1976 Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix 1976 was held on 30 May and was the sixth race of the Formula 1 season 1976.
- 3.1 Start -up
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Because the Company decided by the organizer for security limitation to 25 trainees and 20 starters in the race, the new RAM Racing Team decided not to participate in the Grand Prix of Monaco. In addition, Mario Andretti was missing due to his participation in the concurrent Indianapolis 500, so that the Team Lotus took exception, with only one vehicle. The second factory Surtees, who had been piloted at the last race of Brett Lunger, was sold to the private team Norev Racing. Henri Pescarolo returned at the wheel of this car after an interruption of more than one year in Formula 1 back. There was no corresponding replacement vehicle for Lunger, he paused this weekend.
Training
From the training times resulted once again a consisting of the two Ferrari 312T2 Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni front row. The two rows behind it are each composed of a factory - March, and a six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 of together.
Emerson Fittipaldi and Chris Amon achieved with places seven and twelve in their existing vehicles as inferior good training results, while McLaren driver James Hunt remained in 14th and Brabham driver Carlos Reutemann strain as the 20th and last well short of expectations.
Jacky Ickx, who sought his 100th Grand Prix participation, failed for the second time in a row the qualification.
Race
While Lauda went straight in, Ronnie Peterson took second place ahead of Regazzoni. The first 18 riders crossed the Sainte Devote curve after the start without any problems. However, the two last placed Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann collided in the 90 -degree curve that was significantly narrower after conversion than in previous years. Reutemann different then from now on. Jones was due to the damage to his car after the first round to the box.
One of the few changes at the top of the field came when Jody Scheckter on lap 15 his teammate Patrick Depailler outdated and thus occupied the fourth place.
James Hunt, who had in the meantime fallen due to a spin in the Tabac corner on the last place, retired on lap 25 due to engine failure from. As a result, Regazzoni came on oil, which Hunt McLaren M23 had lost control and had to slip in a emergency outlet his car. He thus lost two places to the two pilots Scheckter Tyrrell and Depailler. Also due to the oil tracking Peterson crashed one lap later and could not continue the race.
The final laps of the race Lauda completed well ahead of the two Tyrrell. Depailler fell in the 64th round behind Regazzoni. However, as this was eliminated in the 74th round due to a drive failure, the Frenchman got back to the podium. Hans -Joachim Stuck, Jochen Mass, Emerson Fittipaldi and also finished the race in the points.
Message list
Classifications
Line-up
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).