1976 Swedish Grand Prix

The 1976 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, Sweden on 13 June 1976. It was the seventh round of the 1976 Formula One season and the ninth Swedish Grand Prix. The race was contested over 72 laps of the 4.0 km circuit for a race distance of 290 kilometres.[5]

1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	13 June 1976
Official name	VII Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix[1]
Location	Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp
Course length	4.018[2] km (2.497 mi)
Distance	72 laps, 289.296 km (179.760 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:25.659[3]
Fastest lap
Driver	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.002 on lap 11[4]
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The Tyrrell P34 being driven by Jody Scheckter at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The '76 Swedish GP was its only win, and Scheckter won this race from the pole.

It saw the first and only win of a six-wheel car – the Tyrrell P34. The theory was that its four front wheels would increase mechanical front-end grip – with more rubber on the road – and thus eliminate understeer while at the same time improve cornering and braking. When it was revealed it was the instant sensation of the 1976 season.

Tyrrell's Jody Scheckter took pole, with Patrick Depailler in fourth. In the race it was Mario Andretti in the Lotus 77 who led for much of the race. Andretti however had been penalised sixty seconds for jumping the start. Andretti's engine failed on lap 46 while attempting to build his lead over the two Tyrrells. They went on to finish first and second, Jody Scheckter leading Patrick Depailler to the line for his second Swedish Grand Prix victory.

Eight laps before Andretti's retirement Chris Amon crashed his Ensign N176 after a suspension failure, allowing championship leader Niki Lauda to move into the position that became third in his Ferrari 312T2. Jacques Laffite continued to show the promise of the Ligier JS5 in fourth. James Hunt was fifth in his McLaren M23 and Clay Regazzoni climbed into the final point in the second Ferrari late in the race.