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 ⓘ
linked to: McLaren Group
endEvent 1976 Japanese Grand Prix ⓘ
featuredDriver Clay Regazzoni ⓘ
Emerson Fittipaldi ⓘ
James Hunt ⓘ
Jody Scheckter ⓘ
Mario Andretti ⓘ
Niki Lauda ⓘ
featuredTeam Brabham ⓘ
Ferrari ⓘ
Lotus ⓘ
McLaren ⓘ
linked to: McLaren Group

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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 World Championship ⓘ
linked to: Formula One
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 ⓘ
1976 Monaco Grand Prix ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: 1976 Formula One World Championship season
James Hunt → notableFor → Formula One World Drivers' Championship 1976 ⓘ
subject linked to: Belmont, Surrey, England
linked to: 1976 Formula One World Championship season