1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Appearance
1976 Swedish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 7 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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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 | Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
Time | 1:25.659[3] | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver |
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Time | 1:28.002 on lap 11[4] | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
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The 1976 Swedish Grand Prix was a
Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, 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
understeer
while at the same time improve cornering and braking. When it was revealed it was the instant sensation of the 1976 season.
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
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
Qualifying
*Drivers with a red background failed to qualify.
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 72 | 1:46:53.729 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 72 | + 19.766 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 72 | + 33.866 | 5 | 4 |
4 | 26 | ![]() |
Ligier-Matra
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72 | + 55.819 | 7 | 3 |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 72 | + 59.483 | 8 | 2 |
6 | 2 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 72 | + 1:00.366 | 11 | 1 |
7 | 10 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 72 | + 1:03.493 | 9 | |
8 | 8 | Carlos Pace
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 72 | + 1:11.613 | 10 | |
9 | 16 | ![]() |
Shadow-Ford | 71 | + 1 lap | 12 | |
10 | 9 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 71 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 71 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
Shadow-Ford | 71 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
13 | 19 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 71 | + 1 Lap | 18 | |
14 | 35 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 70 | Engine | 19 | |
15 | 18 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 70 | + 2 Laps | 24 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Hesketh-Ford | 54 | Spun Off | 23 | |
Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck
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March-Ford | 52 | Engine | 20 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 45 | Engine | 2 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Ensign-Ford | 38 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
Wolf-Williams-Ford
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20 | Engine | 25 | |
Ret | 37 | ![]() |
Boro-Ford | 18 | Engine | 22 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 10 | Handling | 21 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 5 | Accident | 26 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 2 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 2 | Engine | 16 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Penske-Ford
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0 | Accident | 17 | |
DNQ | 33 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | ||||
Source:[7]
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Championship standings after the race
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.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1976 Swedish GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "The Swedish Grand Prix". Motorsport: 765–768. July 1976. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ "1976 Swedish Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^ Formula One 1976 Swedish Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats
- ^ "1976 Swedish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Sweden 1976 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.