| 1976 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 16 in the1976 Formula One season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | August 29, 1976 | ||||
| Official name | XXIIIGrote Prijs van Nederland[1] | ||||
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort,Netherlands | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.226 km (2.626 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 75 laps, 316.960 km (196.950 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Warm, dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | March-Ford | ||||
| Time | 1:21.31[2] | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:22.59[3] on lap 49 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1976 Dutch Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atCircuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976.[4] It was won by British driverJames Hunt driving aMcLaren M23 on his 29th birthday. The race, contested over 75 laps, was the twelfth round of the1976 Formula One season.
The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race; he was 29.[5]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
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| 1 | March-Ford | 1:21.31 | |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford | 1:21.39 | |
| 3 | Shadow-Ford | 1:21.55 | |
| 4 | Penske-Ford | 1:21.62 | |
| 5 | Ferrari | 1:21.85 | |
| 6 | Lotus-Ford | 1:21.88 | |
| 7 | March-Ford | 1:21.88 | |
| 8 | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:21.91 | |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:22.03 | |
| 10 | Ligier-Matra | 1:22.06 | |
| 11 | Ensign-Ford | 1:22.13 | |
| 12 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:22.16 | |
| 13 | Lotus-Ford | 1:22.16 | |
| 14 | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22.27 | |
| 15 | McLaren-Ford | 1:22.48 | |
| 16 | Surtees-Ford | 1:22.51 | |
| 17 | Copersucar-Ford | 1:22.55 | |
| 18 | March-Ford | 1:22.59 | |
| 19 | Boro-Ford | 1:23.10 | |
| 20 | Shadow-Ford | 1:23.18 | |
| 21 | Penske-Ford | 1:23.26 | |
| 22 | Surtees-Ford | 1:23.55 | |
| 23 | Williams-Ford | 1:24.09 | |
| 24 | Hesketh-Ford | 1:24.37 | |
| 25 | Hesketh-Ford | 1:24.71 | |
| 26 | Surtees-Ford | 1:24.74 | |
| DNQ | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.01 | |
| Source:[6] | |||
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