The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976.[4] 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.
| 1976 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | August 29, 1976 | ||||
| Official name | XXIII Grote Prijs van Nederland[1] | ||||
| Location |
Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.226 km (2.626 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 75 laps, 316.960 km (196.950 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Warm, dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | March-Ford | ||||
| Time | 1:21.31[2] | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:22.59[3] on lap 49 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race. He was 29.[5]
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
editRace
editRace classification
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 11 |  James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 75 | 1:44:52.09 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni
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Ferrari | 75 | + 0.92 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 2.09 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Tom Pryce
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Shadow-Ford | 75 | + 6.94 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Jody Scheckter
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Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 22.46 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 |  Vittorio Brambilla
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March-Ford | 75 | + 45.03 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 |  Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 56.28 | 14 | |
| 8 | 19 |  Alan Jones
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Surtees-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 9 | 12 |  Jochen Mass
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McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Shadow-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo
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Surtees-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen
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Hesketh-Ford | 72 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ensign-Ford | 66 | Electrical | 11 | |
| Ret | 39 |  Boy Hayje
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Penske-Ford | 63 | Halfshaft | 21 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Carlos Pace
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | Oil Leak | 9 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 53 | Oil Leak | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Ronnie Peterson
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March-Ford | 52 | Oil Pressure | 1 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Harald Ertl
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Hesketh-Ford | 49 | Spun Off | 24 | |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson
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Penske-Ford | 47 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 27 | Larry Perkins
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Boro-Ford | 44 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 40 | Electrical | 17 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | Clutch | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson
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Lotus-Ford | 10 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck
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March-Ford | 9 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 | Conny Andersson
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Surtees-Ford | 9 | Engine | 26 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario
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Wolf-Williams-Ford | 5 | Accident | 23 | |
Source:[7]
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Notes
edit- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver Conny Andersson and Dutch driver Bob 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
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- 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1976 Dutch Grand Prix.
- ^ "1976 Dutch GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 142. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 144. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ "1976 Dutch Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". motorsportmemorial.org.
- ^ "Netherlands 1976 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "1976 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Netherlands 1976 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
