1976 New Zealand Grand Prix

July 2020 CUST 22nd New Zealand Grand Prix New Zealand New Zealand Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1967-1989).png Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand 4 January 1976 Permanent racing facility 1.76 2.82 58 102 164 Light Cloud Graeme Lawrence New Zealand Lola-Chevrolet 1:00.9 Graeme Lawrence Lola-Chevrolet 1:01.4 New Zealand Ken Smith New Zealand Lola-Chevrolet Bruce Allison Australia Lola-Chevrolet Kevin Bartlett Australia Lola-Chevrolet The 1976 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 4 January 1976. The race, which had 12 starters,Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 94–97 was the opening round of the 1976 Peter Stuyvesant Series. It was the 22nd New Zealand Grand Prix, and the first time the race was not run with the Tasman Series since 1964. New Zealander Ken Smith won his first New Zealand Grand Prix in his Lola T332 and thereby became the first New Zealander to win the race since Chris Amon back in 1969. The rest of the podium was completed by Australians Bruce Allison and Kevin Bartlett. Classification Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time 1 11 NZL Ken Smith La Valise Travel Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 58 1hr 1min 42.5sec 2 62 AUS Bruce Allison Hobby & Toyland Racing Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 58 + 19.5 s 3 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap 4 1 GBR Brian Redman Fred Opert Racing Chevron B29 / BMW 2000cc 4cyl 57 + 1 Lap 5 19 NZL Jim Murdoch Begg & Allen Ltd. Begg 018 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 56 + 2 Laps 6 2 AUS Paul Bernasconi Sharp Calculators Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 55 + 3 Laps 7 12 NZL Baron Robertson Robertson Racing Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 48 + 10 Laps 8 9 AUS John McCormack Ansett Airlines Elfin MR6 / Repco 4994cc V8 48 + 10 Laps 9 4 AUS John Edmonds Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 48 + 10 Laps 10 10 NZL Robbie Booth Michigan Motors Ltd Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 43 + 15 Laps Ret 14 NZL Graeme Lawrence Wix Filters Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 29 Engine Ret 6 AUS Max Stewart Sharp Calculators Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 29 Oil Loss DNQ 20 NZL Ross Calgher Calgher Motor Racing McLaren M4A / Cosworth 1840cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ 16 NZL Peter Hughes Trans World Airlines Brabham BT29 / Fiat 1600cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNA 67 NZL Graham Baker Begg FM5 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 Did Not Attend DNA 17 NZL Gary Love Begg FM4 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 Did Not Attend Source(s): https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tas76p.html 1976 Round 1 Pukekohe sergent.com.au 29 October 2015 https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=NZ76 New Zealand Grand Prix – Pukekohe, 4 Jan 1976 oldracingcars.com 29 October 2015 References New Zealand Grand Prix 1975 New Zealand Grand Prix 1976 1977 New Zealand Grand Prix expanded Grand Prix Category:New Zealand Grand Prix Category:January 1976 sports events in Oceania