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1976 Formula One Season

Pos	Team	Constructor	Chassis	Drivers	Points
1	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	312 T2 312 T	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni Carlos Alberto Reutemann	83
2	Marlboro McLaren	McLaren	M23 M26	James Simon Wallis Hunt Jochen Richard Mass	74
3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	007 P34	Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Jody David Scheckter	71
4	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	77	Mario Gabriele Andretti Robert 'Bob' Evans Gunnar Nilsson Bengt Ronnie Peterson	29
6	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier		Jacques-Henri Laffite	20
5	Citibank Team Penske	Penske	PC3 PC4	John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson	20
7	March Engineering	March	761	Vittorio Brambilla Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi Arturo Francesco 'Little Art' Merzario Bengt Ronnie Peterson Hans-Joachim Stuck	19
8	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN8	Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Thomas Maldwyn Pryce	10
9	Martini Racing	Brabham	BT45	José Carlos Pace Larry Clifton Perkins Carlos Alberto Reutemann Rolf Johann Stommelen	9
10	Team Surtees	Surtees	TS19	Conny Andersson Alan Stanley Jones Robert Brett Lunger Noritake Takahara	7
11	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi		Emerson Fittipaldi Ingo Hoffmann	3
12	Team Ensign	Ensign		Christopher Arthur Amon Hans Binder Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx Patrick Nève	2
13	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli		Mario Gabriele Andretti	1
	HB Bewaking Alarm Systems	Boro		Larry Clifton Perkins
	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell	007	Ian Scheckter
	Scuderia Gulf Rondini	Tyrrell	007	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
	OASC Racing Team	Tyrrell	007	Otto Stuppacher
	Heroes Racing	Tyrrell	007	Kazuyoshi Hoshino
	RAM Racing	Brabham		Emilio de Villota Ruíz Robert 'Bob' Evans Loris Kessel Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi Damien Magee Jacob 'Jac' Nelleman Patrick Nève
	Shellsport/Whiting	Surtees		Divina Mary Galica
	Team Norev / B&S Fabrications	Surtees	TS19	Henri Pescarolo
	Stanley BRM	BRM		Ian Hugh Gordon Ashley
	Team P R Reilly	Shadow	DN3	Mike Wilds
	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams	FW05	Christopher Arthur Amon Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx Michel Leclère Renzo Zorzi
	Walter Wolf Racing	Williams	FW05	Christopher Arthur Amon Hans Binder Warwick Brown Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx Masami Kuwashima Michel Leclère Arturo Francesco 'Little Art' Merzario
	Mapfre-Williams	Williams		Emilio Rodríguez Zapico
	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh		Harald Ertl Alex Dias Ribeiro Rolf Johann Stommelen
	Penthouse Rizla Racing with Hesketh	Hesketh		Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards
	F&S Properties	Penske	PC3	Johan 'Boy' Hayje
	Kojima Engineering	Kojima		Masahiro Hasemi
	Maki Engineering	Maki		Tony Trimmer

1976 Season Review

Race	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Constructor
Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	Jan 1976	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Ferrari
South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Mar 1976	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Ferrari
United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Mar 1976	Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni	Ferrari
Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	May 1976	James Simon Wallis Hunt	McLaren
Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	May 1976	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Ferrari
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 1976	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Ferrari
Swedish Grand Prix	Scandinavian	Jun 1976	Jody David Scheckter	Tyrrell
French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard	Jul 1976	James Simon Wallis Hunt	McLaren
British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Jul 1976	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Ferrari
German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Aug 1976	James Simon Wallis Hunt	McLaren
Austrian Grand Prix	Osterreichring	Aug 1976	John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson	Penske
Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Aug 1976	James Simon Wallis Hunt	McLaren
Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Sep 1976	Bengt Ronnie Peterson	March
Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport	Oct 1976	James Simon Wallis Hunt	McLaren
United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	Oct 1976	James Simon Wallis Hunt	McLaren
Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	Oct 1976	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Lotus

Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1950 G. Farina 1951 J. Fangio 1952 A. Ascari 1953 A. Ascari 1954 J. Fangio 1955 J. Fangio 1956 J. Fangio 1957 J. Fangio 1958 M. Hawthorn 1959 S. Brabham 1960 S. Brabham 1961 P. Hill, Jr 1962 N. Hill 1963 J. Clark, Jr. 1964 J. Surtees 1965 J. Clark, Jr. 1966 S. Brabham 1967 D. Hulme 1968 N. Hill 1969 S. Stewart	1970 K. Rindt 1971 S. Stewart 1972 E. Fittipaldi 1973 S. Stewart 1974 E. Fittipaldi 1975 A. Lauda 1976 J. Hunt 1977 A. Lauda 1978 M. Andretti 1979 J. Scheckter 1980 A. Jones 1981 N. Piquet 1982 K. Rosberg 1983 N. Piquet 1984 A. Lauda 1985 A. Prost 1986 A. Prost 1987 N. Piquet 1988 A. Senna 1989 A. Prost	1990 A. Senna 1991 A. Senna 1992 N. Mansell 1993 A. Prost 1994 M. Schumacher 1995 M. Schumacher 1996 D. Hill 1997 J. Villeneuve 1998 M. Hakkinen 1999 M. Hakkinen 2000 M. Schumacher 2001 M. Schumacher 2002 M. Schumacher 2003 M. Schumacher 2004 M. Schumacher 2005 F. Alonso 2006 F. Alonso 2007 K. Raikkonen 2008 L. Hamilton 2009 J. Button	2010 S. Vettel 2011 S. Vettel 2012 S. Vettel 2013 S. Vettel 2014 L. Hamilton 2015 L. Hamilton 2016 N. Rosberg 2017 L. Hamilton 2018 L. Hamilton 2019 L. Hamilton 2020 L. Hamilton 2021 M. Verstappen 2022 M. Verstappen 2023 M. Verstappen 2024 M. Verstappen