South African Grand Prix
Kyalami, 6 Mar 1976
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T [023] - f12 #1 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
78 | 1h 42m 18.4s |
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| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 [8-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #11 Marlboro Team McLaren |
78 | 1h 42m 19.7s |
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| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M23 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 #12 Marlboro Team McLaren |
78 | 1h 42m 04.3s |
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| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell 007 [6-3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #3 Elf Team Tyrrell |
78 | 1h 43m 26.8s |
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| 5 | John Watson | Penske PC3 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 #28 Citibank Team Penske |
77 | ||||||
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli VPJ4B [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #27 Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing |
77 | ||||||
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN5 [5B as '2A'] - Cosworth DFV V8 #16 Shadow Racing Team |
77 | ||||||
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #9 Beta Team March |
77 | ||||||
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell 007 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #4 Elf Team Tyrrell |
77 | ||||||
| 10 | Bob Evans | Lotus 77 [2 JPS12] - Cosworth DFV V8 #5 John Player Team Lotus |
77 | ||||||
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees TS19 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 #18 Chesterfield Team Surtees |
77 | ||||||
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 761 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #34 March Engineering |
76 | ||||||
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Williams FW05 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #21 Frank Williams Racing Cars |
76 | ||||||
| 14 | Chris Amon | Ensign N174 [MN02] - Cosworth DFV V8 #22 Team Ensign |
76 | ||||||
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308D [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #24 Hesketh Racing |
74 | ||||||
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Williams FW05 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #20 Frank Williams Racing Cars |
73 | ||||||
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi FD04 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #30 Copersucar Fittipaldi |
70 | ||||||
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T [022] - f12 #2 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
52 | engine | |||||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS5 [01] - Matra MS73 V12 #26 Ligier Gitanes |
49 | engine | |||||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5 [3A as '1A'] - Cosworth DFV V8 #17 Shadow Racing Team |
28 | radiator leak | |||||
| R | Carlos Pace | Brabham BT45 [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 #8 Martini Racing Team Brabham |
22 | oil pressure | |||||
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 77 [1 JPS11] - Cosworth DFV V8 #6 John Player Team Lotus |
18 | clutch | |||||
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT45 [2] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 #7 Martini Racing Team Brabham |
16 | oil pressure | |||||
| R | Ronnie Peterson | March 761 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #10 March Engineering |
15 | accident | |||||
| R | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell 007 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #15 Lexington Racing [Ken Howes] |
0 | accident | |||||
| T | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T [024] - f12 #2 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
| T | John Watson | Penske PC3 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 #28 Citibank Team Penske |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [8-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.10s | ||
| 2 | Niki Lauda | (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T [023] - Ferrari f12 | 1m 16.20s | ||
| 3 | John Watson | (F1) 3-litre Penske PC3 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.43s | ||
| 4 | Jochen Mass | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.45s | ||
| 5 | Vittorio Brambilla | (F1) 3-litre March 761 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.64s | ||
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.77s | ||
| 7 | Tom Pryce | (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN5 [5B as '2A'] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.84s | ||
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS5 [01] - Matra MS73 V12 | 1m 16.88s | ||
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T [022] - Ferrari f12 | 1m 16.94s | ||
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | (F1) 3-litre March 761 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.03s | ||
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45 [2] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 | 1m 17.09s | ||
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [6-3] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.18s | ||
| 13 | Mario Andretti | (F1) 3-litre Parnelli VPJ4B [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.25s | ||
| 14 | Carlos Pace | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45 [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 | 1m 17.26s | ||
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN5 [3A as '1A'] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.35s | ||
| 16 | Ian Scheckter | (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.40s | ||
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | (F1) 3-litre March 761 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.44s | ||
| 18 | Chris Amon | (F1) 3-litre Ensign N174 [MN02] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.73s | ||
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | (F1) 3-litre Williams FW05 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.13s | ||
| 20 | Brett Lunger | (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.36s | ||
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | (F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi FD04 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.40s | ||
| 22 | Michel Leclère | (F1) 3-litre Williams FW05 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.82s | ||
| 23 | Bob Evans | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 77 [2 JPS12] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 19.35s | ||
| 24 | Harald Ertl | (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308D [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 22.11s | ||
| 25 | Gunnar Nilsson | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 77 [1 JPS11] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 22.70s | ||
Sources
Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.
3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985
These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.