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1975 United States GP
1975 Brazilian GP

1976 Brazilian GP

1976 South African GP
1977 Brazilian GP
 V  Grande Prêmio do Brasil

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 25 January 1976
Start time14:00
Event Brazilian GP
Circuit Interlagos
Event FormatRace of 40 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#1 of 16 in 1976
#265 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps40
Circuit Perimeter7960 m
Race Distance7960 × 40 = 318.400 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionAnti-clockwise
Weather
WeatherVery hot, Dry
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers22
Finishers14
Debutants
Ingo Hoffman (Driver),
Ligier (Car Manufacturer),
Wolf-Williams (Car Manufacturer),
BRM P201B (Car Model),
Brabham BT45 (Car Model),
Fittipaldi FD04 (Car Model),
Ligier JS5 (Car Model),
Lotus 77 (Car Model),
March 761 (Car Model),
   Penske PC3 (Car Model),
Shadow DN5B (Car Model),
Wolf-Williams FW05 (Car Model),
Citibank Team Penske (Entrant),
Ligier Gitanes (Entrant),
March Racing (Entrant),
Marlboro Team McLaren (Entrant),
Shadow Racing Team (Entrant)
MilestonesFina – 200th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Marlboro Team McLaren – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Shadow Racing Team – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
 James Hunt – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio Tyrrell (12.84%),
2. Highest 8th Place Finish Ratio Wolf-Williams (100.00%)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (204),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (219),
3. Most Retirements Lotus (304),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (336),
5. Most Race Wins Ferrari (60),
6. Most 8th Place Finishes Jacky Ickx (9),
7. Most 12th Place Finishes Brabham (17),
8. Most Races Led Ferrari (162),
9. Most Laps Led Ferrari (4173),
10. Most Race Entries Lotus (709),
11. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (72),
12. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (66),
13. Most 16th Place Qualifications Lotus (49),
14. Most 18th Place Qualifications Lotus (28),
15. Most 22nd Place Qualifications March (17)

World Championship standings
1  Niki Lauda 9 
2  Patrick Depailler 6 
3  Tom Pryce 4 
4  Hans-Joachim Stuck 3 
5  Jody Scheckter 2 
6  Jochen Mass 1 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 9 
2  Tyrrell / Ford 6 
3  Shadow / Ford 4 
4  March / Ford 3 
5  McLaren / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 11Car 17
EntrantScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACMarlboro Team McLarenShadow Racing Team
Driver Niki Lauda James Hunt Jean-Pierre Jarier
Car Ferrari 312T McLaren M23 Shadow DN5B
EngineFerrari 3.0 F12Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:45'16.782'32.502'35.07
Speed181.460 km/h187.908 km/h184.794 km/h