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1976 Dutch Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Netherlands

|Grand Prix = Dutch

|Image = Circuit Park Zandvoort-1973.svg

|Details ref =

|Caption =

|Date=August 29,

|Year=1976

|Previous_round = 1976 Austrian Grand Prix

|Next_round = 1976 Italian Grand Prix

|Official name = XXIII Grote Prijs van Nederland{{Cite web|title=1976 Dutch GP|url=http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1976&gp=Dutch%20GP&r=1|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.chicanef1.com}}

|Race_No = 12

|Season_No = 16

|Location=Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.626

|Course_km = 4.226

|Distance_laps = 75

|Distance_mi = 196.950

|Distance_km = 316.960

|Weather = Warm, dry

|Pole_Driver = Ronnie Peterson

|Pole_Team = March-Ford

|Pole_Time = 1:21.31{{cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 3 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | date = 1983 | isbn = 0-85429-380-9 | page = 142}}

|Pole_Country = SWE

|Fast_Driver = Clay Regazzoni

|Fast_Team = Ferrari

|Fast_Time = 1:22.59{{cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 3 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | date = 1983 | isbn = 0-85429-380-9 | page = 144}}

|Fast_Lap = 49

|Fast_Country = SUI

|First_Driver = James Hunt

|First_Team = McLaren-Ford

|First_Country = UK

|Second_Driver = Clay Regazzoni

|Second_Team = Ferrari

|Second_Country= SUI

|Third_Driver = Mario Andretti

|Third_Team = Lotus-Ford

|Third_Country = USA

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1976|NED}}

}}

The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Zandvoort-1976-08-29e.jpg|title=1976 Dutch Grand Prix Entry list}} It was won by British driver James Hunt driving a McLaren M23 on his 29th birthday. The race, contested over 75 laps, was the twelfth round of the 1976 Formula One season.

The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race. He was 29.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=2524|title=Motorsport Memorial -|work=motorsportmemorial.org}}

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"

|+

!Pos

!Driver

!Team

!Time

1

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

|March-Ford

|1:21.31

2

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} James Hunt

|McLaren-Ford

|1:21.39

3

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Tom Pryce

|Shadow-Ford

|1:21.55

4

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} John Watson

|Penske-Ford

|1:21.62

5

|{{Flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

|Ferrari

|1:21.85

6

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

|Lotus-Ford

|1:21.88

7

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Brambilla

|March-Ford

|1:21.88

8

|{{Flagicon|RSA|variant=1928}} Jody Scheckter

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:21.91

9

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

|Brabham-Alfa Romeo

|1:22.03

10

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

|Ligier-Matra

|1:22.06

11

|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|Ensign-Ford

|1:22.13

12

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

|Brabham-Alfa Romeo

|1:22.16

13

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Gunnar Nilsson

|Lotus-Ford

|1:22.16

14

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Depailler

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:22.27

15

|{{Flagicon|GER}} Jochen Mass

|McLaren-Ford

|1:22.48

16

|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

|Surtees-Ford

|1:22.51

17

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

|Copersucar-Ford

|1:22.55

18

|{{Flagicon|GER}} Hans-Joachim Stuck

|March-Ford

|1:22.59

19

|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Larry Perkins

|Boro-Ford

|1:23.10

20

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

|Shadow-Ford

|1:23.18

21

|{{Flagicon|NED}} Boy Hayje

|Penske-Ford

|1:23.26

22

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

|Surtees-Ford

|1:23.55

23

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

|Williams-Ford

|1:24.09

24

|{{Flagicon|AUT}} Harald Ertl

|Hesketh-Ford

|1:24.37

25

|{{Flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

|Hesketh-Ford

|1:24.71

26

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Conny Andersson

|Surtees-Ford

|1:24.74

DNQ

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:26.01

colspan="4" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Netherlands 1976 - Qualifications|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1976/pays-bas/qualification.aspx|access-date=29 June 2020|website=statsf1.com}}

Race

= Race classification =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 11

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Hunt

| McLaren-Ford

| 75

| 1:44:52.09

| 2

| 9

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| 75

| + 0.92

| 5

| 6

3

| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| Lotus-Ford

| 75

| + 2.09

| 6

| 4

4

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Pryce

| Shadow-Ford

| 75

| + 6.94

| 3

| 3

5

| 3

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Jody Scheckter

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 75

| + 22.46

| 8

| 2

6

| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Brambilla

| March-Ford

| 75

| + 45.03

| 7

| 1

7

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Depailler

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 75

| + 56.28

| 14

|  

8

| 19

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

| Surtees-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 16

|  

9

| 12

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jochen Mass

| McLaren-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 15

|  

10

| 17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Shadow-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 20

|  

11

| 38

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

| Surtees-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 22

|  

12

| 25

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Rolf Stommelen

| Hesketh-Ford

| 72

| + 3 Laps

| 25

|  

Ret

| 22

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Ensign-Ford

| 66

| Electrical

| 11

|  

Ret

| 39

|{{flagicon|NED}} Boy Hayje

| Penske-Ford

| 63

| Halfshaft

| 21

|  

Ret

| 8

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| Brabham-Alfa Romeo

| 53

| Oil Leak

| 9

|  

Ret

| 26

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Matra

| 53

| Oil Leak

| 10

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| March-Ford

| 52

| Oil Pressure

| 1

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Harald Ertl

| Hesketh-Ford

| 49

| Spun Off

| 24

|  

Ret

| 28

|{{flagicon|GBR}} John Watson

| Penske-Ford

| 47

| Gearbox

| 4

|  

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Larry Perkins

| Boro-Ford

| 44

| Accident

| 19

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 40

| Electrical

| 17

|  

Ret

| 7

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Alfa Romeo

| 11

| Clutch

| 12

|  

Ret

| 6

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Gunnar Nilsson

| Lotus-Ford

| 10

| Accident

| 13

|  

Ret

| 34

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans Joachim Stuck

| March-Ford

| 9

| Engine

| 18

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Conny Andersson

| Surtees-Ford

| 9

| Engine

| 26

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

| Wolf-Williams-Ford

| 5

| Accident

| 23

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/453/ |title=1976 Dutch Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210022936/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/453/ |archive-date=10 December 2014}}}}

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver Conny Andersson and Dutch driver Boy Hayje.
  • This race marked the 100th podium finish for an American driver.
  • This was the 10th Grand Prix start for Wolf-Williams.
  • This race saw the 5th pole position for a March.

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| align="right"| 58

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} James Hunt

| align="right"| 56

3

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Jody Scheckter

| align="right"| 36

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Depailler

| align="right"| 26

5

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| align="right"| 22

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1976/pays-bas/championnat.aspx|title=Netherlands 1976 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=15 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 67

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="right"| 61 (62)

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tyrrell-Ford

| align="right"| 49

4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Penske-Ford

| align="right"| 18

5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ligier-Matra

| align="right"| 16

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points do not reflect final results of 1976 British Grand Prix as it was under appeal.

References

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{{F1 race report |

Name_of_race = Dutch Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1976 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1976 Austrian Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 1976 Italian Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 1975 Dutch Grand Prix |

Next_year's_race = 1977 Dutch Grand Prix |

Previous_designated_European_Grand_Prix = 1975 Austrian Grand Prix |

Next_designated_European_Grand_Prix = 1977 British Grand Prix}}

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