1976 Swedish Grand Prix

F1 Sweden Swedish Circuit Anderstorp.png 1976 Monaco Grand Prix 1976 French Grand Prix VII Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix1976 Swedish GP http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1976&gp=Swedish%20GP&r=1 2020-08-02 www.chicanef1.com 13 June 1976 7 16 Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp 2.497 4.018http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1976/23/swedish-grand-prix The Swedish Grand Prix Motorsport July 1976 765–768 2017-03-19 72 179.760 289.296 Dry Jody Scheckter South Africa 1928 Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.659 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 126 Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford 1:28.002 11 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 128 Jody Scheckter South Africa 1928 Tyrrell-Ford Patrick Depailler France Tyrrell-Ford Niki Lauda Austria Ferrari SWE thumb|250px|right|The Tyrrell P34 being driven by Jody Scheckter at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The '76 Swedish GP was its only win, and Scheckter won this race from the pole. The 1976 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, Sweden on 13 June 1976. It was the seventh round of the 1976 Formula One season and the ninth Swedish Grand Prix. The race was contested over 72 laps of the 4.0 km circuit for a race distance of 290 kilometres.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Anderstorp-1976-06-13e.jpg 1976 Swedish Grand Prix Entry list It saw the first and only win of a six-wheel car – the Tyrrell P34. The theory was that its four front wheels would increase mechanical front-end grip – with more rubber on the road – and thus eliminate understeer while at the same time improve cornering and braking. When it was revealed it was the instant sensation of the 1976 season. Tyrrell's Jody Scheckter took pole, with Patrick Depailler in fourth. In the race it was Mario Andretti in the Lotus 77 who led for much of the race. Andretti however had been penalised sixty seconds for jumping the start. Andretti's engine failed on lap 46 while attempting to build his lead over the two Tyrrells. They went on to finish first and second, Jody Scheckter leading Patrick Depailler to the line for his second Swedish Grand Prix victory. Eight laps before Andretti's retirement Chris Amon crashed his Ensign N176 after a suspension failure, allowing championship leader Niki Lauda to move into the position that became third in his Ferrari 312T2. Jacques Laffite continued to show the promise of the Ligier JS5 in fourth. James Hunt was fifth in his McLaren M23 and Clay Regazzoni climbed into the final point in the second Ferrari late in the race. Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell–Ford 1:25.659 2 USA Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford +0.349 3 NZL Chris Amon Ensign–Ford +0.504 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +0.703 5 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari +0.782 6 SWE Gunnar Nilsson Lotus–Ford +0.911 7 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +1.114 8 GBR James Hunt McLaren–Ford +1.299 9 SWE Ronnie Peterson March–Ford +1.381 10 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.474 11 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +1.498 12 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow–Ford +1.868 13 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren–Ford +1.909 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow–Ford +1.959 15 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March–Ford +1.981 16 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Alfa Romeo +2.103 17 GBR John Watson Penske–Ford +2.406 18 AUS Alan Jones Surtees–Ford +2.548 19 ITA Arturo Merzario March–Ford +2.562 20 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck March–Ford +2.571 21 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +3.011 22 AUS Larry Perkins Boro–Ford +3.156 23 AUT Harald Ertl Hesketh–Ford +3.226 24 USA Brett Lunger Surtees–Ford +3.684 25 FRA Michel Leclère Wolf-Williams–Ford +3.938 26 SUI Loris Kessel Brabham–Ford +4.361 27 DNK Jac Nellemann Brabham–Ford +4.600 Source:Formula One 1976 Swedish Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats *Drivers with a red background failed to qualify. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 72 1:46:53.729 1 9 2 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 72 + 19.766 4 6 3 1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 72 + 33.866 5 4 4 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 72 + 55.819 7 3 5 11 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 72 + 59.483 8 2 6 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 72 + 1:00.366 11 1 7 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 72 + 1:03.493 9   8 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 72 + 1:11.613 10   9 16 UK Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 71 + 1 lap 12   10 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 71 + 1 Lap 15   11 12 West Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 71 + 1 Lap 13   12 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 71 + 1 Lap 14   13 19 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 71 + 1 Lap 18   14 35 Italy Arturo Merzario March-Ford 70 Engine 19   15 18 USA Brett Lunger Surtees-Ford 70 + 2 Laps 24   Ret Retired 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 54 Spun Off 23   Ret Retired 34 West Germany Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 52 Engine 20   Ret Retired 5 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 45 Engine 2   Ret Retired 22 New Zealand Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 38 Accident 3   Ret Retired 21 France Michel Leclère Wolf-Williams-Ford 20 Engine 25   Ret Retired 37 Australia Larry Perkins Boro-Ford 18 Engine 22   Ret Retired 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 10 Handling 21   Ret Retired 32 Switzerland Loris Kessel Brabham-Ford 5 Accident 26   Ret Retired 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 2 Accident 6   Ret Retired 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 2 Engine 16   Ret Retired 28 United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford 0 Accident 17   DNQ Did not qualify 33 DEN Jac Nellemann Brabham-Ford  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/448/ 1976 Swedish Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141210031156/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/448/ 10 December 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Danish driver Jac Nellemann. This race marked the 200th Grand Prix in which an Italian driver participated. In those 200 races, Italian drivers won 25 Grands Prix, achieved 81 podium finishes, 22 pole positions, 24 fastest laps, 7 Grand Slams and won 3 World Championships. This was the 1st pole position set by a South African driver. This was the 2nd win of a Swedish Grand Prix for Jody Scheckter, breaking the previous record set by Denny Hulme at the 1973 Swedish Grand Prix. Equally, it was Tyrrell's second win of the Swedish Grand Prix, breaking the previous record set by McLaren at the same Grand Prix. This race marked the 200th Grand Prix start for Lotus. In those 200 races, Lotus won 57 Grands Prix, achieved 103 podium finishes, 67 pole positions, 51 fastest laps, 13 Grand Slams, and won 5 Driver's and 6 Constructor's World Championships. This was the 49th and 50th podium finish for Tyrrell. This was the 17th consecutive top-10 finish for Niki Lauda, a record streak that had begun since the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix and that broke the previous record of 14 consecutive top-10 finishes by Juan Manuel Fangio, set between the 1953 French Grand Prix and the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix. Championship standings after the race Points are accurate at the conclusion of the race and do not reflect final results of the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix as it was under appeal. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Niki Lauda 55 10px 2 2 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter 23 10px 3 FRA Patrick Depailler 20 10px 2 4 SUI Clay Regazzoni 16 10px 1 5 FRA Jacques Laffite 10Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1976/suede/championnat.aspx Sweden 1976 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 21 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 58 10px 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 31 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford 14 10px 4 FRA Ligier-Matra 10 10px 5 UK Lotus-Ford 6Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Swedish Grand Prix 1976 1976 Monaco Grand Prix 1976 French Grand Prix 1975 Swedish Grand Prix 1977 Swedish Grand Prix Swedish Grand Prix Category:Swedish Grand Prix Grand Prix Swedish Grand Prix Category:20th century in Jönköping County Category:Sports competitions in Jönköping County Category:Gislaved Municipality