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1976 Swedish Grand Prix

1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	13 June 1976
Official name	VII Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix[1]
Location	Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp
Course length	4.018[2] km (2.497 miles)
Distance	72 laps, 289.296 km (179.760 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:25.659[3]
Fastest lap
Driver	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.002 on lap 11[4]
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Lap leaders

Motor car race

The 1976 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian RacewayinAnderstorp, Sweden on 13 June 1976. It was the seventh round of the 1976 Formula One season and the ninth Swedish Grand Prix. The race was contested over 72 laps of the 4.0 km circuit for a race distance of 290 kilometres.^[5]

It saw the first and only win of a six-wheel car – the Tyrrell P34. The theory was that its four front wheels would increase mechanical front-end grip – with more rubber on the road – and thus eliminate understeer while at the same time improve cornering and braking. When it was revealed it was the instant sensation of the 1976 season.

Tyrrell's Jody Scheckter took pole, with Patrick Depailler in fourth. In the race it was Mario Andretti in the Lotus 77 who led for much of the race. Andretti however had been penalised sixty seconds for jumping the start. Andretti's engine failed on lap 46 while attempting to build his lead over the two Tyrrells. They went on to finish first and second, Jody Scheckter leading Patrick Depailler to the line for his second Swedish Grand Prix victory.

Eight laps before Andretti's retirement Chris Amon crashed his Ensign N176 after a suspension failure, allowing championship leader Niki Lauda to move into the position that became third in his Ferrari 312T2. Jacques Laffite continued to show the promise of the Ligier JS5 in fourth. James Hunt was fifth in his McLaren M23 and Clay Regazzoni climbed into the final point in the second Ferrari late in the race.

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Gap
1	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell–Ford	1:25.659
2	Mario Andretti	Lotus–Ford	+0.349
3	Chris Amon	Ensign–Ford	+0.504
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell–Ford	+0.703
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	+0.782
6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus–Ford	+0.911
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier–Matra	+1.114
8	James Hunt	McLaren–Ford	+1.299
9	Ronnie Peterson	March–Ford	+1.381
10	Carlos Pace	Brabham–Alfa Romeo	+1.474
11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	+1.498
12	Tom Pryce	Shadow–Ford	+1.868
13	Jochen Mass	McLaren–Ford	+1.909
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow–Ford	+1.959
15	Vittorio Brambilla	March–Ford	+1.981
16	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Alfa Romeo	+2.103
17	John Watson	Penske–Ford	+2.406
18	Alan Jones	Surtees–Ford	+2.548
19	Arturo Merzario	March–Ford	+2.562
20	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March–Ford	+2.571
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi–Ford	+3.011
22	Larry Perkins	Boro–Ford	+3.156
23	Harald Ertl	Hesketh–Ford	+3.226
24	Brett Lunger	Surtees–Ford	+3.684
25	Michel Leclère	Wolf-Williams–Ford	+3.938
26	Loris Kessel	Brabham–Ford	+4.361
27	Jac Nellemann	Brabham–Ford	+4.600
Source:[6]

*Drivers with a red background failed to qualify.

Race[edit]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	72	1:46:53.729	1	9
2	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	72	+ 19.766	4	6
3	1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	72	+ 33.866	5	4
4	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	72	+ 55.819	7	3
5	11	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	72	+ 59.483	8	2
6	2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	72	+ 1:00.366	11	1
7	10	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	72	+ 1:03.493	9
8	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	72	+ 1:11.613	10
9	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	71	+ 1 lap	12
10	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	71	+ 1 Lap	15
11	12	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	71	+ 1 Lap	13
12	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	71	+ 1 Lap	14
13	19	Alan Jones	Surtees-Ford	71	+ 1 Lap	18
14	35	Arturo Merzario	March-Ford	70	Engine	19
15	18	Brett Lunger	Surtees-Ford	70	+ 2 Laps	24
Ret	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford	54	Spun Off	23
Ret	34	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	52	Engine	20
Ret	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	45	Engine	2
Ret	22	Chris Amon	Ensign-Ford	38	Accident	3
Ret	21	Michel Leclère	Wolf-Williams-Ford	20	Engine	25
Ret	37	Larry Perkins	Boro-Ford	18	Engine	22
Ret	30	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	10	Handling	21
Ret	32	Loris Kessel	Brabham-Ford	5	Accident	26
Ret	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	2	Accident	6
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	2	Engine	16
Ret	28	John Watson	Penske-Ford	0	Accident	17
DNQ	33	Jac Nellemann	Brabham-Ford
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race[edit]

Points are accurate at the conclusion of the race and do not reflect final results of the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix as it was under appeal.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Niki Lauda 55 2 Jody Scheckter 23 3 Patrick Depailler 20 4 Clay Regazzoni 16 5 Jacques Laffite 10 Source: [8]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 58 2 Tyrrell-Ford 31 3 McLaren-Ford 14 4 Ligier-Matra 10 5 Lotus-Ford 6 Source: [8]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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