Brazilian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 25th January 1976 Local
Sun 25th January 1976 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1976

Round
Round 1

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Location

Interlagos Circuit

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The 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil on 25 January 1976. It was the opening round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was the fifth Brazilian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held for the World Drivers' Championship. The race was held over 40 laps of the 7.87-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 315 kilometres.
The race was won by defending world champion, Niki Lauda, driving a Ferrari 312T. The Austrian driver won his eighth Formula One Grand Prix by 28 seconds over French driver Patrick Depailler in a Tyrrell 007. Second place was Depailler's best finish in almost two years having finished second previously at the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix. Tom Pryce finished third in a Shadow DN5B in his second podium in six months. It would prove to be the season highlight for Pryce and for Shadow Racing Cars. It was their only podium for the season and Pryce would not stand on the podium again.

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Result Description

1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:45:16.78
2 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford + 21.47
3 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford + 23.84
4 Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford + 1:28.17
5 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford + 1:56.46
6 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford + 1:58.27
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari + 2:15.24
8 Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams-Ford + 1 lap
9 Renzo Zorzi Wolf-Williams-Ford + 1 lap
10 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 1 Lap