The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 14

Canadian Grand Prix

1976  ·  Mosport International Raceway  ·  3 October 1976  ·  80 laps

  1. 1st James Hunt McLaren · 01:40:09.626
  2. 2nd Patrick Depailler Tyrrell · +6.331
  3. 3rd Mario Andretti Team Lotus · +10.366

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 41

Emerson Fittipaldi

Retirement Fittipaldi  —  Exhaust

03 Lap 43

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Oil pressure

04 On the Charge

Brett Lunger

Surtees  —  P22 → P15

05 Victory

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 James Hunt McLaren 1 80 01:40:09.626 9
2 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 4 80 +6.331 6
3 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 5 80 +10.366 4
4 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 7 80 +19.745 3
5 Jochen Mass McLaren 11 80 +41.811 2
6 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 12 80 +46.256 1
7 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 10 80 +46.472
8 Niki Lauda Ferrari 6 80 +1:12.957
9 Ronnie Peterson March 2 79 +1 Lap
10 John Watson Penske 14 79 +1 Lap
11 Tom Pryce Shadow 13 79 +1 Lap
12 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 15 79 +1 Lap
13 Jacky Ickx Ensign 16 79 +1 Lap
14 Vittorio Brambilla March 3 79 +1 Lap
15 Brett Lunger Surtees 22 78 +2 Laps
16 Alan Jones Surtees 20 78 +2 Laps
17 Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo 19 78 +2 Laps
18 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 18 77 +3 Laps
19 Henri Pescarolo Surtees 21 77 +3 Laps
20 Guy Edwards Hesketh 23 75 +5 Laps
21 Jacques Laffite Ligier 9 43 Oil pressure
22 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 17 41 Exhaust
23 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 8 36 Handling
24 Arturo Merzario Wolf 24 11 Accident
25 Harald Ertl Hesketh 0 Accident
26 Chris Amon Wolf 0 Accident

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