1976 Spanish Grand Prix
The 1976 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XXII Gran Premio de España) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, Spain on 2 May 1976. The race was the fourth round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was the 22nd Spanish Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at Jarama. The race was held over 75 laps of the 3.404-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 255 kilometres.
| 1976 Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 2 May 1976 | ||||
| Official name | XXII Gran Premio de España | ||||
| Location | Jarama, Spain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 3.404 km (2.115 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 75 laps, 255.3 km (158.625 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| Time | 1:18.52 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | |||
| Time | 1:20.93 on lap 52 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Initially the declared winner was Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda driving a Ferrari 312T2 extending his Drivers' Championship lead to 23 points after first across the line James Hunt had his McLaren M23 disqualified in post-race scrutineering. Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson took his Lotus 77 to second place with Carlos Reutemann finishing third in his Brabham BT45.
McLaren appealed the disqualification and in July the appeal was upheld and Hunt re-instated as winner of the Spanish Grand Prix.