1976 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1976 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 4 January 1976. The race, which had 12 starters,[1] was the opening round of the 1976 Peter Stuyvesant Series.[1]

1976 New Zealand Grand Prix
22nd New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 4 January 1976
Location Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.82 km (1.76 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 164 km (102 miles)
Weather Light Cloud
Pole position
Driver Lola-Chevrolet
Time 1:00.9
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Lola-Chevrolet
Time 1:01.4
Podium
First Lola-Chevrolet
Second
  • Australia Bruce Allison
Lola-Chevrolet
Third Lola-Chevrolet

It was the 22nd New Zealand Grand Prix, and the first time the race was not run with the Tasman Series since 1964. New Zealander Ken Smith won his first New Zealand Grand Prix in his Lola T332 and thereby became the first New Zealander to win the race since Chris Amon back in 1969. The rest of the podium was completed by Australians Bruce Allison and Kevin Bartlett.

Classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time
1 11   Ken Smith La Valise Travel Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 58 1hr 1min 42.5sec
2 62   Bruce Allison Hobby & Toyland Racing Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 58 + 19.5 s
3 5   Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap
4 1   Brian Redman Fred Opert Racing Chevron B29 / BMW 2000cc 4cyl 57 + 1 Lap
5 19   Jim Murdoch Begg & Allen Ltd. Begg 018 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 56 + 2 Laps
6 2   Paul Bernasconi Sharp Calculators Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 55 + 3 Laps
7 12   Baron Robertson Robertson Racing Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 48 + 10 Laps
8 9   John McCormack Ansett Airlines Elfin MR6 / Repco 4994cc V8 48 + 10 Laps
9 4   John Edmonds Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 48 + 10 Laps
10 10   Robbie Booth Michigan Motors Ltd Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 43 + 15 Laps
Ret 14   Graeme Lawrence Wix Filters Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 29 Engine
Ret 6   Max Stewart Sharp Calculators Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 29 Oil Loss
DNQ 20   Ross Calgher Calgher Motor Racing McLaren M4A / Cosworth 1840cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ 16   Peter Hughes Trans World Airlines Brabham BT29 / Fiat 1600cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNA 67   Graham Baker Begg FM5 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 Did Not Attend
DNA 17   Gary Love Begg FM4 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 Did Not Attend
Source(s): [2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 94–97
  2. ^ "1976 Round 1 Pukekohe". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Grand Prix – Pukekohe, 4 Jan 1976". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
1976
Succeeded by