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1976 World Rally Championship

{{Short description|4th season of the World Rally Championship}}

{{Motorsport season

|title= World Rally Championship

|link= World Rally Championship

|year = 1976

|subheader = World Manufacturers' Champion:
Lancia

}}

{{World Rally Championship}}

The 1976 World Rally Championship was the fourth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, as the series revisited the same locations as the previous season. The only change in the schedule was a slight shuffle in order, with Portugal being moved up to March from July.

Lancia again repeated its title, with the Stratos HF accumulating another four rally wins, and scoring more than twice as many points as its nearest competitor, Opel. The Ascona's consistency was enough for second place overall, despite no wins. Lancia's dynasty, however, would not continue, as this was to be the last WRC title for the Stratos.

From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.

Calendar

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! Round

! Rally name

! Surface

! Dates

1

| {{flagicon|MON}} Monte Carlo Rally

! Mixed (Tarmac - Snow)

| 17–24 January

2

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish Rally

! Snow

| 20–22 February

3

| {{flagicon|POR}} Rally de Portugal

! Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel)

| 10–14 March

4

| {{flagicon|KEN}} Safari Rally

! Gravel

| 15–19 April

5

| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Acropolis Rally

! Gravel

| 22–28 May

6

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Rallye du Maroc

! Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel)

| 22–27 June

7

| {{flagicon|FIN}} 1000 Lakes Rally

! Gravel

| 27–29 August

8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rallye Sanremo

! Tarmac

| 6–9 October

9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tour de Corse

! Tarmac

| 6–7 November

10

| {{flagicon|GBR}} RAC Rally

! Gravel

| 27–30 November

colspan="4" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|Sources:{{cite web|title=WRC 1976|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1976/|work=eWRC-results.com|access-date=15 January 2024}}{{cite web|title=1976 WRC calendar|url=https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1976.html|work=Jonkka's World Rally Archive|access-date=15 January 2024}}

Manufacturers' championship

Points were awarded to the best placed vehicle of each manufacturer.{{cite web|title=Rule changes for 1973|url=https://www.juwra.com/rules_1973.html|work=Jonkka's World Rally Archive|access-date=15 January 2024}}

Schedule of points by place:

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!Place

!1st

!2nd

!3rd

!4th

!5th

!6th

!7th

!8th

!9th

!10th

Points

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|20

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|15

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|12

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|1

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valign="top"

!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!valign="middle"| Manufacturer

! {{flagicon|Monaco}}
MON

! {{flagicon|Sweden}}
SWE

! {{flagicon|Portugal}}
POR

! {{flagicon|Kenya}}
KEN

! {{flagicon|Greece|old}}
GRC

! {{flagicon|Morocco}}
MAR

! {{flagicon|Finland}}
FIN

! {{flagicon|Italy}}
ITA

! {{flagicon|France}}
FRA

! {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
GBR

!valign="middle"| Points

1

| align=left | {{flagicon|Italy}} Lancia

| 20 || 10 || 20 || - || - || 12 || - || 20 || 20 || 10

! 112

2

| align=left | {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel

| 10 || 12 || 12 || - || 8 || - || - || 8 || 3 || 4

! 57

3

| align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford

| 8 || - || 4 || - || - || - || 15 || - || - || 20

! 47

4

| align=left | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab

| - || 20 || - || - || - || - || 8 || - || - || 15

! 43

5

| align=left | {{flagicon|Japan}} Datsun

| - || - || 6 || 4 || 20 || - || 6 || - || - || 3

! 39

6

| align=left | {{flagicon|Japan}} Toyota

| - || - || 15 || - || - || - || 12 || - || - || 8

! 35

7

| align=left | {{flagicon|Italy}} Fiat

| 6 || - || - || - || - || - || 20 || 6 || - || -

! 32

8

| align=left | {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot

| - || - || - || 10 || - || 20 || - || - || 1 || -

! 31

9

| align=left | {{flagicon|France}} Alpine-Renault

| - || - || - || - || 15 || - || - || - || 12 || -

! 27

10

| align=left | {{flagicon|Japan}} Mitsubishi

| - || - || - || 20 || - || - || - || - || - || -

! 20

11

| align=left | {{flagicon|Germany}} Porsche

| 4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || 2 || 8 || -

! 14

12

| align=left | {{flagicon|Italy}} Alfa Romeo

| 1 || - || - || 1 || 10 || - || - || - || - || -

! 12

13

| align=left | {{flagicon|France}} Citroën

| - || - || - || - || - || 10 || - || - || - || -

! 10

rowspan=2 | 14

| align=left | {{flagicon|USSR}} Lada

| - || - || - || - || 6 || - || - || - || - || -

! 6

align=left | {{flagicon|France}} Renault

| -

----6----

! 6

rowspan=2 | 16

| align=left | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo

| - || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

! 4

align=left | {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW

| -

---4-----

! 4

rowspan=2 | 18

| align=left | {{flagicon|Japan}} Mazda

| - || - || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

! 3

align=left | {{flagicon|Germany}} Volkswagen

| -

---3-----

! 3

20

| align=left | {{flagicon|UK}} British Leyland Cars

| - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 2

! 2

21

| align=left | {{flagicon|East Germany}} Wartburg

| - || - || - || - || 1 || - || - || - || - || -

! 1

valign="bottom"

!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!valign="middle"| Manufacturer

! {{flagicon|Monaco}}
MON

! {{flagicon|Sweden}}
SWE

! {{flagicon|Portugal}}
POR

! {{flagicon|Kenya}}
KEN

! {{flagicon|Greece|old}}
GRC

! {{flagicon|Morocco}}
MAR

! {{flagicon|Finland}}
FIN

! {{flagicon|Italy}}
ITA

! {{flagicon|France}}
FRA

! {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
GBR

!valign="middle"| Points

colspan="13" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|Sources:{{cite web|title=Season 1976 – Championship standings|url=https://www.juwra.com/season_1976_points.html|work=Jonkka's World Rally Archive|access-date=15 January 2024}}

Events

{{clear}}

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| 1976 World Rally Championship event map

| align=center colspan=4 | 800px

width=25% | Black = Tarmac

! width=25% | Brown = Gravel

! width=25% | Blue = Snow/Ice

! width=25% | Red = Mixed Surface

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| 1976 World Rally Championship schedule and results
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=1 width=20%| Rally Name

!colspan=1 width=10%| Start-End Date

!colspan=1 width=40%| Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)

!colspan=1 width=30%| Podium Cars

{{flagicon|Monaco}}
Rallye Monte Carlo

| 17–24 January

||

  1. {{flagicon|Italy}} Sandro Munari (6h:25m:10s)
  2. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Björn Waldegård (6h:26m:37s)
  3. {{flagicon|France}} Bernard Darniche (6h:31m:23s)

||

  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Lancia Stratos HF
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
{{flagicon|Sweden}}
Swedish Rally

| 20–22 February

||

  1. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Per Eklund (8h:08m:26s)
  2. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stig Blomqvist (8h:10m:02s)
  3. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Anders Kulläng (8h:31m:10s)

||

  1. Saab 96 V4
  2. Saab 96 V4
  3. Opel Ascona
{{flagicon|Portugal}}
Rallye de Portugal

| 10–14 March

||

  1. {{flagicon|Italy}} Sandro Munari (5h:41m:26s)
  2. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Ove Andersson (5h:44m:24s)
  3. {{flagicon|Portugal}} 'Mêquêpê' (6h:26m:37s)

||

  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Toyota Celica
  3. Opel Kadett GT/E
{{flagicon|Kenya}}
Safari Rally

| 15–19 April

||

  1. {{flagicon|Kenya}} Joginder Singh (+1m:57s penalties)
  2. {{flagicon|Kenya}} Robin Ulyate (+2m:21s penalties)
  3. {{flagicon|UK}} Andrew Cowan (+2m:42s penalties)

||

  1. Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR
{{flagicon|Greece|old}}
Acropolis Rally

| 22–28 May

||

  1. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Harry Källström (8h:43m:14s)
  2. {{flagicon|Greece|old}} 'Siroco' (8h:48m:38s)
  3. {{flagicon|Kenya}} Shekhar Mehta (9h:09m:53s)

||

  1. Datsun 160J
  2. Alpine-Renault A110 1800
  3. Datsun 160J
{{flagicon|Morocco}}
Rallye du Maroc

| 22–27 June

||

  1. {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Nicolas (20h:20m:15s)
  2. {{flagicon|Finland}} Simo Lampinen (20h:42m:52s)
  3. {{flagicon|Italy}} Sandro Munari (21h:38m:38s)

||

  1. Peugeot 504
  2. Peugeot 504
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
{{flagicon|Finland}}
1000 Lakes Rally

| 27–29 August

||

  1. {{flagicon|Finland}} Markku Alén (4h:10m:18s)
  2. {{flagicon|Finland}} Pentti Airikkala (4h:11m:03s)
  3. {{flagicon|Finland}} Hannu Mikkola (4h:13m:32s)

||

  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Toyota Celica
{{flagicon|Italy}}
Rallye Sanremo

| 6–9 October

||

  1. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Björn Waldegård (10h:27m:40s)
  2. {{flagicon|Italy}} Sandro Munari (10h:27m:44s)
  3. {{flagicon|Italy}} Raffaele Pinto (10h:37m:13s)

||

  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Lancia Stratos HF
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
{{flagicon|France}}
Tour de Corse

| 6–7 November

||

  1. {{flagicon|Italy}} Sandro Munari (8h:23m:55s)
  2. {{flagicon|France}} Bernard Darniche (8h:24m:12s)
  3. {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Manzagol (8h:49m:14s)

||

  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Lancia Stratos HF
  3. Alpine-Renault A310
{{flagicon|UK}}
RAC Rally

| 27–30 November

||

  1. {{flagicon|UK}} Roger Clark (6h:02m:26s)
  2. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stig Blomqvist (6h:07m:03s)
  3. {{flagicon|Sweden}} Björn Waldegård (6h:07m:55s)

||

  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Saab 99 EMS
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
colspan="10" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|Sources:{{cite web|title= Season 1976 – Season statistics – Event statistics|url=https://www.juwra.com/season_1975_event_stats.html|work=Jonkka's World Rally Archive|access-date=15 January 2024}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{commons category}}

  • [https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1976/ FIA World Rally Championship 1976] at ewrc-results.com

{{World Rally Championship results}}

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1976 World Rally Championship season