1976 World Rally Championship

The 1976 World Rally Championship was the fourth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, as the series revisited the same locations as the previous season. The only change in the schedule was a slight shuffle in order, with Portugal being moved up to March from July.

Lancia again repeated its title, with the Stratos HF accumulating another four rally wins, and scoring more than twice as many points as its nearest competitor, Opel. The Ascona's consistency was enough for second place overall, despite no wins. Lancia's dynasty, however, would not continue, as this was to be the last WRC title for the Stratos.

From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.

Calendar

Round Rally name Surface Dates 1 1976 Monte Carlo Rally Mixed (Tarmac - Snow) 17–24 January 2 1976 Swedish Rally Snow 20–22 February 3 Rally de Portugal Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) 10–14 March 4 Safari Rally Gravel 15–19 April 5 Acropolis Rally Gravel 22–28 May 6 Rallye du Maroc Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) 22–27 June 7 1000 Lakes Rally Gravel 27–29 August 8 Rallye Sanremo Tarmac 6–9 October 9 Tour de Corse Tarmac 6–7 November 10 RAC Rally Gravel 27–30 NovemberSources:

Manufacturers' championship Points were awarded to the best placed vehicle of each manufacturer.

Schedule of points by place:

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Manufacturer MON SWE POR KEN GRC MAR FIN ITA FRA GBR Points 1 Lancia 20 10 20 - - 12 - 20 20 10 112 2 Opel 10 12 12 - 8 - - 8 3 4 57 3 Ford 8 - 4 - - - 15 - - 20 47 4 Saab - 20 - - - - 8 - - 15 43 5 Datsun - - 6 4 20 - 6 - - 3 39 6 Toyota - - 15 - - - 12 - - 8 35 7 Fiat 6 - - - - - 20 6 - - 32 8 Peugeot - - - 10 - 20 - - 1 - 31 9 Alpine-Renault - - - - 15 - - - 12 - 27 10 Mitsubishi - - - 20 - - - - - - 20 11 Porsche 4 - - - - - - 2 8 - 14 12 Alfa Romeo 1 - - 1 10 - - - - - 12 13 Citroën - - - - - 10 - - - - 10 14 Lada - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 Renault - - - - - 6 - - - - 6 16 Volvo - 4 - - - - - - - - 4 BMW - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 18 Mazda - - 3 - - - - - - - 3 Volkswagen - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 20 British Leyland Cars - - - - - - - - - 2 2 21 Wartburg - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 Manufacturer MON SWE POR KEN GRC MAR FIN ITA FRA GBR PointsSources:

Events

1976 World Rally Championship event map Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface

1976 World Rally Championship schedule and results Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium CarsRallye Monte Carlo 17–24 January Sandro Munari (6h:25m:10s) Björn Waldegård (6h:26m:37s) Bernard Darniche (6h:31m:23s) Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HFSwedish Rally 20–22 February Per Eklund (8h:08m:26s) Stig Blomqvist (8h:10m:02s) Anders Kulläng (8h:31m:10s) Saab 96 V4 Saab 96 V4 Opel AsconaRallye de Portugal 10–14 March Sandro Munari (5h:41m:26s) Ove Andersson (5h:44m:24s) 'Mêquêpê' (6h:26m:37s) Lancia Stratos HF Toyota Celica Opel Kadett GT/ESafari Rally 15–19 April Joginder Singh (+1m:57s penalties) Robin Ulyate (+2m:21s penalties) Andrew Cowan (+2m:42s penalties) Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSRAcropolis Rally 22–28 May Harry Källström (8h:43m:14s) 'Siroco' (8h:48m:38s) Shekhar Mehta (9h:09m:53s) Datsun 160J Alpine-Renault A110 1800 Datsun 160JRallye du Maroc 22–27 June Jean-Pierre Nicolas (20h:20m:15s) Simo Lampinen (20h:42m:52s) Sandro Munari (21h:38m:38s) Peugeot 504 Peugeot 504 Lancia Stratos HF1000 Lakes Rally 27–29 August Markku Alén (4h:10m:18s) Pentti Airikkala (4h:11m:03s) Hannu Mikkola (4h:13m:32s) Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota CelicaRallye Sanremo 6–9 October Björn Waldegård (10h:27m:40s) Sandro Munari (10h:27m:44s) Raffaele Pinto (10h:37m:13s) Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HFTour de Corse 6–7 November Sandro Munari (8h:23m:55s) Bernard Darniche (8h:24m:12s) Jean-Pierre Manzagol (8h:49m:14s) Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF Alpine-Renault A310RAC Rally 27–30 November Roger Clark (6h:02m:26s) Stig Blomqvist (6h:07m:03s) Björn Waldegård (6h:07m:55s) Ford Escort RS1800 Saab 99 EMS Ford Escort RS1800Sources:

1976 World Rally Championship

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