1976 Race of Champions
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
| | 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 | | |
Classification
| | 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 | 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 | 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Cosworth | 2 | Accident | 1 |
DNS | 36 | Giancarlo Martini | Ferrari | 0 | Accident in warm-up | 15 |
1 Brambilla and Nilsson were both penalised one minute for jumping the start.