1976 Formula One World Championship season

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The 1976 Formula One World Championship season was a dramatic and fiercely contested Grand Prix racing campaign, best known for the intense title battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda that culminated in Hunt winning the drivers' championship by a single point.

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instanceOf Formula One World Championship season
sports season
calendarChange final Formula One race at Nürburgring Nordschleife
constructorsChampion Ferrari
defendingConstructorsChampion Ferrari
defendingDriversChampion Niki Lauda
driversChampion James Hunt
driversChampionMargin 1 point
driversChampionTeam McLaren Group
surface form: McLaren
endEvent 1976 Japanese Grand Prix
featuredDriver Clay Regazzoni
Emerson Fittipaldi
James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
featuredTeam Brabham (historical)
surface form: Brabham

Ferrari
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McLaren Group
surface form: McLaren

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finalRace 1976 Japanese Grand Prix
finalRaceCountry Japan
finalRaceLocation Fuji Speedway
finalRaceWeather heavy rain
followedBy 1977 Formula One World Championship season
mainRivalDrivers James Hunt
Niki Lauda
notableControversy James Hunt disqualification and reinstatement at 1976 Spanish Grand Prix
points dispute after 1976 British Grand Prix
notableEvent Niki Lauda accident at 1976 German Grand Prix
Niki Lauda mid‑season comeback after severe burns
title decider in wet conditions at Fuji Speedway
notableWithdrawal Niki Lauda retirement from 1976 Japanese Grand Prix
numberOfRounds 16
partOf Formula One
surface form: Formula One World Championship
precededBy 1975 Formula One World Championship season
raceOnCalendar 1976 Austrian Grand Prix
1976 Belgian Grand Prix
1976 Brazilian Grand Prix
1976 British Grand Prix
1976 Canadian Grand Prix
1976 Dutch Grand Prix
1976 French Grand Prix
1976 German Grand Prix
1976 Italian Grand Prix
1976 Japanese Grand Prix
Monaco Grand Prix
surface form: 1976 Monaco Grand Prix

1976 South African Grand Prix
1976 Spanish Grand Prix
1976 Swedish Grand Prix
1976 United States Grand Prix
1976 United States Grand Prix West
regulationChange introduction of stricter safety standards after Nürburgring crash
sport Formula One
startEvent 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix
year 1976

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James Hunt notableWork 1976 Formula One World Championship season
Rush (2013 film) basedOn 1976 Formula One World Championship season
Rush depicts 1976 Formula One World Championship season
this entity surface form: 1976 Formula One World Championship
Belmont, Surrey, England notableFor 1976 Formula One World Championship season
subject surface form: James Hunt
this entity surface form: Formula One World Drivers' Championship 1976