The 1976 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XXII Gran Premio de España) was a Formula Onemotor race held at the Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, Spain on 2 May 1976. The race was the fourth round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was the 22nd Spanish Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at Jarama. The race was held over 75 laps of the 3.404-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 255 kilometres.
As the European season began, new cars were launched as organisers were due to start enforcing new regulations for 1976 having allowed an easing in period over the first three races. There was a big talking point as the Tyrrell team entered a new P34 six-wheeler for Patrick Depailler. Depailler was on the pace and qualified third, behind Hunt and Lauda. Lauda, driving with broken ribs after an accident driving a tractor once again beat Hunt off the line at the start and led for the first third of the race. Depailler, after a slow start, was running fourth behind Mass when he spun off and crashed with brake problems. Just before mid-race, the McLarens of Hunt and Mass found another gear and drove past Lauda, but towards the end of the race, Mass had to retire with an engine failure. Hunt took his first win of the season, with Lauda second and Gunnar Nilsson's Lotus third.
After the race, scrutineers examined the bulk of the field and Hunt was disqualified because his McLaren was found to be 1.5cm too wide and Lauda was declared the winner. One of the new rules which came into force on 1 May 1976 defined how wide a Formula One car could be. McLaren appealed the decision. Two months after the race, McLaren's appeal was successful as the tribunal considered that the 1.5cm difference was "minimal" and Hunt was reinstated as the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix.[4]
Points shown represent points standings after the race when Hunt was disqualified. His nine points for winning the race were not re-instated until much later in the season.
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The 1976 Spanish Grand Prix formally the XXII Gran Premio de Espana was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuito del Jarama in Madrid Spain on 2 May 1976 The race was the fourth round of the 1976 Formula One season The race was the 22nd Spanish Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at Jarama The race was held over 75 laps of the 3 404 kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 255 kilometres 1976 Spanish Grand PrixRace 4 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season Previous raceNext race Race detailsDate2 May 1976Official nameXXII Gran Premio de Espana 1 LocationJarama SpainCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length3 404 km 2 115 miles Distance75 laps 255 3 km 158 625 miles Pole positionDriverJames HuntMcLaren FordTime1 18 52 2 Fastest lapDriverJochen MassMcLaren FordTime1 20 93 on lap 52 3 PodiumFirstJames HuntMcLaren FordSecondNiki LaudaFerrariThirdGunnar NilssonLotus FordLap leaders Initially the declared winner was Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda driving a Ferrari 312T2 extending his Drivers Championship lead to 23 points after first across the line James Hunt had his McLaren M23 disqualified in post race scrutineering Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson took his Lotus 77 to second place with Carlos Reutemann finishing third in his Brabham BT45 McLaren appealed the disqualification and in July the appeal was upheld and Hunt re instated as winner of the Spanish Grand Prix Contents 1 Summary 2 Classification 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 Race 3 Championship standings after the race 4 ReferencesSummary editAs the European season began new cars were launched as organisers were due to start enforcing new regulations for 1976 having allowed an easing in period over the first three races There was a big talking point as the Tyrrell team entered a new P34 six wheeler for Patrick Depailler Depailler was on the pace and qualified third behind Hunt and Lauda Lauda driving with broken ribs after an accident driving a tractor once again beat Hunt off the line at the start and led for the first third of the race Depailler after a slow start was running fourth behind Mass when he spun off and crashed with brake problems Just before mid race the McLarens of Hunt and Mass found another gear and drove past Lauda but towards the end of the race Mass had to retire with an engine failure Hunt took his first win of the season with Lauda second and Gunnar Nilsson s Lotus third After the race scrutineers examined the bulk of the field and Hunt was disqualified because his McLaren was found to be 1 5cm too wide and Lauda was declared the winner One of the new rules which came into force on 1 May 1976 defined how wide a Formula One car could be McLaren appealed the decision Two months after the race McLaren s appeal was successful as the tribunal considered that the 1 5cm difference was minimal and Hunt was reinstated as the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix 4 Chris Amon s 5th place made him the last driver from New Zealand to score points in Formula One until Brendon Hartley finished 10th in the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix some 42 years later Classification editQualifying edit Pos Driver Constructor Time Gap1 nbsp James Hunt McLaren Ford 1 18 522 nbsp Niki Lauda Ferrari 0 323 nbsp Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 0 594 nbsp Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 0 625 nbsp Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 0 636 nbsp Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 0 757 nbsp Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 0 838 nbsp Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 0 879 nbsp Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 1 0710 nbsp Chris Amon Ensign Ford 1 3111 nbsp Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 4112 nbsp Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 6013 nbsp John Watson Penske Ford 1 6514 nbsp Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 1 6715 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 1 6916 nbsp Ronnie Peterson March Ford 1 8217 nbsp Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 1 8818 nbsp Arturo Merzario March Ford 2 1119 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 2 1920 nbsp Alan Jones Surtees Ford 2 3521 nbsp Jacky Ickx Wolf Williams Ford 2 6122 nbsp Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 2 6723 nbsp Michel Leclere Wolf Williams Ford 2 7724 nbsp Larry Perkins Boro Ford 3 0025 nbsp Brett Lunger Surtees Ford 3 4426 nbsp Loris Kessel Brabham Ford 3 5327 nbsp Emilio Zapico Williams Ford 3 7028 nbsp Emilio de Villota Brabham Ford 4 3729 nbsp Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 4 4030 nbsp Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi Ford 34 60Source 5 Drivers with a red background failed to qualify Race edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 11 nbsp James Hunt McLaren Ford 75 1 42 20 43 1 92 1 nbsp Niki Lauda Ferrari 75 30 97 2 63 6 nbsp Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 75 48 02 7 44 7 nbsp Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 74 1 lap 12 35 22 nbsp Chris Amon Ensign Ford 74 1 lap 10 26 8 nbsp Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 74 1 lap 11 17 20 nbsp Jacky Ickx Wolf Williams Ford 74 1 lap 218 16 nbsp Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 74 1 lap 229 19 nbsp Alan Jones Surtees Ford 74 1 lap 2010 21 nbsp Michel Leclere Wolf Williams Ford 73 2 laps 2311 2 nbsp Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 72 3 laps 512 26 nbsp Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 72 3 laps 813 37 nbsp Larry Perkins Boro Ford 72 3 laps 24Ret 12 nbsp Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 65 Engine 4Ret 17 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 61 Electrical 15Ret 3 nbsp Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 53 Engine 14Ret 28 nbsp John Watson Penske Ford 51 Engine 13Ret 35 nbsp Arturo Merzario March Ford 36 Gearbox 18Ret 5 nbsp Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 34 Gearbox 9Ret 4 nbsp Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 25 Accident 3Ret 9 nbsp Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 21 Suspension 6Ret 34 nbsp Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 16 Gearbox 17Ret 10 nbsp Ronnie Peterson March Ford 11 Transmission 16Ret 30 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 3 Transmission 19DNQ 18 nbsp Brett Lunger Surtees FordDNQ 32 nbsp Loris Kessel Brabham FordDNQ 25 nbsp Emilio Zapico Williams FordDNQ 33 nbsp Emilio de Villota Brabham FordDNQ 24 nbsp Harald Ertl Hesketh FordDNQ 31 nbsp Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi FordSource 6 Championship standings after the race editPoints shown represent points standings after the race when Hunt was disqualified His nine points for winning the race were not re instated until much later in the season Drivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Niki Lauda 332 nbsp Patrick Depailler 103 nbsp Clay Regazzoni 94 nbsp Jochen Mass 75 nbsp James Hunt 6Source 7 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 nbsp Ferrari 362 nbsp Tyrrell Ford 133 nbsp McLaren Ford 94 nbsp Lotus Ford 65 nbsp Brabham Alfa Romeo 4Source 7 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings Note 2 Results as shown are before any changes due to decision of stewards References edit 1976 Spanish GP www chicanef1 com Retrieved 2 August 2020 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 117 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 119 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 Hunt Wins Appeal Spanish Grand Prix The Indianapolis Star 6 July 1976 Retrieved 30 July 2020 via Newspapers com Formula One 1976 Spanish Grand Prix 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