| 1976 Swedish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 7 of 16 in the1976 Formula One season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 13 June 1976 | ||||
| Official name | VII Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix[1] | ||||
| Location | Scandinavian Raceway,Anderstorp | ||||
| Course length | 4.018[2] km (2.497 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 72 laps, 289.296 km (179.760 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
| Time | 1:25.659[3] | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | |||
| Time | 1:28.002 on lap 11[4] | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1976 Swedish Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held at theScandinavian Raceway inAnderstorp,Sweden on 13 June 1976. It was the seventh round of the1976 Formula One season and the ninthSwedish Grand Prix. The race was contested over 72 laps of the 4.0 km circuit for a race distance of 290 kilometres.[5]
It saw the first and only win of a six-wheel car – theTyrrell P34. The theory was that its four front wheels would increase mechanical front-end grip – with more rubber on the road – and thus eliminateundersteer while at the same time improve cornering and braking. When it was revealed it was the instant sensation of the 1976 season.
Tyrrell'sJody Scheckter took pole, withPatrick Depailler in fourth. In the race it wasMario Andretti in theLotus 77 who led for much of the race. Andretti however had been penalised sixty seconds forjumping the start. Andretti's engine failed on lap 46 while attempting to build his lead over the two Tyrrells. They went on to finish first and second,Jody Scheckter leadingPatrick Depailler to the line for his second Swedish Grand Prix victory.
Eight laps before Andretti's retirementChris Amon crashed hisEnsign N176 after a suspension failure, allowing championship leaderNiki Lauda to move into the position that became third in hisFerrari 312T2.Jacques Laffite continued to show the promise of theLigier JS5 in fourth.James Hunt was fifth in hisMcLaren M23 andClay Regazzoni climbed into the final point in the second Ferrari late in the race.
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
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| 1 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell–Ford | 1:25.659 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus–Ford | +0.349 |
| 3 |  Chris Amon | Ensign–Ford | +0.504 |
| 4 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell–Ford | +0.703 |
| 5 |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | +0.782 |
| 6 |  Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus–Ford | +0.911 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier–Matra | +1.114 |
| 8 |  James Hunt | McLaren–Ford | +1.299 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March–Ford | +1.381 |
| 10 |  Carlos Pace | Brabham–Alfa Romeo | +1.474 |
| 11 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1.498 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce | Shadow–Ford | +1.868 |
| 13 |  Jochen Mass | McLaren–Ford | +1.909 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow–Ford | +1.959 |
| 15 |  Vittorio Brambilla | March–Ford | +1.981 |
| 16 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham–Alfa Romeo | +2.103 |
| 17 | John Watson | Penske–Ford | +2.406 |
| 18 |  Alan Jones | Surtees–Ford | +2.548 |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | March–Ford | +2.562 |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March–Ford | +2.571 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi–Ford | +3.011 |
| 22 | Larry Perkins | Boro–Ford | +3.156 |
| 23 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh–Ford | +3.226 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | Surtees–Ford | +3.684 |
| 25 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams–Ford | +3.938 |
| 26 | Loris Kessel | Brabham–Ford | +4.361 |
| 27 |  Jac Nellemann | Brabham–Ford | +4.600 |
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*Drivers with a red background failed to qualify.
Points are accurate at the conclusion of the race and do not reflect final results of the1976 Spanish Grand Prix as it was under appeal.
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