1976 Elite Racing League season

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1976 Elite Racing League season
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Drivers Champion	Manufacturers Champion
Chris Amon	Honda

The 1976 Elite Racing League season was the 17th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by Chris Amon, who finally won the championship after years of trying at Honda. Honda also won the Constructors Championship, both titles were won at the penultimate race in Argentina however Chris Amon still only just won the championship (despite mathematically winning it in Argentina) at Japan when Clay Regazzoni won the race meaning Amon won the title by only 1 point.

Season Review

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	Ronnie Peterson	Template:USA Danny Ongais	Template:GBR Mike Wilds	Template:GBR BRM
2	Template:USA United States Grand Prix	Sonoma	Chris Amon	Chris Amon	Chris Amon	Honda
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Chris Amonn	Ronnie Peterson	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	Honda
4	European Grand Prix	Mugello	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Template:USA Mario Andretti	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
5	Template:GBR British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Carlos Pace	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
6	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Chris Amon	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
7	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Template:USA Danny Ongais	Ronnie Peterson	Chris Amon	Honda
8	Template:FRA French Grand Prix	Magny-Cours	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Jochen Mass	Jochen Mass	Template:GBR McLaren-Ford
9	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:GBR McLaren-Ford
10	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	Template:GBR Mike Wilds	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
11	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Template:GBR Lotus-Ford
12	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport	Template:USA Mario Andretti	Template:USA Mario Andretti	Chris Amon	Honda
13	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aries	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	Template:GBR John Watson	Template:USA Mario Andretti	Template:GBR Lotus-Ford
14	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	Carlos Pace	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari

Teams and Drivers

Lucky Strike Racing left the championship after 1975 due to financial issues.

Firestone left the series following Goodyear's significant tyre improvements for 1976.

Team	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Template:GBR BRM Racing	BRM	BRM P142 3.0 V12	Template:Goodyear	1	Carlos Pace	All
				2	Template:GBR Mike Wilds	All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 001 3.0 F12	Template:Goodyear	3	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	All
				4	Arturo Merzario	All
Marlboro Honda Racing	Honda	Honda RA273E 4.0 V12	Template:Goodyear	5	Chris Amon	All
				6	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	All
Template:GBR Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	7	Template:USA Mario Andretti	All
				8	Ronnie Peterson	All
Template:GBR Team McLaren	McLaren-Ford	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	9	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
				10	Jochen Mass	All
Template:USA Penske Car Racing	Penske-Ford	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	11	Template:USA Danny Ongais	All
				12	Template:GBR John Watson	All

Drivers Championship

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Chris Amon	56
2	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	55
3	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	36
4	Template:GBR Mike Wilds	31
5	Ronnie Peterson	29
6	Jochen Mass	29
7	Template:USA Mario Andretti	28
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	24
9	Template:USA Danny Ongais	24
10	Template:GBR John Watson	18
11	Carlos Pace	10
12	Arturo Merzario	10

Constructors Championship

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	Honda	92
2	Ferrari	65
3	Template:GBR Lotus-Ford	57
4	Template:GBR McLaren-Ford	53
5	Template:USA Penske-Ford	42
6	Template:GBR BRM	41