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The 28th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 11 April 1976. The 40-lap race was won from pole position by Englishman James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, who also set the fastest lap. Italian Vittorio Brambilla finished second in a March-Ford, with South African Jody Scheckter third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

Qualifying classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 11 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:17.91
2 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:18.76 +0.85
3 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:19.20 +1.29
4 5 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 1:19.41 +1.50
5 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.70 +1.79
6 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:19.80 +1.89
7 19 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 1:20.12 +2.21
8 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:20.24 +2.33
9 21 United States Mario Andretti Wolf-Williams-Ford 1:20.25 +2.34
10 36 Italy Giancarlo Martini Ferrari 1:20.28 +2.37
11 32 Belgium Patrick Nève Brabham-Ford 1:20.38 +2.47
12 33 Switzerland Loris Kessel Brabham-Ford 1:20.84 +2.93
13 22 New Zealand Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 1:21.14 +3.23
14 40 United Kingdom Damien Magee Brabham-Ford 1:21.32 +3.41
15 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams-Ford 1:21.45 +3.54
16 18 United States Brett Lunger Surtees-Ford 1:21.57 +3.66
17 24 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Hesketh-Ford 1:22.28 +4.37
18 41 Australia Brian McGuire Williams-Ford 1:22.65 +4.74
Source:[2]

Race classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 11 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 40 53:04.57 1
2 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 40 + 11.24 2
3 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 40 + 37.37 5
4 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 40 + 42.66 3
5 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 40 + 43.70 6
6 5 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 40 + 44.07 4
7 21 United States Mario Andretti Wolf-Williams-Ford 40 + 1:10.71 9
8 19 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 40 + 1:28.61 7
9 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 39 + 1 lap 8
10 36 Italy Giancarlo Martini Ferrari 39 + 1 lap 10
11 32 Belgium Patrick Nève Brabham-Ford 39 + 1 lap 11
12 33 Switzerland Loris Kessel Brabham-Ford 39 + 1 lap 12
Ret 41 Australia Brian McGuire Williams-Ford 30 Oil leak 18
Ret 40 United Kingdom Damien Magee Brabham-Ford 23 Engine 14
Ret 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams-Ford 20 Gear lever 15
Ret 24 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Hesketh-Ford 17 Exhaust 17
DNS 22 New Zealand Chris Amon Ensign-Ford Engine 13
DNS 18 United States Brett Lunger Surtees-Ford Driver injured 16
Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1976". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Jenkinson, Denis (May 1976). "The 28th Daily Express International Trophy: A Tribute to Graham Hill". Motor Sport. pp. 481–482.


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