Non Championship Races 1976
1.round : Le Mans 2.round : Zolder 3.round : Thruxton 4.round : Mallory Park 5.round : Targa Florio 6.round : Giro d'Italia 7.round : Kyalami 8.round : Tour de France
Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 13.6.1976
24 h Le Mans 1.round
Practiced: 60 (S3.0 - 10, S2.0 - 9, Gr.5 - 16, GT - 10, T - 1, GTP - 4, IMSA - 4, GTX - 2, NASCAR - 2) Started: 55 (S3.0 - 9, S2.0 - 8, Gr.5 - 16, GT - 10, T - 1, GTP - 4, IMSA - 4, GTX - 1, NASCAR - 2) Classified: 24 (S3.0 - 5, S2.0 - 2, Gr.5 - 8, GT - 4, T - 1, GTP - 3, IMSA - 1, GTX - 0, NASCAR - 0) Race: 13,640 km * 350 laps = 4769,923 km AVG: 198,746 km/h FL: Jean-Pierre Jabouille 19 Alpine Renault A442 3:43,000 220,197 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 20 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 936 002 Martini Racing 350 24:00:00,000 1. S3.0 2. 3:35,800 Gijs van Lennep / NL 2. 10 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F Mirage GR8 Ford 802 Grand Touring Cars Inc. 339 2. S3.0 7. 3:51,100 François Migault / F 3. 12 Chris Craft / GB De Cadenet Lola T380 Fo HU1 Alain De Cadenet 338 3. S3.0 10. 3:55,300 Alain De Cadenet / GB 4. 40 Manfred Schurti / FL Porsche 935 002 Martini Racing 332 1. Gr.5 3. 3:41,700 Rolf Stommelen / D 5. 11 Derek Bell / GB Mirage GR8 Ford 801 Grand Touring Cars Inc. 327 4. S3.0 6. 3:48,100 Vern Schuppan / AUS 6. 52 Raymond Touroul / F Porsche Carrera RSR Gérard Méo 315 2. Gr.5 30. 4:17,000 Alain Cudini / F DNS - René Boubet / F 7. 17 Ernst Kraus / D Porsche 908/03 008 Joest Racing 314 5. S3.0 23. 4:07,700 Günter Steckkönig / D 8. 1 Henri Pescarolo / F Inaltera Ford 3 Inaltéra 306 1. GTP 12. 3:56,900 Jean-Pierre Beltoise / F 9. 63 Hartwig Bertrams / D Porsche Carrer 911 460 9071 Egon Evertz K. G. 303 3. Gr.5 39. 4:25,200 Heinz Martin / D Egon Evertz / D - DNP 10. 42 Sam Posey / USA BMW 3.5 CSL BMW Alpina 300 4. Gr.5 18. 4:04,400 Hughes de Fierlant / B Harald Grohs / D 11. 54 Hubert Striebig / F Porsche 934/5 930 670 0164 Louis Meznarie 299 5. Gr.5 26. 4:12,700 Anny-Charlotte Verney / F Helmut Kirschoffer / D 12. 71 "Segolen" / F Porsche Carrer 911 460 9034 "Segolen" 293 1. GT 44. 4:28,000 Michel Ouviére / F Jean-Yves Gadal / F 13. 53 Thierry Sabine / F Porsche Carrera RSR A.S.A. Cachia 289 6. Gr.5 33. 4:22,000 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Philippe Dagoreau / F Henri Cachia / F 14. 77 Jean-Pierre Laffeach / F Porsche Carrera RS Tom Vaugh 284 1. IMSA 46. 4:29,300 John Rulon-Miller / USA Tom Waugh / USA 15. 35 François Trisconi / CH Lola T292 Ford Daniel Brillat - G. Morand 280 1. S2.0 25. 4:08,700 Georges Morand / CH André Chevalley / CH 16. 57 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 934 930 670 0175 Gelo Racing Team 278 2. GT 15. 4:01,100 Tim Schenken / AUS 17. 67 Alain Leroux / F Porsche Carrera RSR Joël Laplacette 274 3. GT 50. 4:30,900 Joël Laplacette / F Georges Bourdillat / F 18. 50 Thierry Perrier / F Porsche Carrera RSR Thierry Perrier 274 7. Gr.5 42. 4:26,700 Guy de Saint-Pierre / F Martine Rénier / F 19. 65 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Porsche Kremer Racing 271 4. GT 20. 4:05,500 Didier Pironi / F "Marie-Claude Beaumont" / F 20. 3 Lella Lombardi / I Lancia Stratos Turbo R. Neyret - Chardonnet 266 2. GTP 41. 4:26,400 Christine Dacremont / F 21. 2 Jean Rondeau / F Inaltera Ford 2 Inaltéra 265 3. GTP 17. 4:04,200 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / F Christine Beckers / B 22. 31 Tony Birchenhough / GB Lola T294S Ford Chandler I.B.E.C. 253 2. S2.0 32. 4:19,500 Simon Phillips / GB Ian Bracey / GB Brian Joscelyne / GB 23. 55 Christian Poirot / F Porsche Carrera RSR Almeras Fréres 246 8. Gr.5 51. 4:31,900 René Boubet / F - DNP DNS - Jean-Claude Lagniez 24. 95 Jean-Louis Ravenel / F BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Louis Ravenel 238 1. T 54. 4:36,500 Jean-Marie Détrin / F Jacky Ravenel / F Dany Wauters / B Not classified: 25. 30 Jean-Marie Lemerle / F Lola T294 ROC Jean-Marie Lemerle 219 S2.0 35. 4:22,100 Patrick Daire / F Alain Levié / F 26. 61 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Porsche 934 930 670 0177 A.S.A. Cachia 204 GT 29. 4:15,300 Jacques Borras / F Henri Cachia / F 27. 70 Nick Faure / GB Porsche 934 930 670 0152 "Beurlys" 169 GT 27. 4:13,200 "Jean Beurlys" / B John Goss / AUS Did not finish: 47 Juan Carlos Bolanos / MEX Porsche 935 930 670 0166 Porsche Kremer Racing 272 Fire Gr.5 11. 3:55,700 Hans Heyer / D Billy Sprowls / USA Eduardo Lopez Negrete / MEX 58 Peter Zbinden / CH Porsche 934 G.V.A.P. Club Romand 270 Valves GT 28. 4:14,900 Bernard Cheneviére / CH Nicolas Bührer / CH 26 Fred Stalder / F Chevron B36 ROC B36-76-06 Société R.O.C. 241 Oil pump S2.0 22. 4:07,000 Albert Dufréne / F Alain Flotard / F 69 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0178 Schiller Racing Team 219 Valves GT 24. 4:07,800 Florian Vetsch / CH 18 Reinhold Jöst / D Porsche 936 001 Martini Racing Joest 218 Engine S3.0 5. 3:45,400 Jürgen Barth / D 46 Peter Brock / AUS BMW 3.5 CSL Team Brock 156 Gearbox Gr.5 48. 4:30,100 Brian Muir / AUS Jean-Claude Aubriet / F "Depnic" / F 78 Diego Febles / PR Porsche Carrer 911 460 9054 Diego Febles Racing 144 Gearbox IMSA 36. 4:22,800 Alec Poole / GB Hiram Cruz / USA Derek McMahon / IRL 19 Jean-Pierre Jabouille / F Alpine Renault A442 Renault Sport 135 Engine S3.0 1. 3:33,100 Patrick Tambay / F José Dolhem / F DNS - Jackie Stewart / GB 44 Jean-Claude Justice / F BMW 3.5 CSL A.S.P.M. Tanday M. 128 Head gasket Gr.5 34. 4:22,100 Jean Bélin / F 5 Guy Chasseuil / F WM P76 Peugeot Ecurie T.S. 125 Fuel tank GTP 38. 4:24,100 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Xavier Mathiot / F 16 Leo Kinnunen / SF Porsche 908/03 013 Egon Evertz K. G. 124 Engine S3.0 13. 4:00,500 Egon Evertz / D 43 Dieter Quester / A BMW 3.5 CSL BMW Schnitzer 117 Fire Gr.5 16. 4:03,800 Alain Peltier / B Albrecht Krebs / D 90 Richard Brooks / USA Ford Torino NASCAR Donhavey 104 Gearbox NASCAR 55. 4:38,000 Dick Hutcherson / USA Marcel Mignot / F 27 François Servanin / F Chevron B36 ROC Société R.O.C. 88 CV joint S2.0 19. 4:05,400 Laurent Ferrier / F Fred Stalder / F 29 Michel Lateste / F Lenham Ford José Thibault 88 DQ: insuf. dis S2.0 52. 4:34,200 José Thibault / F Alain Hubert / F 72 William Vollery / CH Porsche Carrera RS William Vollery 82 Battery GTX 37. 4:23,400 Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann / CH Roger Dorchy / F 62 Christian Bussi / F Porsche Carrera RSR Philippe Dagoreau 79 Engine GT 43. 4:27,000 Philippe Gurdjian / F Christian Gouttepifre - DNP 49 Clemens Schickentanz / D Porsche Carrer 911 460 9067 Gelo Racing Team 74 Driveshaft Gr.5 40. 4:25,300 Howden Ganley / NZ 33 Georges Schäfer / CH Chevron B26 Ford Georges Schäfer 62 Engine S2.0 45. 4:28,600 Riccardo Albanesi / CH Jean-Pierre Adatte / F DNS - Jean-Pierre Laffeach 73 Claude Buchet / F Datsun 260Z Sion Autos 2001 39 Fatal accident GT 49. 4:30,200 Jean-Luc Favresse / F André Haller / F DNS - Hans Schuller / D 76 John Greenwood / USA Chevrolet Corvette IMSA Camel 29 Split fuel tan IMSA 9. 3:54,500 Bernard Darniche / F DNS - Burt Greenwood / USA 41 Brian Redman / GB BMW 3.0 CSL Turbo BMW Motorsport 23 Oil consumptio Gr.5 8. 3:53,400 Peter Gregg / USA DNS - Hervé Poulain / F 45 Tom Walkinshaw / GB BMW 3.0 CSL Hermetite BMW 17 Fire Gr.5 21. 4:05,600 John Fitzpatrick / GB - DND DNS - Les Blackburn / GB 75 Michael Keyser / USA Chevrolet Monza IMSA Camel 11 Axle IMSA 14. 4:00,800 Eddie Wachs / USA - DND 21 Xavier Lapeyre / F Lola T286 Ford G.V.A.-Romand - Lapeyre 9 Engine S3.0 4. 3:44,000 Bernard Chevanne / F - DND 48 Jean-Louis Chateau / F Porsche 934/5 930 670 0153 Jean-Louis Chateau 9 Gearbox Gr.5 56. 4:38,100 Jean-Claude Guérie / F - DND Dominique Fornage / F - DND 4 Hershel McGriff / USA Dodge Charger NASCAR/McGriff 2 Oil loss NASCAR 47. 4:29,700 Doug McGriff / USA - DND 36 Daniel Brillat / F Cheetah G601 BMW Chuck Graemiger 2 CV joint S2.0 31. 4:17,700 Michel Degoumois / CH - DND "Depnic" / F - DND Did not start: 82 Jacques Marché / F De Tomaso Pantera Wicky - Delalande GTX 53. 4:36,400 Martial Delalande / F Max Cohen-Olivar / MOR Did not qualify: 8 Heinz Schulthess / CH TOJ SC301 Ford Team Warsteiner S3.0 0:00,000 Jean-Claude Lagniez / F Max Antichan / F 25 Jacques Marquet / F TOJ SC204 ROC Team Warsteiner S2.0 5:14,000 C. Koppenhague Jacky Haran / F Running in practice: 1T Jean Rondeau / F Inaltera Ford 1 Inaltéra T-car GTP 0:00,000 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / F Christine Beckers / B 19T Jean-Pierre Jabouille / F Alpine Renault A442 Renault Sport S3.0 0:00,000 Patrick Tambay / F José Dolhem / F Did not practice: 72 Paul Rilly / F Porsche Carrera RSR Paul Rilly Failed scrutin GT Roger Le Veve / F In entry list only: - Daniel Thiaw / SN Porsche Carrera RSR Daniel Thiaw Not accepted Gr.5 Gérard Picard / F - Dominique Thiry / F Porsche Carrera RSR Dominique Thiry Not accepted Gr.5 Christian Lorang / F - Jean-Louis Gama / F Porsche GLD J. Y. Mitre Not accepted Gr.5 Peter Morrissey / GB Andre Reboul / F - xxx Porsche Carrera Lucien Nageotte Not accepted GT 3 Gérard Cuynet / F Lola T280 Ford Gérard Cuynet Not accepted GTP Jean Bélin / F 5 xxx Ferrari 512 BB North American Racing Team IMSA 6 xxx Ferrari 308 GTB North American Racing Team IMSA 11 xxx Porsche Carrera RSR IMSA IMSA 14 xxx Mirage GR7 Ford Gelo Racing Team S3.0 15 Yves Courage / F Lola T286 Ford Media-Courses S3.0 Bernard Béguin / F Daniel Boudrie / F 21 Peter Zbinden / CH Porsche Carrera Porsche Club Romand Not accepted GT Nicolas Bührer / CH Claude Haldi / CH 24 Walter Brun / CH Porsche 908/02 009 Andre Wicky S3.0 Max Cohen-Olivar / MOR André Wicky / CH 26 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Jean-Claude Andruet S3.0 27 Herbert Müller / CH Sauber C5 BMW Sauber Racing Not accepted S2.0 28 Eugen Strähl / CH March 76S BMW Eugen Strähl S2.0 Peter Bernhard / CH Markus Hotz / CH Fredy Lienhard / CH 32 Jean de Connick / F Chevron B36 Ford Jean de Connick S2.0 John J. Caly Michel Lateste / F 44 Lucien Guitteny / F Lola T292 ROC Anjou S2.0 R. Martini / F 45 Michel Guicherd / F Chrysler Hemicuda Michel Guicherd Not accepted Gr.5 Christian Avril / F Jean-Claude Geral / F 49 xxx Moynet LM ROC A.S.P.M. S2.0 56 xxx Porsche 935 001 Martini Racing Gr.5 57 Christian Gouttepifre / F Ford Capri Christian Gouttepifre Not accepted Gr.5 58 Joel Mouetron / F Porsche 911 SCG Joel Mouetron Not accepted Gr.5 59 xxx BMW 3.5 CSL BMW Motorsport Gr.5 66 Martino Finotto / I Ford Escort RS 2000 Jolly Club Gr.5 Carlo Facetti / I 70 xxx Ferrari 365 GTB/4 North American Racing Team GT 73 Bernard Damilleville / F Mercedes-Benz 450SEL M. T. Rolland Not accepted GT Bruno Damilleville / F 73 Peter Zbinden / CH Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche Club Romand GT Claude Haldi / CH Nicolas Bührer / CH 78 Marcel Mignot / F Porsche 934 Marcel Mignot GT 80 Clemens Schickentanz / D Porsche 934 Gelo Racing Team GT 80 Ben Heiderich / E Porsche 934 Ben Heiderich Not accepted GT Jaime Lazcano / E Juan Llagostera / E 84 Jacques Henry / F Porsche Carrera RSR X Racing Not accepted GT Guy Fréquelin / F Pierre-François Rousselot Raymond Touroul / F 85 Boubet / F Porsche Carrera Robert Boubet Not accepted GT Christian Lunel / F Raymond Touroul / F 90 Jean-Louis Ravenel / F Opel Commodore GSE Maison du Chalet T Jacky Ravenel / F Dany Wauters / B 91 Christian Poirot / F Porsche Carrera RSR Christian Poirot Not accepted GT 92 Marc Geudin / F Porsche Carrera RSR Marc Geudin Not accepted GT Bernard Perroy / F Pierre Milluy / F 96 Jean-Claude Aubriet / F BMW 3.5 CSL Jean-Claude Aubriet T "Depnic" / F Top of pageZolder - Group 6 15.8.1976
Zolder 2.round
Race: Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Martin Raymond / GB Chevron B31 Ford Top of pageThruxton - RAC 30.8.1976
Thruxton 3.round
Race: Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Tony Charnell / GB Chevron B31 Ford Top of pageMallory Park - RAC 10.10.1976
Mallory Park 4.round
Race: Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Iain McLaren / GB Chevron B26 Ford Top of pageTarga Florio 1976
Targa Florio 5.round
Race: Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - "Amphicar" / I Osella PA4 BMW Armando Floridia / I 3. - Franco Bernabei / I Porsche Carrera Picchi / I 4. - Giuseppe Bianco / I Osella PA4 or P-934T 6. - Roberto Chiaramonte Bordonar Porsche 911 8. - Girolama Capra / I Porsche Angelino Lepri / I 12. - Salvatore Calascibetta / I Lancia Stratos Other starters: - Erasmo Bologna / I Chevron 2000 Alberti / I Top of pageGiro d'Italia 1976
Giro d'Italia 6.round
Race: Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Facetti / I Lancia Stratos Turbo Sodano Top of page1000 km Kyalami 1976
1000 km Kyalami 7.round
Spectators: 70 000 Race: * 243 laps AVG: 149,900 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 9 Jody Scheckter / ZA BMW 3.5 CSL Alpina - Faltz 243 6:40:13,750 2. Gunnar Nilsson / S Harald Grohs / D - DNP 2. 6 Hans Heyer / D Ford Escort Zakspeed 239 Klaus Ludwig / D 3. - Wisell / S Chevrolet Camaro 229 Graham / GB 4. - Merzario / I Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 228 Dini / I 5. - Keizan / ZA BMW 530 228 Ian Scheckter / ZA 6. - Vermeulen / NL Mazda RX-3 221 Charlton / ZA 7. - Les Blackburn / GB Ford Capri 215 Tunmer / ZA 8. - Lavoipierre / ZA BMW 530 210 Martin / ZA 9. - Mackintosh / ZA Ford Cortina 209 Boddy 10. - Woodley / ZA Mazda RS 206 Gibb / ZA Other starters: - Hezemans / NL Ford Escort Zakspeed Schenken / AUS - Ronnie Peterson / S BMW 3.5 CSL Hermetite 4. John Fitzpatrick / GB 2 Harald Grohs / D BMW Alpina - Faltz 8 Schommers / D Ford Escort Grab Reinhold Jöst / D Top of pageTour de France 1976
Tour de France 8.round
Race: Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 2. - René Boubet / F ? Bernard Béguin / F 3. - Jacques Alméras / F Porsche 935 Tilber Top of page