1976 Virtual F1 Season

1976 Virtual F1
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The 1976 Virtual F1 Season is the first season of the Virtual F1 Series.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	#	Race Drivers	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12		1	Niki Lauda	All
					2	Jody Scheckter	1-13
						Ricardo Patrese	14-16
					41	Ricardo Patrese	13
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		3	Patrick Depailler	All
					4	Carlos Pace	All
					36	Henri Pescarolo	6,8
						David Walker	9
						Hans Heyer	10,11
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		5	Carlos Reutemann	All
					6	Jacques Laffite	All
Martini Racing	Brabham	BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12		7	Clay Regazzoni	All
					8	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
					33	Ronnie Peterson	All
Beta March Engineering	March	761	Matra MS73 3.0 V12		9	Alan Jones	All
					10	Mario Andretti	All
Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		11	James Hunt	All
					12	Tom Pryce	All
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS5	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12		14	Vittorio Brambilla	1-9
					15	Gunnar Nilsson	1-9
					34	Gijs van Lennep	4-8
			Matra MS73 3.0 V12		14	Vittorio Brambilla	10-16
					15	Gunnar Nilsson	10-13
						Jody Scheckter	14-16
					34	Gijs van Lennep	9-13
Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1-12
						Rolf Stommelen	13-16
					17	Rolf Stommelen	1-6
						Jean-Pierre Jarier	7-16
					35	Lella Lombardi	4-13
Durex Team Surtees	Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		18	Chris Amon	2-16
Team Ensign	Ensign	N176	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		19	Gilles Villeneuve	All
Frank Williams Racing Cars / Walter Wolf Racing	Williams	FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		20	Jacky Ickx	All
					21	Alex Ribeiro	1
						Ian Scheckter	2
						Brett Lunger	3
						Emilio Zapico	4
						Patrick Nève	5
						Michel Leclère	6
Citibank Team Penske	Penske	PC4	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12		22	Jochen Mass	All
					23	Jocko Maggiacomo	All
Penthouse Rizla Racing with Hesketh	Hesketh	308D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		24	John Watson	1-13
					25	Guy Edwards	1-10
						Patrick Tambay	11-13
Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		26	Emilio de Villota	1-12
						Michel Leclère	14-16
					27	Ingo Hoffmann	1-2
						Larry Perkins	3-12
HB Bewaking Alarm Systems	Boro	N175	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		28	Maurizio Flammini	1-13
						Noritake Takahara	14-16
					29	Francisco Lameirao	1
						Jorge de Bagration	4
						Giancarlo Martini	13
						Jiro Yoneyama	16
Kojima Engineering / Stanley Kojima BRM	Kojima	KE007	BRM P200 3.0 V12		30	Masahiro Hasemi	1-5, 7-16
					31	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1-3, 16
						Brian Henton	10-15
					39	Masami Kuwashima	16
Maki Engineering	Maki	F102A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		32	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-5
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		40	Divina Galica	12-16

• Maki withdrew after the Belgian GP due to financial problems.

• Kojima Engineering became Stanley Kojima BRM after merging with BRM.

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	Jocko Maggiacomo	Carlos Pace	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford
2	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Tom Pryce	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
3	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Ford
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Niki Lauda	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Ford
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	Niki Lauda	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Niki Lauda	Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari
7	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
8	French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard	Clay Regazzoni	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
9	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Tom Pryce	Clay Regazzoni	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
10	German Grand Prix	Nurburgring	Tom Pryce	James Hunt	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Ford
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	Carlos Pace	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
12	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	James Hunt	Clay Regazzoni	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
13	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	James Hunt	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
14	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport	Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford
15	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni	Ricardo Patrese	Ferrari
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Ford

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN	Points
1	James Hunt	4	2	Ret	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	2	1	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	75
2	Tom Pryce	6	Ret	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	1	10	Ret	2	Ret	4	1	52
3	Carlos Pace	2	9	3	5	4	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	7	6	2	Ret	Ret	5	4	33
4	Niki Lauda	Ret	1	5	Ret	2	Ret	10	1	5	Ret	5	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	9	32
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	3	3	Ret	4	3	2	2	Ret	31
6	Patrick Depailler	1	Ret	7	11	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	1	3	3	28
7	Jody Scheckter	Ret	4	6	3	Ret	1	Ret	6	Ret	5	12	3	11	6	Ret	7	25
8	Ronnie Peterson	5	Ret	Ret	14	13	2	4	2	Ret	6	Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	23
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Ret	7	Ret	12	3	Ret	9	5	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	18
10	Ricardo Patrese													Ret	5	1	13	11
11	Rolf Stommelen	14	10	2	DNQ	14	3							13	8	Ret	10	10
12	Carlos Reutemann	Ret	17	Ret	6	9	Ret	3	3	Ret	8	14	12	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	9
13	Lella Lombardi				Ret	10	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	10	2	9	15				8
14	Jacques Laffite	8	Ret	Ret	4	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	12	3	9	Ret	7
15	Vittorio Brambilla	10	Ret	4	7	7	Ret	6	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	10	Ret	8	7
16	Jochen Mass	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	6	4	13	7	7	13	8	10	14	9	Ret	Ret	6
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		Ret	Ret	8	9	3	13	7	Ret	6	12	5
18	Alan Jones	3	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	12	10	14	Ret	15	15	Ret	11	Ret	6	5
19	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	11	8	19	Ret	DNQ	14	9	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	8	5	5
20	Chris Amon		13	9	DNQ	5	Ret	18	8	9	15	16	11	9	4	Ret	11	5
21	Gijs van Lennep				10	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	6	8				2
22	Jocko Maggiacomo	7	6	10	13	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	17	17	17	Ret	Ret	14	1
23	Gunnar Nilsson	9	Ret	DNQ	17	16	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	12	11	Ret	6				1
24	Henri Pescarolo						6		Ret									1
25	Mario Andretti	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	14	16	7	Ret	Ret	0
26	Emilio de Villota	Ret	14	Ret	9	15	7	15	12	13	DNQ	DNQ	Ret					0
27	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	8					0
28	Jacky Ickx	14	DNQ	13	18	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	11	15	16	Ret	16	DNQ	13	10	DNQ	0
29	John Watson	13	15	11	15	18	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				0
30	Divina Galica												Ret	18	Ret	11	ret	0
31	Hans Heyer										11	Ret						0
32	Masahiro Hasemi	12	12	DNQ	16	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	12	Ret	0
33	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	DNQ	DNQ	12													17	0
34	Brian Henton										Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	12	Ret		0
35	David Walker									12								0
36	Maurizio Flammini	15	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				0
37	Michel Leclère						Ret								Ret	Ret	15	0
38	Guy Edwards	DNQ	16	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ							0
39	Francisco Lameirao	16																0
40	Masami Kuwashima																16	0
41	Larry Perkins			DNQ	DNQ	19	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ					0
-	Patrick Tambay											DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				0
-	Noritake Takahara														DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	Ingo Hofmann	DNQ	DNQ															0
-	Alex Ribeiro	DNQ																0
-	Ian Scheckter		DNQ															0
-	Brett Lunger			DNQ														0
-	Emilio Zapico				DNQ													0
-	Jorge de Bagration				DNQ													0
-	Patrick Nève					DNQ												0
-	Giancarlo Martini													DNQ				0
-	Jiro Yoneyama																DNQ	0

Constructors' Championship

Pos	Team	#	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN	Points
1	McLaren-Ford	11	4	2	Ret	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	2	1	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	127
		12	6	Ret	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	1	10	Ret	2	Ret	4	1
2	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	7	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	3	3	Ret	4	3	2	2	Ret	71 (72)
		8	Ret	7	Ret	12	3	Ret	9	5	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
		33	5	Ret	Ret	14	13	2	4	2	Ret	6	Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret	Ret
3	Ferrari	1	Ret	1	5	Ret	2	Ret	10	1	5	Ret	5	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	9	67
		2	Ret	4	6	3	Ret	1	Ret	6	Ret	5	12	3	11	5	1	13
		41													Ret
4	Tyrrell-Ford	3	1	Ret	7	11	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	1	3	3	62
		4	2	9	3	5	4	Ret	2	Ret	11	7	6	2	Ret	Ret	5	5
		36						6		Ret	12	11	Ret
5	Shadow-Ford	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	8	13	8	Ret	10	23
		17	14	10	2	DNQ	14	3	Ret	Ret	8	9	3	13	7	Ret	6	12
		35				Ret	10	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	10	2	9	15
6	Lotus-Ford	5	Ret	17	Ret	6	9	Ret	3	3	Ret	8	14	12	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	16
		6	8	Ret	Ret	4	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	12	3	9	Ret
7	Ligier-Alfa Romeo	14	10	Ret	4	7	7	Ret	6	4	Ret								7
		15	9	Ret	DNQ	17	16	Ret	16	Ret	Ret
		34				10	Ret	Ret	17	Ret
8	Penske-Ferrari	22	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	6	4	13	7	7	13	8	10	14	9	Ret	Ret	7
		23	7	6	10	13	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	17	17	17	Ret	Ret	14
9	March-Matra	9	3	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	12	10	14	Ret	15	15	Ret	11	Ret	6	5
		10	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	14	16	7	Ret	Ret
10	Ensign-Ford	19	Ret	11	8	19	Ret	DNQ	14	9	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	8	5	5
11	Surtees-Ford	18		13	9	DNQ	5	Ret	18	8	9	15	16	11	9	4	Ret	Ret	5
12	Ligier-Matra	14										Ret	Ret	7	Ret	10	Ret	8	4
		15										12	11	Ret	6	6	Ret	7
		34									6	Ret	Ret	6	8
13	Fittipaldi-Ford	26	Ret	14	Ret	9	15	7	15	12	13	DNQ	DNQ	Ret		Ret	Ret	15	0
		27	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	19	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
14	Williams-Ford	20	14	DNQ	13	18	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	11	15	16	Ret	16	DNQ	13	10	DNQ	0
		21	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
15	Hesketh-Ford	24	13	15	11	15	18	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				0
		25	DNQ	16	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
16	Parnelli-Ford	40												Ret	18	Ret	11	Ret	0
17	Kojima-BRM	30	12	12	DNQ	16	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	12	Ret	0
		31	DNQ	DNQ	12							Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	12	Ret	17
		39																16
18	Boro-Ford	28	15	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
		29	16			DNQ									DNQ			DNQ
19	Maki-Ford	32	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ												0