1976 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1976 World Sportscar Championship season 1975 1977 The 1976 World Sports Car Championship (officially the World Championship for Sports Cars,Results of the 1976 FIA International Championships - World Championship for Sports Cars, 1977 FIA Yearbook, pages 86 & 87) was a motor racing series open to Group 6 cars,János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, Page 1040 (officially Two-Seater Racing Cars (Group 6)).1976 FIA Yearbook, page 9 The championship was contested over a seven race series which ran from 4 April to 19 September and included a secondary award, the 1976 FIA Cup for Cars up to 2 Litres.Results of the 1976 FIA International Championships - FIA Cup for Cars up to 2 Litres, 1977 FIA Yearbook, page 87 1976 was the 24th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. The championship was won by Porsche and the FIA Cup by Lola. Schedule thumb|Porsche won the championship with its 908/3 and 936 models. A 936 in 1977 livery is pictured above. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Germany ADAC Nürburgring 300 km Nürburgring April 4 2 Italy Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (4 Hours) Autodromo Nazionale Monza April 25 3 Italy Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (500 km) Autodromo Dino Ferrari May 23 4 Italy Coppa Florio (4 Hours) Autodromo di Pergusa June 27 5 Canada Player's 200 Mosport August 22 6 France ACF 500 km of Dijon Dijon-Prenois September 5 7 Austria Elan Trophy (200 miles) Salzburgring September 19 Season results Races Rnd Circuit Winning team 2-Litre Winning Team Results Winning drivers 2-Litre Winning drivers Winning car 2-Litre Winning Car 1 Nürburgring Germany #5 Joest Racing Germany #40 Helmut Bross Results Germany Reinhold Joest Germany Helmut Bross Germany Porsche 908/3 GBR Lola T294-BMW 2 Monza Germany #3 Martini Racing #22 Ateneo Results Germany Jochen MassBelgium Jacky Ickx Italy "Amphicar" Italy Armando Floridia Germany Porsche 936 Italy Osella PA4-BMW 3 Imola Germany #7 Martini Racing #30 Torino Corse Results Germany Jochen MassBelgium Jacky Ickx Italy Roby Filannino Italy Ermanno Pettiti Germany Porsche 936 Italy Osella PA4-BMW 4 Pergusa Germany #4 Martini Racing Italy #35 Roby Filannino Results Germany Jochen MassGermany Rolf Stommelen Italy Roby Filannino Italy Ermanno Pettiti Germany Porsche 936 Italy Osella PA4-BMW 5 Mosport Germany #20 Martini Racing #47 Anthony R. Cicale Results† Belgium Jacky Ickx USA Tony Cicale Germany Porsche 936 GBR Chevron B26-Hart 6 Dijon Germany #6 Martini Racing #34 Racing Organisation Course Results Germany Jochen MassBelgium Jacky Ickx France Jean-Louis Lafosse France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Germany Porsche 936 GBR Chevron B36-ROC 7 Salzburgring Germany #3 Martini Racing Results Germany Jochen Mass Austria Dieter Quester Germany Porsche 936 Italy Osella PA4-BMW † - In the race, Ickx finished behind two Group 7 CanAm cars, but these large capacity cars were not eligible for Group 6 championship points. Results - 1976 World Championship for Sports Cars Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in each race in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car in each race with no points awarded for any additional placing gained. Only the best 5 points finishes per manufacturer could be retained towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the totals. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the table below. Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total 1 Germany Porsche 20 20 20 20 20 (20) (20) 100 2= France Alpine 15 2 15 15 47 2= Italy Osella 10 10 15 12 47 4 United Kingdom Lola 15 3 6 8 8 40 5 United Kingdom March 10 1 3 12 4 30 6 United Kingdom Chevron 1 4 10 4 4 23 7 Italy Alfa Romeo 15 15 8 United Kingdom Mirage 12 12 9= Germany KMW The 1977 FIA Yearbook results table shows this manufacturer as "BMW". János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999 (on page 1089) lists the championship place as awarded to "KMW" and (on pages 1055 to 1057) shows the 7th placed "Sports" car at both the Nürburgring and Monza rounds as a "KMW-Porsche SP30" 4 4 8 9= United Kingdom McLaren 8 8 9= Switzerland Sauber 8 8 12 Italy Abarth 6 6 13 Switzerland Cheetah 2 2 The opening round at the Nürburgring was also contested by Group 4 GT cars which were not eligible for World Championship points.János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, Page 1079 The fifth round at Mosport was also contested by Group 7 Can-Am cars which were not eligible for World Championship points.János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, Page 1053 The cars The following cars contributed to the nett championship pointscores of their respective manufacturers:World Championship 1976, www.classicscars.com (Note that the page shows results for both the seven rounds of the 1976 World Championship for Makes and the seven rounds of the 1976 World Championship for Sports Cars) Retrieved 16 March 2021 Porsche 908/4 & Porsche 936 Alpine Renault A442 Osella PA4 BMW Lola T292/4 BMW, Lola T292 Ford, Lola T292 T290/4 Ford & Lola T292 Hart & Lola T286 Ford March 75S BMW Chevron B36 ROC & Chevron B23 Ford & Chevron B26 Hart & Chevron B26 Ford Alfa Romeo 33TS12 Mirage GR8 Ford KMW SP30 Porsche McLaren M8F Chevrolet Sauber SC5 BMW Abarth-Osella SE027 BMW Cheetah G601 BMW FIA Cup for Cars up to 2 Litres The 1976 FIA Cup for Cars up to 2 Litres was contested concurrently with the 1976 World Championship for Sports Cars. Position Manufacturer Nur Mon Imo Ena Mos Dij Sal Total 1 United Kingdom Lola 20 10 12 - 15 20 - 77 2 Italy Osella - 20 20 20 - 6 - 66 3 United Kingdom Chevron - - 6 8 20 15 12 61 4 United Kingdom March 15 8 8 15 - - - 46 5 Switzerland Sauber - - - - - - 20 20 6 Italy Abarth - - - - - - 15 15 7 USA Ford 12 - - - - - - 12 World Championship of Makes 1976 World Championship for Makes season For the 1976 season, the FIA chose to run two separate World Championships for "sportscars". Open-cockpit Group 6 cars would contest the new World Championship for Sports Cars, while production-based cars, including Group 5 Special Production Cars, would now contest the World Championship for Makes. The 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was open to both types of cars, did not count towards either championship. The World Championship for Makes was won by Porsche. References External links World Sportscar Championship 1976, www.racingsportscars.com (Also includes details of World Championship for Makes 1976) Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar Championship