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==Summary== |
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For the opening round of the season, James Hunt took pole position in his [[McLaren M23]] with reigning Niki Lauda alongside in his Ferrari (which set the tone for the season). Clay Regazzoni in the second Ferrari took the lead at the start. Regazzoni, Lauda, Hunt and Shadow's Jean-Pierre Jarier battled. Regazzoni and Jarier collided, and the former had to pit for repairs. Lauda now led from Hunt and Jarier, but Hunt crashed out due to a sticking throttle, and Jarier did the same a lap later after driving on some oil in the track. Lauda thus started his title defence with victory, with Patrick Depailler second in the Tyrrell, and Tom Pryce completing the podium in the other Shadow. 14 cars were classified finishers including [[Carlos Reutemann]] whose [[Brabham BT45]] ran out of fuel with three laps to go. |
For the opening round of the season, James Hunt took pole position in his [[McLaren M23]] with reigning champion Niki Lauda alongside in his Ferrari (which set the tone for the season). Clay Regazzoni in the second Ferrari took the lead at the start. Regazzoni, Lauda, Hunt and Shadow's Jean-Pierre Jarier battled. Regazzoni and Jarier collided, and the former had to pit for repairs. Lauda now led from Hunt and Jarier, but Hunt crashed out due to a sticking throttle, and Jarier did the same a lap later after driving on some oil in the track. Lauda thus started his title defence with victory, with Patrick Depailler second in the Tyrrell, and Tom Pryce completing the podium in the other Shadow. 14 cars were classified finishers including [[Carlos Reutemann]] whose [[Brabham BT45]] ran out of fuel with three laps to go. |
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== Classification == |
== Classification == |
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Revision as of 08:06, 9 June 2012
| 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | January 25, 1976 | ||
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Course | permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.98 km (4.79 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 319.2 km (191.6 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Time | 2:32.50[1] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | |
| Time | 2:35.07 on lap 31[2] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | Shadow-Ford | ||
The 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil on January 25, 1976. It was the opening round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was the fifth Brazilian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held for the World Drivers' Championship. The race was held over 40 laps of the 7.87-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 315 kilometres.
The race was won by defending world champion, Niki Lauda, driving a Ferrari 312T. The Austrian driver won his eighth Formula One Grand Prix by 28 seconds over French driver Patrick Depailler in a Tyrrell 007. Second place was Depailler's best finish in almost two years having finished second previously at the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix. Tom Pryce finished third in a Shadow DN5B in his second podium in six months. It would prove to be the season highlight for Pryce and for Shadow Racing Cars. It was their only podium for the season and Pryce would not stand on the podium again.
Summary
For the opening round of the season, James Hunt took pole position in his McLaren M23 with reigning champion Niki Lauda alongside in his Ferrari (which set the tone for the season). Clay Regazzoni in the second Ferrari took the lead at the start. Regazzoni, Lauda, Hunt and Shadow's Jean-Pierre Jarier battled. Regazzoni and Jarier collided, and the former had to pit for repairs. Lauda now led from Hunt and Jarier, but Hunt crashed out due to a sticking throttle, and Jarier did the same a lap later after driving on some oil in the track. Lauda thus started his title defence with victory, with Patrick Depailler second in the Tyrrell, and Tom Pryce completing the podium in the other Shadow. 14 cars were classified finishers including Carlos Reutemann whose Brabham BT45 ran out of fuel with three laps to go.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  Niki Lauda
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Ferrari | 40 | 1:45:16.78 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | + 21.47 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 |  Tom Pryce
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Shadow-Ford | 40 | + 23.84 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 34 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck
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March-Ford | 40 | + 1:28.17 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Jody Scheckter
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Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | + 1:56.46 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Jochen Mass
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McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 1:58.27 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Ferrari | 40 | + 2:15.24 | 4 | |
| 8 | 20 |  Jacky Ickx
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Wolf-Williams-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 19 | |
| 9 | 21 |  Renzo Zorzi
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Williams-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 17 | |
| 10 | 8 |  Carlos Pace
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 39 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
| 11 | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 12 | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 37 | Out of Fuel | 15 | |
| 13 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 37 | + 3 Laps | 5 | |
| 14 | 10 | Lella Lombardi
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March-Ford | 36 | + 4 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Shadow-Ford | 33 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 | James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 32 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla
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March-Ford | 15 | Oil Leak | 7 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 14 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Ronnie Peterson
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Lotus-Ford | 10 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 6 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson
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Penske-Ford | 2 | Fuel System | 8 | |
| Ret | 14 | Ian Ashley
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BRM | 2 | Oil Pump | 21 |
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 109. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 111. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-16.