The Spanish Grand Prix 1976 was the 4th round of the 1976 F1 season, and took place at the Jarama in Madrid, Spain, on May 2nd.

James Hunt won the race from the pole, followed by Niki Lauda, and Gunnar Nilsson completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
James Hunt
McLaren
1:42:20.43
Finished
2
-
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
+30.97
Finished
3
4
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
+48.02
Finished
4
8
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
5
5
Chris Amon
Ensign
+1 Lap
6
5
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
7
14
Jacky Ickx
Wolf
+1 Lap
8
14
Tom Pryce
Shadow
+1 Lap
9
11
Alan Jones
Surtees
+1 Lap
10
13
Michel Leclère
Wolf
+2 Laps
11
6
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
+3 Laps
12
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
+3 Laps
13
11
Larry Perkins
Boro
+3 Laps
14
10
Jochen Mass
McLaren
Engine
15
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
Electrical
16
2
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
Engine
17
4
John Watson
Penske
Engine
18
-
Arturo Merzario
March
Gearbox
19
10
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Gearbox
20
17
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
Accident
21
15
Vittorio Brambilla
March
Suspension
22
5
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
Gearbox
23
7
Ronnie Peterson
March
Transmission
24
5
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Transmission
25
25
Brett Lunger
Surtees
Did not qualify
26
26
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
Did not qualify
27
27
Emilio Zapico
Williams
Did not qualify
28
28
Emilio de Villota
Brabham-Ford
Did not qualify
29
29
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
Did not qualify
30
30
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 30 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jochen Mass, Jody Scheckter, and John Watson, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Jean-Pierre Jarier, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 61, Arturo Merzario, Mario Andretti, and Hans-Joachim Stuck, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, Patrick Depailler, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 25, Vittorio Brambilla, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 21, and Ronnie Peterson, and Emerson Fittipaldi, both had a transmission problem.

Engine

  • Jochen Mass
    Lap 65
  • Jody Scheckter
    Lap 53
  • John Watson
    Lap 51

Electrical

  • Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Lap 61

Gearbox

  • Arturo Merzario
    Lap 36
  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 34
  • Hans-Joachim Stuck
    Lap 16

Accident

  • Patrick Depailler
    Lap 25

Suspension

  • Vittorio Brambilla
    Lap 21

Transmission

  • Ronnie Peterson
    Lap 11
  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 3

Qualifying

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