1976 FIA European Formula 3 Championship

The 1976 FIA European Formula 3 Championship was the second edition of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The championship consisted of 10 rounds across the continent. The season was won by Italian driver Riccardo Patrese who competed for Trivellato Racing Team. He had the same number of points and wins with Conny Andersson after their one worst point results were dropped, but had more total score than Anderson.[1] The third place in the drivers' standings was taken by Gianfranco Brancatelli, who was the only other driver to win the race.

Calendar

Round Circuit Date
1 West Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 4 April
2 Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 19 April
3 Sweden Mantorp Park, Mantorp 9 May
4 West Germany AVUS, Berlin 23 May
5 Italy Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa 13 June
6 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 27 June
7 France Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois, Croix-en-Ternois 25 July
8 West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit, Kassel 22 August
9 Sweden Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd 5 September
10 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 4 October

Results

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 West Germany Nürburgring West Germany Rudolf Dötsch Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Sweden Conny Andersson March Engineering
2 Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort Italy Riccardo Patrese Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Italy Riccardo Patrese Trivellato Racing Team
3 Sweden Mantorp Park Sweden Conny Andersson Italy Riccardo Patrese Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Scuderia Everest
4 West Germany AVUS Sweden Conny Andersson not recorded Sweden Conny Andersson March Engineering
5 Italy Autodromo di Pergusa Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Sweden Conny Andersson Italy Riccardo Patrese Trivellato Racing Team
6 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Sweden Conny Andersson Italy Riccardo Patrese Italy Riccardo Patrese Trivellato Racing Team
7 France Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois Sweden Conny Andersson Sweden Conny Andersson Sweden Conny Andersson March Engineering
8 West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli not recorded Italy Riccardo Patrese Trivellato Racing Team
9 Sweden Ring Knutstorp Denmark Jac Nellemann Sweden Conny Andersson Sweden Conny Andersson March Engineering
10 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Italy Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Scuderia Everest

Championship standings

Pos Driver NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
MAN
Sweden
AVUS
Germany
PER
Italy
MNZ
Italy
CRT
France
KAS
Germany
KNT
Sweden
VLL
Italy
Pts
1 Italy Riccardo Patrese 3 1 2 20 1 1 3 1 DNQ 2 52
2 Sweden Conny Andersson 1 DNS 5 1 2 2 1 3 1 DNQ 52
3 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret 4 1 4 Ret Ret 2 2 4 1 36
4 Germany Bertram Schäfer 2 9 DNQ 3 DNS DNQ 5 Ret 14
5 Switzerland Marc Surer 5 3 Ret 18 DNQ 7 5 4 13
6 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani 19 3 Ret 4 3 11
7 Sweden Ulf Svensson DNS 6 6 2 14 DNQ 16 Ret Ret 7
8 Denmark Jac Nellemann Ret 7 12 Ret 6 2 7
9 Sweden Clas Sigurdsson 4 7 3 9 8 10 12 7
10 Denmark Thorkild Thyrring 10 5 3 6
11 Italy Giuseppe Bossoni 6 5 8 5 Ret 6
12 Sweden Hakan Alriksson 8 4 6 DNQ 9 DNQ 5
13 Germany Wolfgang Klein 2 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ 4
14 Netherlands Boy Hayje 24 3 7 4
15 Italy Francesco Campaci Ret 13 Ret 4 Ret 3
16 Italy Gaudenzio Mantova DNS 13 4 3
17 Denmark Henrik Spellerberg 13 11 10 11 4 DNQ 15 3
18 West Germany Jochen Dauer 5 20 2
19 Italy Lamberto Leoni 5 Ret 14 23 Ret 2
20 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Ret 11 5 2
21 Italy Fernando Spreafico 6 DNQ 8 15 8 1
22 Italy Orazio Ragaiolo 7 6 7 1
23 France Jean-Louis Schlesser 6 1
24 Sweden Mats Nygren 6 1
25 United Kingdom Geoff Lees 6 1
Finland Erkki Salminen 7 14 Ret 10 14 DNQ 0
West Germany Ernst Maring Ret 7 16 27 0
Sweden Anders Olofsson Ret 22 DNQ DNQ 7 0
Brazil Aryon Cornelsen-Filho 7 0
Germany Rudolf Dötsch DNS 10 9 8 DNQ 22 0
Italy Paolo Bozzetto 8 9 Ret 11 DNQ 0
Italy Guido Pardini 14 14 8 11 Ret 0
Denmark John Nielsen Ret 12 DNQ DNQ 8 0
Italy Severo Zampatti 8 0
Germany Manfred Leppke DNS Ret 12 9 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Tarcisio Riva 9 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Leonardo Verrelli DNQ 9 0
Germany Werner Fischer 9 0
West Germany Helmut Bross 10 13 0
Italy Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi 10 Ret 14 0
Italy Oscar Pedersoli DNS DNQ 10 17 DNQ 0
Italy Guido Dacco 10 Ret 0
Italy Piero Necchi 10 0
Italy Andrea Morell 10 0
Sweden Stefan Johansson 11 12 DNQ 0
Sweden Lars Svensson 11 15 13 Ret 0
West Germany Huub Rothengatter 18 Ret 13 11 0
France Patrick Bardinon 11 0
Italy Daniele Albertin 15 23 12 DNQ 0
Sweden Bosse Hagberg DNQ 12 21 Ret 0
West Germany Heinz Scherle 12 24 25 0
Sweden Jan Ridell 12 0
Denmark Ole Vejlund 13 13 13 16 0
Italy Augusto Avanzini DNQ 13 0
West Germany Marcel Wettstein 14 16 0
West Germany Rudolf Röhnert 17 14 0
Sweden Slim Borgudd Ret Ret 19 14 0
France Jean-Jacques Witz 16 Ret 15 DNQ 0
United Kingdom William Dawson 15 20 0
West Germany Walter Spitaler Ret 15 DNQ 0
West Germany Werner Klein DNQ 16 18 0
Sweden Thorbjörn Carlsson 16 0
Germany Günter Kölmel DNS 17 DNQ 26 DNQ 0
West Germany Peter Wisskirchen 21 17 0
Sweden Ingvar Carlsson 17 0
Sweden Mats Peterson 17 0
Italy Massimo Perazza 18 19 DNQ 0
West Germany Josef Kremer 18 0
Sweden Curt Norrman 18 0
West Germany Dieter Kern 22 19 0
West Germany Rolf Egger 19 DNQ 0
Sweden Bonde Hallenmark 19 0
Sweden Sören-Poul Hansen DNQ 20 0
West Germany John Rust 20 0
West Germany Wolfgang Holy Ret 21 0
Switzerland Herbert Bürgmayr 21 0
Sweden Dan Molin 21 0
West Germany Wolfgang Locher 22 DNQ 0
Switzerland Hanspeter Kaufmann 23 0
West Germany Heinz Lange DNQ 24 0
West Germany Olaf Höhn 28 0
Sweden Conny Ljungfeldt DNS Ret DNQ Ret 0
Italy Piergiovanni Tenani Ret DNS 0
West Germany Willi Siller Ret DNQ 0
Italy Marcello Rosei Ret DNQ 0
Italy Alceste Bodini Ret 0
West Germany Günter Hölker Ret 0
Italy Roberto Manzoni Ret 0
West Germany Roland Saier Ret 0
Sweden Gunnar Nordström Ret 0
Sweden Nils-Äke Carlborg Ret 0
Italy Antonio Rampinini Ret 0
Italy Bruno Giacomelli Ret 0
Denmark Lars-Viggo Jensen Ret 0
Italy Guido Cappellotto DNQ DNS DNQ 0
Sweden Eje Elgh DNS DNQ 0
Germany Peter Bonk DNS DNQ 0
Germany Alex Wittwer DNS 0
Germany Norbert Hutter DNS 0
Italy Giovanni Carminati DNQ 0
Germany Heinz Schaltinat DNS 0
Italy Guido Bernasconi DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Artemio Rosich DNQ DNQ 0
Sweden Gregor Aronsson DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Il Liscio DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Sandro Cinotti DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Marco de Tomasi DNQ DNQ 0
United Kingdom Tony Dron DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Giorgio Cattini DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Giovanni Albertin DNQ DNQ 0
Italy Giovanni Bertaccini DNQ 0
Switzerland Bruno Eggel DNQ 0
Italy Igino Scarpenti DNQ 0
Italy Antonio Stalfieri DNQ 0
United Kingdom Stephen South DNQ 0
Italy Giordano Regazzoni DNQ 0
France Pierre Dieudonne DNQ 0
United Kingdom Richard Hawkins DNQ 0
Italy Paulo Gomez DNQ 0
Italy Giulio Regosa DNQ 0
Italy Duilio Ghislotti DNQ 0
Switzerland Romeo Camathias DNQ 0
Italy Alceste Bodini DNQ 0
France Jean-Pierre Rochat DNQ 0
Italy Franco Pozzoli DNQ 0
France Ruggero Gruet DNQ 0
West Germany Walter Schöch DNQ 0
West Germany Robert Werl DNQ 0
Italy Maurizio Orsi DNQ 0
Italy Mario Benusiglio DNQ 0
West Germany Barrie Maskell DNQ 0
France Jean-Claude Alzerat DNQ 0
West Germany Detlef Schmickler DNQ 0
Spain Luis de Almenara DNQ 0
Italy Livio Ponzone DNQ 0
West Germany Willi Weyer DNQ 0
West Germany Bernd Breil DNQ 0
Sweden Kurt Liljekvist DNQ 0
Italy Gimax DNQ 0
Italy Manolo Veladini DNQ 0
Pos Driver NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
MAN
Sweden
AVUS
Germany
PER
Italy
MNZ
Italy
CRT
France
KAS
Germany
KNT
Sweden
VLL
Italy
Pts

References

  1. ^ "Punktestand 1976 FIA European Formula 3 Championship". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.