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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
| {{FR}} 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
| {{GB}} 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.
|-
| 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 The car is later withdrawn by [[Bernie Ecclestone]] before FISA can ban it.
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| 6 July 1979
| {{FR}} Circuit Dijon-Prenois, France
| FOCA teams do not attend a mandatory driver safety briefing after the briefing was not added to the scheduled events. Jean-Marie Balestre issues fines to teams whose drivers missed the briefing. FOCA teams refuse to pay the fines, and in protest continue to skip the driver safety briefings until the [[Dutch Grand Prix]]
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| 29 July 1979
| {{GER}} Hockenheimring, Germany
| [[Tom Pryce]] dies in a high-speed crash during qualifying for the [[German Grand Prix]].
|-
| 16 August 1979
| {{NED}} Circuit Park Zandvoort, The Netherlands
| 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, The Netherlands
| [[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.
|-
| 1 November 1979
| {{GB}} London, United Kingdom
| [[Bernie Ecclestone]] announces the launch of the [[World Federation of Motorsport]], a rival break-away series to Formula One. The series would feature the unrestricted use of ground effects, with Ecclestone being solely responsible for signing deals with several event organisers. The initiative was supported by FOCA teams only.
|-
| 24 February 1980
| {{RZA}} Kyalami, South Africa
| The first WFMS event takes place at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa. Officially run to Formula Libre rules, the event was a sporting and commercial failure, with the race being shortened due to a political protest encroaching on the track.
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| 1 March 1980
| {{FR}} Paris, France
| The first Concorde Agreement is signed in Paris, representing the end of the failed WFMS breakaway. FOCA teams agree to enter every round of the world championship and harsher rules on chassis designer effectively outlawing customer chassis. FISA hands over control of dealing with Grand Prix promotors to Bernie Ecclestone and FOCA.
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