1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
After Monaco, Lauda’s championship lead has grown to 36 points over Regazzoni and Hunt. He has won five of the first six races.
Previous race
Lauda led Monaco from pole to flag without challenge. Regazzoni started second and ran third before crashing with five laps remaining after going off on oil. Ronnie Peterson’s March ran second briefly before spinning out on the same oil. Scheckter took second and Depailler third in the six-wheeled Tyrrells; Hunt retired with a blown engine on lap 25.
Milestones
This is the 200th Grand Prix start for Lotus. In those 200 races, Lotus have won 57 Grands Prix, achieved 103 podium finishes, 67 pole positions, and five Drivers’ Championships.
Lauda’s run of consecutive top-ten finishes has reached 17, breaking Juan Manuel Fangio’s previous record of 14. The streak began at the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1976 Swedish Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 Mar | 🇿🇦 South African Grand Prix | Hunt | Lauda | Hunt | Mass |
| 3 | 28 Mar | 🇺🇸 United States Grand Prix West | Regazzoni | Regazzoni | Lauda | Depailler |
| 4 | 2 May | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Hunt | Hunt | Lauda | Nilsson |
| 5 | 16 May | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Lauda | Lauda | Regazzoni | Laffite |
| 6 | 30 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Lauda | Lauda | Scheckter | Depailler |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 48 | 4 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 15 | 1 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 4 | 0 |