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.
^"1976 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^"Rule changes for 1973". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^"Season 1976 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^"Season 1976 – Season statistics – Event statistics". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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January 01, 1970
1976, world, rally, championship, world, manufacturers, champion, lancia, previous, 1975, next, 1977, fourth, season, fédération, internationale, automobile, world, rally, championship, events, were, included, schedule, series, revisited, same, locations, prev. 1976 World Rally Championship World Manufacturers Champion Lancia Previous 1975 Next 1977 The 1976 World Rally Championship was the fourth season of the Federation 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 Contents 1 Calendar 2 Manufacturers championship 3 Events 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCalendar editRound Rally name Surface Dates 1 nbsp Monte Carlo Rally Mixed Tarmac Snow 17 24 January 2 nbsp Swedish Rally Snow 20 22 February 3 nbsp Rally de Portugal Mixed Tarmac Gravel 10 14 March 4 nbsp Safari Rally Gravel 15 19 April 5 nbsp Acropolis Rally Gravel 22 28 May 6 nbsp Rallye du Maroc Mixed Tarmac Gravel 22 27 June 7 nbsp 1000 Lakes Rally Gravel 27 29 August 8 nbsp Rallye Sanremo Tarmac 6 9 October 9 nbsp Tour de Corse Tarmac 6 7 November 10 nbsp RAC Rally Gravel 27 30 November Sources 1 2 Manufacturers championship editPoints were awarded to the best placed vehicle of each manufacturer 3 Schedule of points by place Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Manufacturer nbsp MON nbsp SWE nbsp POR nbsp KEN nbsp GRC nbsp MAR nbsp FIN nbsp ITA nbsp FRA nbsp GBR Points 1 nbsp Lancia 20 10 20 12 20 20 10 112 2 nbsp Opel 10 12 12 8 8 3 4 57 3 nbsp Ford 8 4 15 20 47 4 nbsp Saab 20 8 15 43 5 nbsp Datsun 6 4 20 6 3 39 6 nbsp Toyota 15 12 8 35 7 nbsp Fiat 6 20 6 32 8 nbsp Peugeot 10 20 1 31 9 nbsp Alpine Renault 15 12 27 10 nbsp Mitsubishi 20 20 11 nbsp Porsche 4 2 8 14 12 nbsp Alfa Romeo 1 1 10 12 13 nbsp Citroen 10 10 14 nbsp Lada 6 6 nbsp Renault 6 6 16 nbsp Volvo 4 4 nbsp BMW 4 4 18 nbsp Mazda 3 3 nbsp Volkswagen 3 3 20 nbsp British Leyland Cars 2 2 21 nbsp Wartburg 1 1 Pos Manufacturer nbsp MON nbsp SWE nbsp POR nbsp KEN nbsp GRC nbsp MAR nbsp FIN nbsp ITA nbsp FRA nbsp GBR Points Sources 1 4 Events edit1976 World Rally Championship event map nbsp Black Tarmac Brown Gravel Blue Snow Ice Red Mixed Surface 1976 World Rally Championship schedule and results Rally Name Start End Date Podium Drivers Finishing Time Podium Cars nbsp Rallye Monte Carlo 17 24 January nbsp Sandro Munari 6h 25m 10s nbsp Bjorn Waldegard 6h 26m 37s nbsp Bernard Darniche 6h 31m 23s Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF nbsp Swedish Rally 20 22 February nbsp Per Eklund 8h 08m 26s nbsp Stig Blomqvist 8h 10m 02s nbsp Anders Kullang 8h 31m 10s Saab 96 V4 Saab 96 V4 Opel Ascona nbsp Rallye de Portugal 10 14 March nbsp Sandro Munari 5h 41m 26s nbsp Ove Andersson 5h 44m 24s nbsp Mequepe 6h 26m 37s Lancia Stratos HF Toyota Celica Opel Kadett GT E nbsp Safari Rally 15 19 April nbsp Joginder Singh 1m 57s penalties nbsp Robin Ulyate 2m 21s penalties nbsp Andrew Cowan 2m 42s penalties Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR nbsp Acropolis Rally 22 28 May nbsp Harry Kallstrom 8h 43m 14s nbsp Siroco 8h 48m 38s nbsp Shekhar Mehta 9h 09m 53s Datsun 160J Alpine Renault A110 1800 Datsun 160J nbsp Rallye du Maroc 22 27 June nbsp Jean Pierre Nicolas 20h 20m 15s nbsp Simo Lampinen 20h 42m 52s nbsp Sandro Munari 21h 38m 38s Peugeot 504 Peugeot 504 Lancia Stratos HF nbsp 1000 Lakes Rally 27 29 August nbsp Markku Alen 4h 10m 18s nbsp Pentti Airikkala 4h 11m 03s nbsp Hannu Mikkola 4h 13m 32s Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota Celica nbsp Rallye Sanremo 6 9 October nbsp Bjorn Waldegard 10h 27m 40s nbsp Sandro Munari 10h 27m 44s nbsp Raffaele Pinto 10h 37m 13s Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF nbsp Tour de Corse 6 7 November nbsp Sandro Munari 8h 23m 55s nbsp Bernard Darniche 8h 24m 12s nbsp Jean Pierre Manzagol 8h 49m 14s Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF Alpine Renault A310 nbsp RAC Rally 27 30 November nbsp Roger Clark 6h 02m 26s nbsp Stig Blomqvist 6h 07m 03s nbsp Bjorn Waldegard 6h 07m 55s Ford Escort RS1800 Saab 99 EMS Ford Escort RS1800 Sources 1 5 See also edit1976 in sportsReferences edit a b c WRC 1976 eWRC results com Retrieved 15 January 2024 1976 WRC calendar Jonkka s World Rally Archive Retrieved 15 January 2024 Rule changes for 1973 Jonkka s World Rally Archive Retrieved 15 January 2024 Season 1976 Championship standings Jonkka s World Rally Archive Retrieved 15 January 2024 Season 1976 Season statistics Event statistics Jonkka s World Rally Archive Retrieved 15 January 2024 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1976 in World Rally Championship FIA World Rally Championship 1976 at ewrc results com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 World Rally Championship amp oldid 1214972932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
