1976 Race of Champions

1976 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1976 Formula One season
Race details
Date	14 March 1976
Official name	XI Daily Mail Race of Champions
Location	Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit Fawkham, Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.206 km (2.6136 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth
Time	1:20.42
Fastest lap
Driver	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth
Time	1:23.78
Podium
First	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth
Second	Alan Jones	Surtees-Cosworth
Third	Jacky Ickx	Hesketh-Cosworth

The 1976 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 14 March 1976. The 40-lap race was won by James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, with Alan Jones second in a Surtees-Cosworth and Jacky Ickx third in a Hesketh-Cosworth entered by Wolf-Williams Racing.

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Car	Lap	Gap
1	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Tyrrell 007	1:20.42
2	1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Ferrari 312T2	1:22.77	+2.35
3	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 77	1:23.56	+3.14
4	20	Jacky Ickx	Hesketh-Cosworth	Hesketh 308C	1:23.72	+3.30
5	11	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth	McLaren M23	1:23.80	+3.38
6	19	Alan Jones	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS19	1:23.81	+3.39
7	5	Bob Evans	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 77	1:24.05	+3.63
8	28	John Watson	Penske-Cosworth	Penske PC3	1:24.26	+3.84
9	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Cosworth	Shadow DN5	1:24.32	+3.90
10	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Cosworth	Brabham BT45	1:24.50	+4.08
11	22	Chris Amon	Ensign-Cosworth	Ensign N174	1:25.08	+4.66
12	32	Loris Kessel	Brabham-Cosworth	Brabham BT44	1:25.98	+5.56
13	33	Patrick Nève	Brabham-Cosworth	Brabham BT44	1:26.39	+5.97
14	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Cosworth	Hesketh 308B	1:26.67	+6.25
15	36	Giancarlo Martini	Ferrari	Ferrari 312T	1:27.75	+7.33
16	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Cosworth	March 761	1:30.23	+9.81
DNA	14	Larry Perkins	BRM	BRM P201
DNA	40	David Purley	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS16
DNA	14	Ian Ashley	BRM	BRM P201
DNA	17		Lyncar-Cosworth	Lyncar 006
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Classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	11	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth	40	58:01.23	5
2	19	Alan Jones	Surtees-Cosworth	40	+ 18.42	6
3	20	Jacky Ickx	Hesketh-Cosworth	40	+ 23.17	4
4	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Cosworth	40	+ 2:25.691	16
5	22	Chris Amon	Ensign-Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap	11
6	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap	9
7	33	Patrick Nève	Brabham-Cosworth	39	+ 1 Laps	13
8 (Ret)	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Cosworth	38	+ 2 Laps/Engine1	3
DNF	5	Bob Evans	Lotus-Cosworth	36	Out of Fuel	7
DNF	32	Loris Kessel	Brabham-Cosworth	31	Engine	12
DNF	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Cosworth	17	Engine	14
DNF	1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	17	Brakes	2
DNF	28	John Watson	Penske-Cosworth	12	Accident	8
DNF	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Cosworth	8	Engine	10
DNF	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	2	Accident	1
DNS	36	Giancarlo Martini	Ferrari	0	Accident in warm-up	15
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¹ Brambilla and Nilsson were both penalised one minute for jumping the start.