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1976 Season
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1976 Evening News Trophy
1976 Dutch GP
1975 Italian GP

1976 Italian GP

1976 Thruxton Group 8 Race
1976 Canadian GP
1977 Italian GP
 XLVII  Gran Premio d'Italia

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 12 September 1976
Start time14:00
Event Italian GP
Circuit Monza
Event FormatRace of 52 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#13 of 16 in 1976
#277 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps52
Circuit Perimeter5800 m
Race Distance5800 × 52 = 301.600 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherMild, Wet
Participants
Entries29
Qualifiers27
Finishers19
Debutants
Otto Stuppacher (Driver),    OASC Racing Team (Entrant)
MilestonesLigier Gitanes – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
March Engineering – 1st Win (Entrant)
 Jacques Laffite – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Ligier – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 James Hunt – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Highest 3rd Place Finish Ratio Ligier (15.38%),
2. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season Tom Pryce (4)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (349),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (217),
3. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (230),
4. Most Retirements Lotus (317),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (91),
6. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (58),
7. Most 11th Place Finishes John Watson (6),
8. Most 13th Place Finishes Lotus (14),
9. Most Race Entries Lotus (732),
10. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (69),
11. Most 7th Place Qualifications Ferrari (41),
12. Most 9th Place Qualifications Ferrari (34),
13. Most 12th Place Qualifications Lotus (37),
14. Most 14th Place Qualifications Lotus (34)

World Championship standings
1  Niki Lauda 64 
2  James Hunt 47 
3  Jody Scheckter 40 
4  Clay Regazzoni 28 up
5  Patrick Depailler 27 up
6  Jacques Laffite 20 up
7  John Watson 19 up
8  Jochen Mass 14 
9  Ronnie Peterson 10 up
10  Gunnar Nilsson 10 up
11  Tom Pryce 10 up
12  Mario Andretti 9 up
13  Carlos Pace 7 up
14  Hans-Joachim Stuck 6 up
15  Alan Jones 4 up
16  Carlos Reutemann 3 up
17  Emerson Fittipaldi 3 up
18  Chris Amon 2 up
19  Vittorio Brambilla 1 up
  Rolf Stommelen 1 up
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 76 
2  Tyrrell / Ford 53 up
3  McLaren / Ford 52 up
4  Ligier / Matra 20 up
5  Penske / Ford 19 up
6  March / Ford 17 up
7  Lotus / Ford 16 up
8  Shadow / Ford 10 up
9  Brabham / Alfa Romeo 9 up
10  Surtees / Ford 4 
11  Fittipaldi / Ford 3 
12  Ensign / Ford 2 
13  Parnelli / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 10Car 26Car 10
EntrantMarch EngineeringLigier GitanesMarch Engineering
Driver Ronnie Peterson Jacques Laffite Ronnie Peterson
Car March 761 Ligier JS5 March 761
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Matra 3.0 V12Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:30'35.61'41.351'41.3
Speed199.750 km/h206.019 km/h206.120 km/h