| 1976 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1976 World Sports Car Championship season was part of the 24th FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for open-cockpit sportscars. It ran from April 4, 1976 to September 19, 1976, and comprised 7 races total.
World Championship of Makes[]
- Main article: 1976 World Championship for Makes season
Following the 1975 season, the FIA chose to divide the World Championship into two series that would run simultaneously. Open-cockpit sportscars would remain in the World Sports Car Championship, while production-based Group 5 cars would be part of the new World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 12 Hours of Sebring or 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ADAC Nürburgring 300 km
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Nürburgring | April 4 |
| 2 |  Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (4 Hours)
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 25 |
| 3 | Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (500 km)
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Autodromo Dino Ferrari | May 23 |
| 4 | Coppa Florio (4 Hours)
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Autodromo di Pergusa | June 27 |
| 5 |  Player's 200
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Mosport | August 22 |
| 6 |  ACF 500 km of Dijon
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Dijon-Prenois | September 5 |
| 7 |  Elan Trophy (200 miles)
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Salzburgring | September 19 |
Season results[]
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Overall Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Nürburgring | #5 Joest Racing
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Results |
| Reinhold Joest
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| 2 | Monza | #3 Martini Racing
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Results |
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
| |||
| 3 | Imola | #7 Martini Racing
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Results |
| Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
| |||
| 4 | Pergusa | #4 Martini Racing
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Results |
| Jochen Mass Rolf Stommelen
| |||
| 5 | Mosport | #20 Martini Racing
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Results† |
| Jacky Ickx
| |||
| 6 | Dijon | #6 Martini Racing
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Results |
| Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
| |||
| 7 | Salzburgring | #3 Martini Racing
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Results |
| Jochen Mass
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† - In the race, Ickx finished behind two Group 7 CanAm cars, but these large capacity cars were not eligible for Group 6 championship points.
Manufacturers Championships[]
Only the best 5 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche
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20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 100 |
| 2 | Osella
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10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 47 | |||
| 3 | Alpine
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15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | ||||
| 4 |  Lola
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15 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 40 | ||
| 5 | March
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10 | 1 | 12 | 23 | ||||
| 6 | Chevron
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10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | ||||
| 7 | Alfa Romeo
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15 | 15 | ||||||
| 8 | Mirage
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12 | 12 | ||||||
| 9= |  Sauber
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8 | 8 | ||||||
| 9= | McLaren
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8 | 8 | ||||||
| 11 | KMW
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4 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| 12= | Rex
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6 | 6 | ||||||
| 12= | Abarth
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6 | 6 |
External links[]
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| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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