1976 - South African Grand Prix

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1976 - South African Grand Prix

Race Name - South African Grand Prix
Date - 3/6/1976
Race Track - Kyalami Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 78
Pole Winner James Hunt
Average Race Speed - 187.749 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Niki Lauda
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
2	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	4	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	12	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	3	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC3	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	13	Mario Andretti	Vels Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	7	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	5	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	6	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	23	Bob Evans	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	20	Brett Lunger	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	17	HansJoachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	22	Michel Leclre	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	18	Chris Amon	Team Ensign	Ensign N174	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	19	Jacky Ickx	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	21	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	9	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
19	8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73
20	15	JeanPierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	14	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
22	25	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	11	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
24	10	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	16	Ian Scheckter	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV