1976 John Player British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 1 | 26 | 16.180 | 76 | 319.7 | Niki Lauda |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 76 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Ford | 76 | +16.180s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | Ford | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 20 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Ford | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | Ford | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 74 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 23 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | Ford | 73 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 16 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 24 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Ford | 70 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 14 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Ford | 67 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 7 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 60 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 18 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | Ford | 55 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 47 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 46 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 9 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March | Ford | 39 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 32 | Bob Evans | Brabham | Ford | 31 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 10 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Ford | 22 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 26 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | Ford | 16 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 6 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign | Ford | 8 | — | Water leak | ||
| — | 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 4 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 12 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Ford | 1 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 17 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Ford | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 25 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | Ford | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 2 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 76 | — | Received outside assistance | ||
| — | 4 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 36 | — | Illegal car change | ||
| — | 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 31 | — | Illegal car change | ||
| — | — | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 13 | Divina Galica | Surtees | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 40 | Mike Wilds | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 33 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham | Ford | — | Not classified |