1976 European Formula Two Championship

December 2025 1976 European Formula Two season 1975 1977 The 1976 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Équipe Elf Switzerland driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille clinched the championship title.1976 European F2 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f2/1976-european-f2-championship motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 1 April 2018 In a change from 1975 pure race engines was allowed and would be to the end of the formula in 1984.International Motor Racing, page 210 For 1976 Renault-Alpine exploited this opportunity. Calendar Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 FRG Hockenheim 10-11 April 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'21:45.61'23:45.6 199.286 km/h196.190 km/h FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck FRG Hans-Joachim StuckFRA 1974 René Arnoux 2 GBR Thruxton 19 April 55 3.792=208.56 km 1'06:51.54 187.164 km/h ITA Maurizio Flammini ITA Maurizio Flammini ITA Maurizio Flammini 3 ITA Vallelunga 9 May 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'18:03.1 159.894 km/h FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille FRA 1974 René Arnoux FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 4 AUT Salzburgring 23 May 50 4.238=211.9 km 1'04:28.82 197.176 km/h ITA Maurizio Flammini FRA 1974 René Arnoux FRA 1974 Michel Leclère 5 FRA 1974 Pau 7 June 73 2.76=201.48 km 1'32:11.58 131.125 km/h FRA 1974 Patrick Tambay FRA 1974 Jacques Laffite FRA 1974 René Arnoux 6 FRG Hockenheim 20 June 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'21:27.61'21:34.3 200.020 km/h199.746 km/h FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck FRA 1974 Michel Leclère FRG Hans-Joachim StuckFRA Michel Leclère 7 FRA 1974 Rouen 27 June 38 5.543=210.634 km 1'09:59.77 180.553 km/h BRA Alex Ribeiro FRA 1974 René Arnoux ITA Maurizio Flammini 8 ITA Mugello 11 July 43 5.245=225.535 km 1'19:28.8 170.258 km/h FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille FRA 1974 René Arnoux FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9 ITA Pergusa-Enna 25 July 30+30 4.95=297.0 km 1'36:12.9 185.210 km/h FRA 1974 Patrick Tambay BRA Alex Ribeiro FRA 1974 René Arnoux 10 PRT Estoril 8 August 50 4.35=217.50 km 1'20:19.77 162.456 km/h FRA 1974 René Arnoux FRA 1974 René Arnoux FRA 1974 René Arnoux BEL Zolder 22 August cancelled 11 FRA 1974 Nogaro 19 September 65 3.12=202.80 km 1'20:12.91 151.692 km/h FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille FRA 1974 Patrick Tambay FRA 1974 Patrick Tambay 12 FRG Hockenheim 25-26 September 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'22:32.9 197.383 km/h FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille FRA 1974 René Arnoux FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Note: Race 1, 6, 9 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate. Race 1 and 6 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics Final point standings Driver For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 9 results count. No driver had a point deduction. Place Name Team Chassis Engine HOCFRG THRGBR VLLITA SALAUT PAUFRA 1974 HOCFRG ROUFRA 1974 MUGITA EMMITA ESTPRT NOGFRA 1974 HOCFRG Points 1 FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Équipe Elf Switzerland Elf-Jabouille Renault - - 9 1 6 4 6 9 3 6 - 9 53 2 FRA 1974 René Arnoux Écurie ElfSport Auto n°172 page74 Martini Renault 9 - - 3 9 3 - 6 9 9 - 4 52 3 FRA 1974 Patrick Tambay Écurie Elf Martini Renault 6 4 6 4 - 6 - 4 - - 9 - 39 4 FRA 1974 Michel Leclère Équipe Elf Switzerland Elf-Jabouille Renault - - 3 9 - 9 - - - - 6 6 33 5 BRA Alex Ribeiro March Cars/BMW Motorsport March BMW - 6 4 2 3 - - 3 6 4 3 - 31 6 ITA Maurizio Flammini March Cars/BMW Motorsport March BMW - 9 - 6 - 1 9 1 - - - - 26 7 ITA Giancarlo Martini Scuderia Everest March BMW - - - - 4 2 4 2 - - - - 12 AUT Hans Binder Chevron Racing Chevron BMW - - - - - - - - 2 3 4 3 12 9 USA Eddie Cheever Project Four Racing March Hart - 3 - - - - - - 4 2 10 Project Four Racing Ralt Hart 1 - 10 ITA Roberto Marazzi Trivellato Racing Team Chevron BMW 3 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 5 FIN Keke Rosberg Team Warsteiner Eurorace Toj BMW - - - - - - 3 - - - - 2 5 12 FRG Wilhelm Deutsch Team Daimon Varley March BMW 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 FRG Klaus Ludwig Willy Kauhsen Racing Team March Hart - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - 4 14 BRA Ingo Hoffmann Willy Kauhsen Racing Team March Hart - 2 - - - - 1 - - - - - 3 15 AUT Harald Ertl Motor Racing Company Chevron BMW 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 ITA Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Scuderia Gulf Rondini March BMW - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 2 17 FRG Hans Heyer Team Warsteiner Eurorace Toj BMW 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 FRA 1974 François Migault Osella Squadra Corse Osella BMW - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Sté Racing Organisation Course Chevron Chrysler - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 SWE Freddy Kottulinsky Fritz Lochmann Racing Ralt BMW - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 CHE Markus Hotz Lista Racing Team March BMW - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 ITA Alberto Colombo ? March BMW - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 ITA Giorgio Francia Trivellato Racing Team Chevron BMW - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 VEN Juan Cochesa Fred Opert Racing Chevron BMW - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 Note: Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points. Non-championship race results Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1976. Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor FRG XXXIX Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen Nürburgring 2 May SWE Freddy Kottulinsky GBR Ralt-BMW AUT I Preis der Elektro-Diesel-Bosch Salzburgring 23 May AUT Otto Stuppacher GBR GRD-Ford ITA III Coppa Santamonica Misano 22 August FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck GBR March-BMW References Formula Two Category:European Formula Two Championship seasons