1976 World Championship for Sports Cars

{{Short description|Racing tournament}} {{Motorsport season | series = World Sportscar Championship | title = [[World Sportscar Championship|World Championship for Makes]] season | year = 1976 | nextlink = 1977 World Championship for Makes season }} [[File:Porsche Coupe 935 (1976) pic2.JPG|thumb|[[Porsche]] won the championship with the [[Porsche 935]] (pictured in 2010).]] The '''1976 World Championship for Makes''' was part of the 24th season of [[FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] motor racing. It was a series for production based cars from the following FIA categories: * [[Group 5 Special Production Cars]] * [[Group 4 Special Grand Touring Cars]] * [[Group 3 Series Production Grand Touring Cars]] * [[Group 2 Touring Cars]] * [[Group 1 Series Production Touring Cars]]

The series ran from 21 March 1976 to 4 September 1976, and comprised seven races in total.

The championship was won by [[Porsche]].

==World Sportscar Championship== {{main|1976 World Sportscar Championship season}} Following the 1975 season, the [[FIA]] chose to divide the World Championship into two series that would run simultaneously but separately. Open-cockpit sportscars (formerly known as [[Group 5 (racing)|FIA Group 5 Sports Cars]], now officially [[Group 6 (racing)|FIA Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars]]) would transfer from the World Championship for Makes to a new World Championship for Sports Cars, while production-based cars (such as the new [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5 Special Production Cars]]) would contest the World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], were not counted towards either championship.

==World Championship for Makes==

===Schedule=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Rnd ! Race ! Circuit ! Date |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} March Trophy (6 Hours) | [[Mugello Circuit]] | 21 March |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[6 Hours of Vallelunga|Trofeo Ignazio Giunti]] (6 Hours) | [[Vallelunga Circuit|Vallelunga]] | 4 April |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|GBR}} 6 Hours of Silverstone | [[Silverstone Circuit]] | 9 May |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[ADAC]] [[1000km Nürburgring]] | [[Nürburgring]] | 30 May |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[1000 km Zeltweg|Martha 1000]] (6 Hours) | [[Österreichring]] | 27 June |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen]] | [[Watkins Glen International]] | 10 July |- ! 7 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[French Automobile Club|ACF]] 6 Hours of Dijon | [[Dijon-Prenois]] | 4 September |}

===Race results===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !rowspan=3| Rnd !rowspan=3| Circuit ! Overall winning team !rowspan=3| Results |- ! Overall winning drivers |- ! Overall winning car |- !rowspan=3| 1 |rowspan=3| [[Mugello Circuit]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''#4 [[Martini Racing]]''' |rowspan=3| [[1976 6 Hours of Mugello|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jochen Mass]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Ickx]] |- | [[Porsche 935]] |- !rowspan=3| 2 |rowspan=3| [[Vallelunga Circuit|Vallelunga]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''#1 [[Martini Racing]]''' |rowspan=3| [[1976 6 Hours of Vallelunga|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jochen Mass]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Ickx]] |- | [[Porsche 935]] |- !rowspan=3| 3 |rowspan=3| [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] | {{flagicon|GBR}} '''#4 Hermetite [[BMW]]''' |rowspan=3| [[1976 6 Hours of Silverstone|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)|John Fitzpatrick]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tom Walkinshaw]] |- | [[BMW 3.5 CSL]] |- !rowspan=3| 4 |rowspan=3| [[Nürburgring]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''#7 [[Schnitzer Motorsport]]''' |rowspan=3| [[1976 1000km of Nürburgring|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|DEU}} Albrecht Krebs {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Dieter Quester]] |- | [[BMW 3.5 CSL]] |- !rowspan=3| 5 |rowspan=3| [[Österreichring]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''#12 [[Schnitzer Motorsport]]''' |rowspan=3| [[1976 6 Hours of Zeltweg|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Dieter Quester]] {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gunnar Nilsson]] |- | [[BMW 3.5 CSL]] |- !rowspan=3| 6 |rowspan=3| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''#4 [[Martini Racing]]''' |rowspan=3| [[1976 6 Hours of Watkins Glen|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rolf Stommelen]] {{flagicon|LIE}} [[Manfred Schurti]] |- | [[Porsche 935]] |- !rowspan=3| 7 |rowspan=3| [[Dijon-Prenois|Dijon]] | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''#1 [[Martini Racing]]''' |rowspan=3| [[1976 6 Hours of Dijon|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jochen Mass]] {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Ickx]] |- | [[Porsche 935]] |}

===Championship results=== Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car, with any other cars from that manufacturer merely skipped in the points allocation. Only the best 5 points finishes for each make counted towards the championship with any other points earned not included in the totals. Discarded points are shown in the table below within brackets.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Pos ! Manufacturer ! Rd 1 ! Rd 2 ! Rd 3 ! Rd 4 ! Rd 5 ! Rd 6 ! Rd 7 ! Total |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Porsche]] |align=center| 20 |align=center| 20 |align=center| (15) |align=center| 15 |align=center| (12) |align=center| 20 |align=center| 20 |align=center| '''95''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[BMW]] |align=center| (3) |align=center| 15 |align=center| 20 |align=center| 20 |align=center| 20 |align=center| 10 |align=center| (6) |align=center| '''85''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |align=center| 2 | |align=center| 6 | | | | |align=center| '''8''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[De Tomaso]] | |align=center| 2 | | |align=center| 3 | | |align=center| '''5''' |- ! 5= | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lancia]] | |align=center| 3 | | | | | |align=center| '''3''' |- ! 5= | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[MG (car)|MG]] | | |align=center| 3 | | | | |align=center| '''3''' |}

In addition to the outright championship, the FIA also awarded three divisional titles.<ref name="FIA">FIA Yearbook, 1977, Grey Section, pages 85-86</ref> Division 1 was for cars with an engine capacity of up to 2000cc, Division 2 for cars from 2001 to 3000cc and Division 3 for those above 3000cc.<ref>Janos L. Wimpffe, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 1043</ref>

====Division 1==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Pos ! Manufacturer ! Rd 1 ! Rd 2 ! Rd 3 ! Rd 4 ! Rd 5 ! Rd 6 ! Rd 7 ! Total |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | '''75''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[BMW]] | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | '''55''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alpine (car)|Alpine]] | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | '''12''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Volkswagen]] | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | '''6''' |}

====Division 2==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Pos ! Manufacturer ! Rd 1 ! Rd 2 ! Rd 3 ! Rd 4 ! Rd 5 ! Rd 6 ! Rd 7 ! Total |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Porsche]] | align="center" | (20) | align="center" | (20) | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | '''100''' |}

====Division 3==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Pos ! Manufacturer ! Rd 1 ! Rd 2 ! Rd 3 ! Rd 4 ! Rd 5 ! Rd 6 ! Rd 7 ! Total |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Porsche]] | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | (15) | align="center" | (15) | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | '''95''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[BMW]] | align="center" | (6) | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | (6) | align="center" | '''85''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[De Tomaso]] | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | '''18''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[MG (car)|MG]] | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | '''6''' |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Opel]] | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | '''4''' |}

==References== <references/>

==External links== * [http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/wscc/tablemsmakes.html World Championship - final positions and tables, www.classicscars.com] * [http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/wscc/ms1976.html World Championship 1976 (race results), www.classicscars.com] * [http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo_wcm.html Photo Gallery of World Championship, www.racingsportscars.com]

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