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{{Motorsport Era
|colour             = ffff80
|era                = Turbo
|picture1           = File:Jarier77.jpg
|description        = The [[Renault|Renault-Gordini]] EF1 was the first turbocharged engine in Formula One. <br> Jean-Pierre Jarier, [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]] [[British Grand Prix]], [[Automobiles Marini|Martini]] MK23-[[Renault]]
|category           = [[Formula One]]
|year start         = [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]]
|year end           = [[1986 Alternate Formula One season|1986]]
|previous era       = [[Garagiste Era]]
|next era           = [[Revolutionary Era]]
|}}

The '''Turbo Era''' is regarded by motorsport historians as the third era of [[Formula One]], lasting from [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]] to [[1986 Alternate Formula One season|1986]].

==Overview==
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!Date
!Location
!Description
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| 7 March 1976
| {{ARG}} Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires
| [[Jody Scheckter]] takes the first win of the Turbo Era for [[Ferrari]].
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| 13 June 1976
| {{URS}} Bikernieki Circuit, Latvian SSR
| [[Niki Lauda]] dies in a crash during the [[Soviet Grand Prix]].
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| 4 July 1976
| {{FRA}} Circuit Paul Ricard
| [[Henri Pescarolo]] is disqualified from the [[French Grand Prix]], marking the start of increased sanctions for driver errors in [[Formula One]]
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| 6 March 1977
| {{ARG}} Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires
| The first turbocharged engine in Formula One, the [[Renault|Renault-Gordini]] EF1, makes it's debut in the back of the works [[Renault]] [[Martini|Martini MK23]] entires.
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| 23 July 1977
| {{GBR}} Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
| Swelling entry lists see the inaugural [[Tony Brise Memorial Trophy]] held. Only drivers who failed to Pre-Qualify for the [[British Grand Prix]] were eligible.
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| 25 June 1978
| {{ITA}} Mugello Circuit, Italy
| [[James Hunt]] wins the [[Mugello Grand Prix]] for [[Brabham]] driving the controversial BT46B "fan car". The car is later withdrawn by [[Bernie Ecclestone]] before FISA can ban it.
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| 29 July 1979
| {{GER}} Hockenheimring
| [[Tom Pryce]] dies in a high-speed crash during qualifying for the [[German Grand Prix]].
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| 16 August 1979
| {{NED}} Circuit Park Zandvoort
| FOCA teams withdraw from the [[Dutch Grand Prix]] after FISA President [[Jean-Marie Balestre]] insists on FOCA teams paying their hitherto-unpaid fines from earlier in the season. The event is later classified as a non-championship "pirate" race by FISA.
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| 16 August 1979
| {{NED}} Circuit Park Zandvoort
| [[Dywa]] enter the second turbochaged engine in Formula One, the [[Renzo]] BI-3T. Despite an increase in horsepower, the 1.5l V8 would not be enough to see either Dywa qualify for a championship Grand Prix.
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