The 1976 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXII The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula Onemotor race held on 6 March 1976 at Kyalami in Transvaal Province, South Africa.[3] It was the second round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was the 22nd South African Grand Prix and the tenth to be held at Kyalami. The race was held over 78 laps of the 4.104-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 320 kilometres.
The race was won by Austrian driver Niki Lauda in a Ferrari 312T. The win was Lauda's third win in succession. He finished 1.3 seconds ahead of British driver and Lauda's season long rival James Hunt in a McLaren M23. Hunt's McLaren teammate, West German driver Jochen Mass, finished third.
Hunt took pole position for the second time in two races, with Lauda alongside. Lauda led into the first corner, with Hunt dropping down to fourth behind Mass and Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla in his March 761. Hunt was waved through by Mass, and passed Brambilla to take second after five laps. Lauda led from start to finish to win. Behind Hunt and Mass, South African driver Jody Scheckter was fourth in his Tyrrell 007. A lap down in fifth was British driver John Watson in a Penske PC3 with Mario Andretti sixth in a Parnelli VPJ4B.
Two wins from two races saw Lauda twelve points clear in the championship over Hunt and Tyrrell's Patrick Depailler. In the constructors' championship, Ferrari were nine points clear of Tyrrell and eleven points ahead of McLaren.
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The 1976 South African Grand Prix formally the XXII The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa was a Formula One motor race held on 6 March 1976 at Kyalami in Transvaal Province South Africa 3 It was the second round of the 1976 Formula One season The race was the 22nd South African Grand Prix and the tenth to be held at Kyalami The race was held over 78 laps of the 4 104 kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 320 kilometres 1976 South African Grand PrixRace 2 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season Previous raceNext race Race detailsDate6 March 1976Official nameXXII The Citizen Grand Prix of South AfricaLocationKyalami Transvaal Province South AfricaCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length4 104 km 2 550 miles Distance78 laps 320 112 km 198 908 miles WeatherSunnyPole positionDriverJames HuntMcLaren FordTime1 16 10 1 Fastest lapDriverNiki LaudaFerrariTime1 17 97 on lap 6 2 PodiumFirstNiki LaudaFerrariSecondJames HuntMcLaren FordThirdJochen MassMcLaren FordLap leaders The race was won by Austrian driver Niki Lauda in a Ferrari 312T The win was Lauda s third win in succession He finished 1 3 seconds ahead of British driver and Lauda s season long rival James Hunt in a McLaren M23 Hunt s McLaren teammate West German driver Jochen Mass finished third Hunt took pole position for the second time in two races with Lauda alongside Lauda led into the first corner with Hunt dropping down to fourth behind Mass and Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla in his March 761 Hunt was waved through by Mass and passed Brambilla to take second after five laps Lauda led from start to finish to win Behind Hunt and Mass South African driver Jody Scheckter was fourth in his Tyrrell 007 A lap down in fifth was British driver John Watson in a Penske PC3 with Mario Andretti sixth in a Parnelli VPJ4B Two wins from two races saw Lauda twelve points clear in the championship over Hunt and Tyrrell s Patrick Depailler In the constructors championship Ferrari were nine points clear of Tyrrell and eleven points ahead of McLaren Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Race 2 Championship standings after the race 3 ReferencesClassification editQualifying edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 11 nbsp James Hunt McLaren Ford 1 16 102 1 nbsp Niki Lauda Ferrari 0 103 28 nbsp John Watson Penske Ford 0 334 12 nbsp Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 0 355 9 nbsp Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 0 546 4 nbsp Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 0 677 16 nbsp Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 0 748 26 nbsp Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 0 789 2 nbsp Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 0 8410 10 nbsp Ronnie Peterson March Ford 0 9311 7 nbsp Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 0 9912 3 nbsp Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 1 0813 27 nbsp Mario Andretti Parnelli Ford 1 1514 8 nbsp Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 1615 17 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 1 2516 15 nbsp Ian Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 1 3017 34 nbsp Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 1 3418 22 nbsp Chris Amon Ensign Ford 1 6319 20 nbsp Jacky Ickx Wolf Williams Ford 2 0320 18 nbsp Brett Lunger Surtees Ford 2 2621 30 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 2 3022 21 nbsp Michel Leclere Wolf Williams Ford 2 7223 5 nbsp Bob Evans Lotus Ford 3 2524 24 nbsp Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 6 0125 6 nbsp Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 6 60Race edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 1 nbsp Niki Lauda Ferrari 78 1 42 18 4 2 92 11 nbsp James Hunt McLaren Ford 78 1 3 1 63 12 nbsp Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 78 45 9 4 44 3 nbsp Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 78 1 08 4 12 35 28 nbsp John Watson Penske Ford 77 1 Lap 3 26 27 nbsp Mario Andretti Parnelli Ford 77 1 Lap 13 17 16 nbsp Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 77 1 Lap 7 8 9 nbsp Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 77 1 Lap 5 9 4 nbsp Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 77 1 Lap 6 10 5 nbsp Bob Evans Lotus Ford 77 1 Lap 23 11 18 nbsp Brett Lunger Surtees Ford 77 1 Lap 20 12 34 nbsp Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 76 2 Laps 17 13 21 nbsp Michel Leclere Wolf Williams Ford 76 2 Laps 22 14 22 nbsp Chris Amon Ensign Ford 76 2 Laps 18 15 24 nbsp Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 74 4 Laps 24 16 20 nbsp Jacky Ickx Wolf Williams Ford 73 5 Laps 19 17 30 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 70 Engine 21 Ret 2 nbsp Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 52 Engine 9 Ret 26 nbsp Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 49 Engine 8 Ret 17 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 28 Radiator 15 Ret 8 nbsp Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 22 Oil Pressure 14 Ret 6 nbsp Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 18 Clutch 25 Ret 7 nbsp Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 16 Oil Pressure 11 Ret 10 nbsp Ronnie Peterson March Ford 15 Accident 10 Ret 15 nbsp Ian Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 0 Accident 16 Source 4 Championship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Niki Lauda 182 nbsp Patrick Depailler 63 nbsp James Hunt 64 nbsp Jochen Mass 55 nbsp Jody Scheckter 5Source 5 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 nbsp Ferrari 182 nbsp Tyrrell Ford 93 nbsp McLaren Ford 74 nbsp Shadow Ford 45 nbsp March Ford 3Source 5 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References edit Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 112 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 114 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 1976 South African Grand Prix Entry list 1976 South African Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 10 December 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2015 a b South Africa 1976 Championship STATS F1 statsf1 com Retrieved 20 March 2019 Previous race 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1976 season Next race 1976 United States Grand Prix WestPrevious race 1975 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Next race 1977 South African Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 South African Grand Prix amp oldid 1206495975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
