1976 World Rally Championship


The 1976 World Rally Championship was the fourth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship. 10 events were included on the schedule, as the series revisited the same locations as the previous season. The only change in the schedule was a slight shuffle in order, with Portugal being moved up to March from July.
Lancia again repeated its title, with the Stratos HF accumulating another four rally wins, and scoring more than twice as many points as its nearest competitor, Opel. The Ascona's consistency was enough for second place overall, despite no wins. Lancia's dynasty, however, would not continue, as this was to be the last WRC title for the Stratos.
From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.

Calendar

RoundRally nameSurfaceDates
1 Monte Carlo RallyMixed 17–24 January
2 Swedish RallySnow20–22 February
3 Rally de PortugalMixed 10–14 March
4 Safari RallyGravel15–19 April
5 Acropolis RallyGravel22–28 May
5 Rallye du MarocMixed 22–27 June
7 1000 Lakes RallyGravel27–29 August
8 Rallye SanremoTarmac6–9 October
9 Tour de CorseTarmac6–7 November
10 RAC RallyGravel27–30 November

Manufacturers' championship

Schedule of points by place:
Place1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
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Manufacturer
MON

SWE

POR

KEN

GRC

MAR

FIN

ITA

FRA

GBR
Points
1 Lancia201020--12-202010112
2 Opel101212-8--83457
3 Ford8-4---15--2047
4 Saab-20----8--1543
5 Datsun--6420-6--339
6 Toyota--15---12--835
7 Fiat6-----206--32
8 Peugeot---10-20--1-31
9 Alpine-Renault----15---12-27
10 Mitsubishi---20------20
11 Porsche4------28-14
12 Alfa Romeo1--110-----12
13 Citroën-----10----10
14 Lada----6-----6
14 Renault-----6----6
16 Volvo-4--------4
16 BMW----4-----4
18 Mazda--3-------3
18 Volkswagen----3-----3
20 British Leyland Cars---------22
21 Wartburg----1-----1
Manufacturer
MON

SWE

POR

KEN

GRC

MAR

FIN

ITA

FRA

GBR
Points

Events