The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

1976  ·  Autódromo José Carlos Pace  ·  25 January 1976  ·  40 laps

  1. 1st Niki Lauda Ferrari · 01:45:16.78
  2. 2nd Patrick Depailler Tyrrell · +21.47
  3. 3rd Tom Pryce Shadow · +23.84

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 32

James Hunt

Retirement McLaren  —  Accident

03 Lap 33

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Retirement Shadow  —  Accident

04 On the Charge

Jacky Ickx

Wolf  —  P19 → P8

05 Victory

Niki Lauda

Ferrari  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 2 40 01:45:16.78 9
2 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 9 40 +21.47 6
3 Tom Pryce Shadow 12 40 +23.84 4
4 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 14 40 +1:28.170 3
5 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 13 40 +1:56.460 2
6 Jochen Mass McLaren 6 40 +1:58.270 1
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 4 40 +2:15.240
8 Jacky Ickx Wolf 19 39 +1 Lap
9 Renzo Zorzi Williams 17 39 +1 Lap
10 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 10 39 +1 Lap
11 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi 20 39 +1 Lap
12 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 15 37 Out of fuel
13 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 5 37 +3 Laps
14 Lella Lombardi March 22 36 +4 Laps
15 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 3 33 Accident
16 James Hunt McLaren 1 32 Accident
17 Vittorio Brambilla March 7 15 Oil leak
18 Jacques Laffite Ligier 11 14 Transmission
19 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 18 10 Accident
20 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 16 6 Accident
21 John Watson Penske 8 2 Fuel system
22 Ian Ashley BRM 21 2 Oil pump

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