1976 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1976 Canadian Grand Prix | ||
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Race 14 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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| Race details | ||
| Date | 3 October 1976 (19761003) | |
| Official name | XV Labatt’s Canadian Grand Prix | |
| Location | Mosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |
| Course length | 3.957 km (2.458 mi) | |
| Distance | 80 laps, 316.56 km (196.64 mi) | |
| Weather | Mild with temperatures approaching 22 °C (72 °F); wind speeds up to 8.9 kilometres per hour (5.5 mph) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |
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McLarenFord |
| Time | 1:12.389 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord |
| Time | 1:13.817 on lap 60 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
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McLarenFord |
| Second |
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TyrrellFord |
| Third |
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LotusFord |
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Lap leaders
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Qualifying
Qualifying classification
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| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
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| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 1:12.389 | — |
| 2 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | MarchFord | 1:12.783 | + 0.394 |
| 3 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | MarchFord | 1:12.799 | + 0.410 |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 1:12.837 | + 0.448 |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 1.13.028 | + 0.639 |
| 6 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:13.060 | + 0.671 |
| 7 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | TyrrellFord | 1:13.191 | + 0.802 |
| 8 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | MarchFord | 1:13.322 | + 0.933 |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 1:13.425 | + 1.036 |
| 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1:13.438 | + 1.049 |
| 11 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLarenFord | 1:13.439 | + 1.050 |
| 12 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:13.500 | + 1.111 |
| 13 | 16 | Tom Pryce | ShadowFord | 1:13.665 | + 1.276 |
| 14 | 28 | John Watson | PenskeFord | 1:13.973 | + 1.584 |
| 15 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | LotusFord | 1:14.397 | + 2.008 |
| 16 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | EnsignFord | 1:14.461 | + 2.072 |
| 17 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 1:14.471 | + 2.082 |
| 18 | 17 | JeanPierre Jarier | ShadowFord | 1:15.113 | + 2.724 |
| 19 | 7 | Larry Perkins | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1:15.598 | + 3.209 |
| 20 | 19 | Alan Jones | SurteesFord | 1:15.652 | + 3.263 |
| 21 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | SurteesFord | 1:15.846 | + 3.457 |
| 22 | 18 | Brett Lunger | SurteesFord | 1:16.201 | + 3.812 |
| 23 | 24 | Harald Ertl | HeskethFord | 1:16.534 | + 4.145 |
| 24 | 25 | Guy Edwards | HeskethFord | 1:17.217 | + 4.828 |
| 25 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | WolfWilliamsFord | 1:17.288 | + 4.899 |
| 26 | 21 | Chris Amon | WolfWilliamsFord | 1:18.202 | + 5.813 |
| 27 | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | TyrrellFord | 1:25.024 | + 12.695 |
Race
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 80 | 1:40:09.626 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 80 | + 6.331 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 80 | + 10.366 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | TyrrellFord | 80 | + 19.745 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLarenFord | 80 | + 41.811 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | + 46.256 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Carlos Pace | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 80 | + 46.472 | 10 | |
| 8 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 80 | + 1:12.957 | 6 | |
| 9 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | MarchFord | 79 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 28 | John Watson | PenskeFord | 79 | + 1 lap | 14 | |
| 11 | 16 | Tom Pryce | ShadowFord | 79 | + 1 lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | LotusFord | 79 | + 1 lap | 15 | |
| 13 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | EnsignFord | 79 | + 1 lap | 16 | |
| 14 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | MarchFord | 79 | + 1 lap | 3 | |
| 15 | 18 | Brett Lunger | SurteesFord | 78 | + 2 laps | 22 | |
| 16 | 19 | Alan Jones | SurteesFord | 78 | + 2 laps | 20 | |
| 17 | 7 | Larry Perkins | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 78 | + 2 laps | 19 | |
| 18 | 17 | JeanPierre Jarier | ShadowFord | 77 | + 3 laps | 18 | |
| 19 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | SurteesFord | 77 | + 3 laps | 21 | |
| 20 | 25 | Guy Edwards | HeskethFord | 75 | + 5 laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 43 | Oil pressure | 9 | |
| Ret | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 41 | Exhaust | 17 | |
| Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | MarchFord | 36 | Handling | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario | WolfWilliamsFord | 11 | Accident | 24 | |
| DNS | 24 | Harald Ertl | HeskethFord | Practice accident | |||
| DNS | 21 | Chris Amon | WolfWilliamsFord | Practice accident | |||
| DNQ | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | TyrrellFord | ||||
| Source: |
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Niki Lauda | 64 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 56 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 43 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 33 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 29 |
| Source: |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 77 |
| 2 | McLarenFord | 61 (62) |
| 3 | TyrrellFord | 59 |
| 4 | LigierMatra | 20 |
| 5 | LotusFord | 20 |
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