1976 Race of Champions

NC United Kingdom Race of Champions 1976 Race of Champions https://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1976&gp=Race%20of%20Champions&r=1 ChicaneF1 21 February 2024 14 March 1976 File:Brands Hatch 1976-1987.svg XI Daily Mail Race of Champions Brands Hatch Grand Prix CircuitFawkham, Kent, England Permanent racing facility 2.6136 4.206 40 104.544 168.24 Jody Scheckter ZA 1928 Tyrrell-Cosworth 1:20.42 James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth 1:23.78 UK James Hunt UK McLaren-Cosworth Alan Jones Australia Surtees-Cosworth Jacky Ickx Belgium Hesketh-Cosworth The 1976 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 14 March 1976. The 40-lap race was won by James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, with Alan Jones second in a Surtees-Cosworth and Jacky Ickx third in a Hesketh-Cosworth entered by Wolf-Williams Racing. Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Car Lap Gap 1 3 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth Tyrrell 007 1:20.42 2 1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 1:22.77 +2.35 3 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 77 1:23.56 +3.14 4 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Hesketh-Cosworth Hesketh 308C 1:23.72 +3.30 5 11 UK James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M23 1:23.80 +3.38 6 19 AUS Alan Jones Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS19 1:23.81 +3.39 7 5 UK Bob Evans Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 77 1:24.05 +3.63 8 28 UK John Watson Penske-Cosworth Penske PC3 1:24.26 +3.84 9 16 UK Tom Pryce Shadow-Cosworth Shadow DN5 1:24.32 +3.90 10 8 Brazil 1968 Carlos Pace Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT45 1:24.50 +4.08 11 22 NZ Chris Amon Ensign-Cosworth Ensign N174 1:25.08 +4.66 12 32 CH Loris Kessel Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:25.98 +5.56 13 33 Belgium Patrick Nève Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:26.39 +5.97 14 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Cosworth Hesketh 308B 1:26.67 +6.25 15 36 Italy Giancarlo Martini Ferrari Ferrari 312T 1:27.75 +7.33 16 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Cosworth March 761 1:30.23 +9.81 DNA 14 NZ Larry Perkins BRM BRM P201 DNA 40 UK David Purley Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS16 DNA 14 UK Ian Ashley BRM BRM P201 DNA 17 Lyncar-Cosworth Lyncar 006 Source:1976 Race of Champions – Qualification https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1976&gp=Race%20of%20Champions&r=1&type=qual ChicaneF1 21 February 2024 Classification Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 11 UK James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth 40 58:01.23 5 2 19 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Cosworth 40 + 18.42 6 3 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Hesketh-Cosworth 40 + 23.17 4 4 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Cosworth 40 + 2:25.691 16 5 22 NZ Chris Amon Ensign-Cosworth 39 + 1 Lap 11 6 16 UK Tom Pryce Shadow-Cosworth 39 + 1 Lap 9 7 33 Belgium Patrick Nève Brabham-Cosworth 39 + 1 Laps 13 8 (Ret) 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Cosworth 38 + 2 Laps/Engine1 3 DNF 5 UK Bob Evans Lotus-Cosworth 36 Out of Fuel 7 DNF 32 CH Loris Kessel Brabham-Cosworth 31 Engine 12 DNF 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Cosworth 17 Engine 14 DNF 1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 17 Brakes 2 DNF 28 UK John Watson Penske-Cosworth 12 Accident 8 DNF 8 Brazil 1968 Carlos Pace Brabham-Cosworth 8 Engine 10 DNF 3 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth 2 Accident 1 DNS 36 Italy Giancarlo Martini Ferrari 0 Accident in warm-up 15Sources:1976 Race of Champions – Classification https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1976&gp=Race%20of%20Champions&r=1&type=res ChicaneF1 21 February 20241976 Race of Champions https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1976-race-of-champions/ Motor Sport 21 February 2024 1 Brambilla and Nilsson were both penalised one minute for jumping the start. References Race of Champions 1976 1975 Swiss Grand Prix 1976 BRDC International Trophy 1975 Race of Champions 1977 Race of Champions Category:Race of Champions (Brands Hatch) Race of Champions Gold Race of Champions