1976 6 Hours of Silverstone

The 1976 Six Hours of Silverstone was the third race of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 9 May 1976. It was open to Group 5 Special Production cars, Group 4 GT cars and Group 2 Touring Cars.

The race was won by John Fitzpatrick and Tom Walkinshaw driving a BMW 3.0 CSL. Pre-race favorites Jochen Mass and Jacky Ickx were fastest in qualifying, one second quicker per lap than second-placed Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson's BMW 3.2 CSL Turbo. However, Ickx destroyed the clutch in the start, handicapping the car throughout the race and leading to the car having to make numerous, unplanned pit stops to deal with gearbox issues. Their works Porsche ended up in tenth place, 51 laps down on the winners.

Official Results . Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Gap Engine 1 Group 5 over 2000 4 Hermetite Productions Ltd. (TWR) John FitzpatrickTom Walkinshaw BMW 3.0CSL BMW S6 3.5 L 2 Group 5 over 2000 10 Kremer Racing Bob WollekHans Heyer Porsche 935 Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2.8 L 3 Group 5 over 2000 16 Egon Evertz Leo KinnunenEgon Evertz Porsche 934/5 2 laps Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3.0 L 4 Group 5 over 2000 3 Alpina Harald GrohsHughes de Fierlant BMW 3.0CSL 4 laps BMW S6 3,5 L 5 Group 4 25 Egon Evertz Lella LombardiHeinz Martin Porsche 934 12 laps Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3.0 L 6 Group 5 2000 54 Jolly Club Martino FinottoUmberto GranoRenzo Zorzi Ford Escort 18 laps Ford BDG S4 2.0 L 7 Group 4 31 Kenneth Leim Kenneth LeimKurt Simonsen Porsche 911 RSR 29 laps Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3.0 L 8 Group 5 24 Bob Neville Bob NevilleDerek Worthington MG MGB GT V8 33 Laps Rover V8 3.5 L 9 Group 2 58 Tony Brennan Jody CarrTony BrennanArthur Collier Ford Escort 40 Laps Ford BDG S4 2.0 L 10 Group 5 over 2000 9 Martini Racing-Porsche Jochen MassJacky Ickx Porsche 935 51 Laps Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2.8 L NC Group 2 57 Ken Coffey Ken CoffeyEric Mandron Ford Escort 59 laps Ford BDG S4 2.0 L Non-finishers Laps completed DNF Group 5 over 2000 2 Schnitzer Motorsport Dieter QuesterAlbrecht Krebs BMW 3.0 CSL 160 BMW M30 S6 3.2 L DNF Group 4 15 Louis Meznarie Hubert StriebigAnne-Charlotte VerneyGuy Chasseuil Porsche 911 RSR 90 Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3.0 L DNF Group 5 37 John Cooper John CooperNick Faure Porsche 911 RSR 90 Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3.0 L DNF Group 2 51 Toyota Switzerland Manfred SchurtiPaul Keller Toyota Celica 83 Rover V8 3.5 L DNF Group 5 22 Reine Wisell Reine WisellStuart Graham Chevrolet Camaro Z 64 Chevrolet V8 5.7 L DNF Group 5 over 2000 1 BMW Motorsport Ronnie PetersonGunnar NilssonHans-Joachim Stuck BMW 3.2 CSL 43(gearbox) BMW M30 S6 3.2 L DNS Group 2 41 John Markey Racing John MarkeyWendy Markey Mazda RX-3 Engine failed during practice Mazda 1126 Rotary DNS Group 2 56 Derek McMahon Derek McMahonAlec Poole Ford Escort Did not start Ford BDG S4 2.0 L DNS Group 5 5 Jean-Claude Aubriet Jean-Claude Aubriet"Depnic" BMW 3.0 CSL Accident during practice BMW S6 3.5 L

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