1976 South African Grand Prix

February 2021 May 2012 F1 South Africa 1928 South African Grand Prix 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix 1976 United States Grand Prix West XXII The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png 6 March 1976 2 16 Kyalami, Transvaal Province, South Africa Permanent racing facility 2.550 4.104 78 198.908 320.112 Sunny James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:16.10Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 112 GBR Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:17.97 6Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 114 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari AUT James Hunt McLaren-Ford GBR Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford GER RSA The 1976 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXII The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 March 1976 at Kyalami in Transvaal Province, South Africa.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Kyalami-1976-03-06e.jpg 1976 South African Grand Prix Entry list It was the second round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was the 22nd South African Grand Prix and the tenth to be held at Kyalami. The race was held over 78 laps of the 4.104-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 320 kilometres. The race was won by Austrian driver Niki Lauda in a Ferrari 312T. The win was Lauda's third win in succession. He finished 1.3 seconds ahead of British driver and Lauda's season long rival James Hunt in a McLaren M23. Hunt's McLaren teammate, West German driver Jochen Mass, finished third. Hunt took pole position for the second time in two races, with Lauda alongside. Lauda led into the first corner, with Hunt dropping down to fourth behind Mass and Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla in his March 761. Hunt was waved through by Mass, and passed Brambilla to take second after five laps. Lauda led from start to finish to win. Behind Hunt and Mass, South African driver Jody Scheckter was fourth in his Tyrrell 007. A lap down in fifth was British driver John Watson in a Penske PC3 with Mario Andretti sixth in a Parnelli VPJ4B. Two wins from two races saw Lauda twelve points clear in the championship over Hunt and Tyrrell's Patrick Depailler. In the constructors' championship, Ferrari were nine points clear of Tyrrell and eleven points ahead of McLaren. Classification Qualifying Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 11 GBR James Hunt McLaren–Ford 1:16.10 2 1 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari +0.10 3 28 GBR John Watson Penske–Ford +0.33 4 12 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren–Ford +0.35 5 9 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March–Ford +0.54 6 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +0.67 7 16 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow–Ford +0.74 8 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +0.78 9 2 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +0.84 10 10 SWE Ronnie Peterson March–Ford +0.93 11 7 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Alfa Romeo +0.99 12 3 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell–Ford +1.08 13 27 USA Mario Andretti Parnelli–Ford +1.15 14 8 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.16 15 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow–Ford +1.25 16 15 RSA 1928 Ian Scheckter Tyrrell–Ford +1.30 17 34 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck March–Ford +1.34 18 22 NZL Chris Amon Ensign–Ford +1.63 19 20 BEL Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams–Ford +2.03 20 18 USA Brett Lunger Surtees–Ford +2.26 21 30 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +2.30 22 21 FRA Michel Leclère Wolf-Williams–Ford +2.72 23 5 GBR Bob Evans Lotus–Ford +3.25 24 24 AUT Harald Ertl Hesketh–Ford +6.01 25 6 SWE Gunnar Nilsson Lotus–Ford +6.60 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 78 1:42:18.4 2 9 2 11 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 78 + 1.3 1 6 3 12 West Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 78 + 45.9 4 4 4 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 78 + 1:08.4 12 3 5 28 United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 3 2 6 27 USA Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 13 1 7 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 7   8 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 5   9 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 6   10 5 United Kingdom Bob Evans Lotus-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 23   11 18 USA Brett Lunger Surtees-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 20   12 34 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 76 + 2 Laps 17   13 21 France Michel Leclère Wolf-Williams-Ford 76 + 2 Laps 22   14 22 New Zealand Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 76 + 2 Laps 18   15 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 74 + 4 Laps 24   16 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams-Ford 73 + 5 Laps 19   17 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 70 Engine 21   Ret Retired 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 52 Engine 9   Ret Retired 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 49 Engine 8   Ret Retired 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 28 Radiator 15   Ret Retired 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 22 Oil Pressure 14   Ret Retired 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 18 Clutch 25   Ret Retired 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 16 Oil Pressure 11   Ret Retired 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 15 Accident 10   Ret Retired 15 South Africa 1928 Ian Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 0 Accident 16  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/443/ 1976 South African Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141210061110/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/443/ 10 December 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver and future Grand Prix winner Gunnar Nilsson. This was the 100th pole position by a British driver. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Niki Lauda 18 10px 2 FRA Patrick Depailler 6 10px 13 3 UK James Hunt 6 10px 2 4 FRG Jochen Mass 5 10px 5 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter 5Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1976/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1976 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 18 10px 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 9 10px 2 3 UK McLaren-Ford 7 10px 1 4 UK Shadow-Ford 4 10px 1 5 UK March-Ford 3Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em South African Grand Prix 1976 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix 1976 United States Grand Prix West 1975 South African Grand Prix 1977 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Category:South African Grand Prix Grand Prix South African Grand Prix