 Hours) Österreichring 27 June 6 USA 6 Hours of Watkins Glen Watkins Glen International 10 July 7 FRA ACF 6 Hours of Dijon Dijon-Prenois 4 September Race results Rnd Circuit Overall winning team Results Overall winning drivers Overall winning car 1 Mugello Circuit DEU #4 Martini Racing Results DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx Porsche 935 2 Vallelunga DEU #1 Martini Racing Results DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx Porsche 935 3 Silverstone GBR #4 Hermetite BMW Results GBR John FitzpatrickGBR Tom Walkinshaw BMW 3.5 CSL 4 Nürburgring DEU #7 Schnitzer Motorsport Results DEU Albrecht KrebsAUT Dieter Quester BMW 3.5 CSL 5 Österreichring DEU #12 Schnitzer Motorsport Results AUT Dieter QuesterSWE Gunnar Nilsson BMW 3.5 CSL 6 Watkins Glen DEU #4 Martini Racing Results DEU Rolf StommelenLIE Manfred Schurti Porsche 935 7 Dijon DEU #1 Martini Racing Results DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx Porsche 935 Championship results Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car, with any other cars from that manufacturer merely skipped in the points allocation. Only the best 5 points finishes for each make counted towards the championship with any other points earned not included in the totals. Discarded points are shown in the table below within brackets. Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total 1 DEU Porsche 20 20 (15) 15 (12) 20 20 95 2 DEU BMW (3) 15 20 20 20 10 (6) 85 3 USA Ford 2 6 8 4 ITA De Tomaso 2 3 5 5= ITA Lancia 3 3 5= GBR MG 3 3 In addition to the outright championship, the FIA also awarded three divisional titles.FIA Yearbook, 1977, Grey Section, pages 85-86 Division 1 was for cars with an engine capacity of up to 2000cc, Division 2 for cars from 2001 to 3000cc and Division 3 for those above 3000cc.Janos L. Wimpffe, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 1043 Division 1 Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total 1 USA Ford 20 20 20 - 15 - - 75 2 DEU BMW 15 - - 20 20 - - 55 3 FRA Alpine 12 - - - - - - 12 4 DEU Volkswagen - - - 6 - - - 6 Division 2 Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total 1 DEU Porsche (20) (20) 20 20 20 20 20 100 Division 3 Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total 1 DEU Porsche 20 20 (15) (15) 15 20 20 95 2 DEU BMW (6) 15 20 20 20 10 (6) 85 3 ITA De Tomaso - 6 - 6 6 - - 18 4 GBR MG - - 6 - - - - 6 5 DEU Opel - - - 4 - - - 4 References External links World Championship - final positions and tables, www.classicscars.com World Championship 1976 (race results), www.classicscars.com Photo Gallery of World Championship, www.racingsportscars.com Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Championship for Makes