Sports car world championship 1976
The sports car world championship in 1976 was the 24th season of this championship. It started on March 21st and ended on September 19th.
championship
The sporting regulations of the World Championship were changed before the 1976 season. In addition to the brand world championship, a sports car championship was introduced again, this time for group 6 cars. A total of 14 races were announced, some of which took place on the same weekend. The season was dominated by German racing teams. German teams won 13 of the 14 races. The defining racing team of the season was Porsche . Works cars were used in both series, the Porsche 935 in the brand championship and the new Porsche 936 for Group 6. The most successful driver was Jochen Mass , who won eight world championship races.
Both championships ended with a clear overall victory for Porsche.
Racing calendar
No. | date | Race name / circuit |
team | Overall winner | vehicle | championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March 21st |
6-hour race of Mugello ( Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello ) |
Martini Racing |
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx |
Porsche 935 | Brands |
2 | 4. April |
6-hour race of Vallelunga ( Autodromo Vallelunga ) |
Martini Racing |
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
|
Porsche 935 | Brands |
3 | 4. April |
300 km race on the Nürburgring ( Nürburgring ) |
Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | Porsche 908 | Group 6 |
4th | April 25 |
4-hour race of Monza ( Autodromo Nazionale Monza ) |
Martini Racing |
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
|
Porsche 936 | Group 6 |
5 | May 9 |
Silverstone 6 Hours ( Silverstone Circuit ) |
Hermetite BMW |
John Fitzpatrick Tom Walkinshaw |
BMW 3.0 CSL | Brands |
6th | 23. May |
500km Imola race ( Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari ) |
Martini Racing |
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
|
Porsche 936 | Group 6 |
7th | 30th May |
1000 km race on the Nürburgring (Nürburgring) |
Schnitzer Motorsport |
Albrecht Krebs Dieter Quester |
BMW 3.5 CSL | Brands |
8th | June 27th |
1000 km race from Zeltweg ( Österreichring ) |
Schnitzer Motorsport |
Gunnar Nilsson Dieter Quester
|
BMW 3.5 CSL | Brands |
9 | June 27th |
4-hour race of Pergusa ( Autodromo di Pergusa ) |
Martini Racing |
Jochen Mass Rolf Stommelen |
Porsche 936 | Group 6 |
10 | 10th of July |
6 Hours of Watkins Glen ( Watkins Glen International ) |
Martini Racing |
Manfred Schurti Rolf Stommelen
|
Porsche 935 | Brands |
11 | August 22nd |
Mosport 200 Mile Race ( Canadian Tire Motorsport Park ) |
Shadow racing cars | Jackie Oliver | Shadow DN4 | Group 6 |
12 | September 4th |
6-hour race of Dijon ( Circuit de Dijon-Prenois ) |
Martini Racing |
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
|
Porsche 935 | Brands |
13 | 5th September |
500 km race of Dijon (Circuit de Dijon-Prenois) |
Martini Racing |
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
|
Porsche 936 | Group 6 |
14th | September 19th |
200-mile race on the Salzburgring ( Salzburgring ) |
Martini Racing | Jochen Mass | Porsche 936 | Group 6 |
Mastery of the constructors
Brands World Championship
position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Porsche | 20th | 20th | (15) | 15th | (12) | 20th | 20th | 95 | |||||||
2 | BMW | (3) | 15th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 10 | (6) | 85 | |||||||
3 | ford | 2 | 6th | 8th | ||||||||||||
4th | De Tomaso | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
5 = | Lancia | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 = | MG | 3 | 3 |
Group 6 sports car world championship
position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Porsche | 20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | (20) | (20) | 100 | |||||||
2 = | Alpine | 15th | 2 | 15th | 15th | 47 | ||||||||||
2 = | Osella | 10 | 10 | 15th | 12 | 47 | ||||||||||
4th | Lola | 15th | 3 | 6th | 8th | 8th | 40 | |||||||||
5 | March | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4th | 30th | |||||||||
6th | Chevron | 1 | 4th | 10 | 4th | 4th | 23 | |||||||||
7th | Alfa Romeo | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||
8th | Mirage | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||
9 = | KMW | 4th | 4th | 8th | ||||||||||||
9 = | McLaren | 8th | 8th | |||||||||||||
9 = | Clean | 8th | 8th | |||||||||||||
12 | Abarth | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||
13 | Cheetah | 2 | 2 |
FIA Cup for 2 liter sports cars
position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lola | 20th | 10 | 12 | 15th | 20th | 77 | |||||||||
2 | Osella | 20th | 20th | 20th | 6th | 66 | ||||||||||
3 | Chevron | 6th | 8th | 20th | 15th | 12 | 61 | |||||||||
4th | March | 15th | 8th | 8th | 15th | 46 | ||||||||||
5 | Clean | 20th | 20th | |||||||||||||
6th | Abarth | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||
7th | ford | 12 | 12 |
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .