1976 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1976 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 1/25/1976
Race Track - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 40
Pole Winner James Hunt
Average Race Speed - 181.48 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Niki Lauda
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
2	9	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	12	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	14	HansJoachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	13	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	6	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	4	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T	Ferrari 015
8	19	Jacky Ickx	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	17	Renzo Zorzi	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW04	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	10	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
11	20	Ingo Hoffmann	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	15	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
13	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	22	Lella Lombardi	Lavazza March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	3	JeanPierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	7	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73
19	18	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	16	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	8	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC3	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	21	Ian Ashley	Stanley BRM	BRM P210B	BRM P200