1976 Imola 500 kms


23 May 1976 - Imola (I): Round 3, World Sports Car Championship.
100 laps of a 3.107 mile/5.000 km circuit - 310.686 miles/500.000 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry

 
 
Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 7 Jochen Mass (D)
Jacky Ickx (B)
Porsche 936 002 Martini Racing 100 2:59:57,9  1. S3.0 3. 1:43,030 
2. 1 Vittorio Brambilla (I)
Arturo Merzario (I)
Alfa Romeo 33TS12 Autodelta SpA 96   2. S3.0 4. 1:44,190 
3. 5 Jürgen Barth (D)
Reinhold Jöst (D)
Horst Godel (D)
Porsche 908/3 012 Joest Racing 94   3. S3.0 5. 1:46,840 
4. 30 Roby Filannino (I)
Ermanno Pettiti (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Torino Corse 93   1. S2.0 14. 1:52,040 
5. 23 "Amphicar" (I)
Armando Floridia (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Ateneo 92   2. S2.0 17. 1:55,130 
6. 38 Ian Bracey (GB)
Tony Birchenhough (GB)
Lola T294S Ford Dorset Racing Associates 91   3. S2.0 20. 1:56,560 
7. 31 Danilo Tesini (I)
Marco Crosina (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Torino Corse 90   4. S2.0 16. 1:54,990 
8. 40 "Gimax" (I)
Stanislao Sterzel (I)
March 75S BMW Sesto Corse 89 Out of fuel 5. S2.0 10. 1:49,340 
9. 9 Teodoro Zeccoli (I)
Bruno Ottomano (I)^
Paolo Gargano (I)*
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Aequator Cottages 88   4. S3.0 21. 1:56,720 
10. 22 François Servanin (F)
Laurent Ferrier (F)
Chevron B36 ROC Racing Organisation Course 86   6. S2.0 19. 1:55,430 
11. 67 Arcadio Pezzali (I)
Giuseppe Ranzolin (I)
Chevron B23 Ford Mendola 85   1. S1.6 23. 1:58,620 
12. 62 Luigi Pozzo (I)
Franco Milano (I)
Osella PA3 Ford Rododendri 84   2. S1.6 22. 1:57,590 
13. 33 Spartaco Dini (I)
Giovanni Anzeloni (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Torino Corse 82   7. S2.0 8. 1:48,380 
14. 78 Pasquale Anastasio (I)
"Tambauto" (I)
Chevron B26 Ford Nord-Ovest 82   1. S1.3 26. 1:59,340 
15. 2 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F)
Jacques Laffite (F)
Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo Renault Sport 74 Engine 5. S3.0 1. 1:40,230 
16. 4 Reinhold Jöst (D)
Ernst Kraus (D)
Porsche 908/4 Turbo 008 Joest Racing 71 Turbocharger 6. S3.0 11. 1:49,490 
 NC 10 Eberhard Braun (D)
Günther Egermann (A)^
KMW SP30 Porsche Sports Car Team of Austria 67     S3.0 25. 1:59,320 
 NC 60 Marcello Gallo (I)
Maurizio Gellini (I)^
Chevron B23 Alfa Romeo Marcello Gallo 64     S1.6 29. 2:00,280 
 NC 63 Gianfranco Trombetti (I)
"Tore" (I)^
Osella PA3 Ford "Tore" 64     S1.6 18. 1:55,160 
 DNF 12 Manrico Zanuso (I)
John Blanckley (GB)^
Chevron B31 Ford John Blanckley 52 Gearbox   S3.0 7. 1:48,210 
 DNF 35 Herbert Müller (CH)
Rodolfo Cescato (CH)
Sauber C5 BMW 002 Francy Racing 39 Accident   S2.0 15. 1:52,700 
 DNF 76 Alessandro Guidetti (I)
Fabio Siliprandi (I)^
Dallara 1300 cmc Fiat Mendola 28 Gearbox   S1.3 31. 2:01,600 
 DNF 34 Giuseppe Piazzi (I)
Sandro Cinotti (I)^
Chevron B36 BMW Giuseppe Piazzi 21 Accident   S2.0 12. 1:49,960 
 DNF 37 Claude Crespin (B)
Simon Phillips (GB)^
Tony Birchenhough (GB)*
Lola T294S Ford Dorset Racing Associates 20 Engine   S2.0 24. 1:58,710 
 DNF 21 Duilio Truffo (I)
"Pal Joe" (I)^
Osella PA4 Ferraris "Pal Joe" 19 Accident   S2.0 9. 1:48,700 
 DNF 39 "King" (I) March 75S BMW Aretusa 18     S2.0 27. 1:59,880 
 DNF 64 Ubaldo Smittarello (I)
Giuseppe Bottura (I)^
Osella PA3 Ford San Marco 10 Engine   S1.6 30. 2:00,470 
 DNF 6 Mario Casoni (I)
Marco Capoferri (I)^
Lola T390 Ford Nettuno 6 Clutch pedal broken   S3.0 6. 1:47,100 
 DNF 3 Jody Scheckter (ZA)
Henri Pescarolo (F)^
Jean-Pierre Jarier (F)*
Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo Renault Sport 3 Engine   S3.0 2. 1:41,770 
 DNS 11 Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)
Eberhard Braun (D)
KMW SP30 Porsche Sports Car Team of Austria       S3.0 28. 2:00,250 
 DNS 24 Claudio Francisci (I)
Giancarlo Naddeo (I)
Alpine-Renault A441 Nettuno   Engine   S2.0 13. 1:51,940 
 DNQ 29 Giorgio Pianta (I)
Anna Cambiaghi (I)
Osella PA2 Abarth Jolly Club       S2.0   2:02,290 
 DNQ 61 Vitto Carbonara (I)
Antonio Petruzzi (I)
GRD S74 Ford Aequator Cottages       S1.6   2:03,670 
 DNQ 66 Luigi de Angelis (I)
Pier Ugo Prati (I)
Achille Soria (I)*
AMS 71 Ford Nord-Ovest       S1.6   2:15,470 
 DNQ 68 Egidio Nicolosi (I)
Giulio Dubrini (I)
Chevron B21 Ford San Marco       S1.6   2:08,360 
 DNQ 91 Fernando Spreafico (I)
Tiziano Serattini (I)
GiPi 1000 Ferraris Nettuno       S1.0   2:02,740 
 DNS T Jody Scheckter (ZA)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
Jean-Pierre Jarier (F)
Jacques Laffite (F)
Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo Renault Sport       S3.0    
 DNA 8 Guy Edwards (GB)
John Lepp (GB)
March 76S Ford Guy Edwards       S3.0    
 DNA 25 Giovanni Anzeloni (I)
"Pooky" (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Jolly Club       S2.0    
 DNA 26 Giorgio Schön (I)
Giuseppe Bianco (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Jolly Club       S2.0    
 DNA 27 Martino Finotto (I) Lola T294 Ferraris Jolly Club       S2.0    
 DNA 28 Renzo Zorzi (I) Chevron B23 Hart Jolly Club       S2.0    
 DNA 29 Luigi Colzani (I) Chevron B23 Ford Jolly Club       S2.0    
 DNA 32 Paolo Solinas (I) Osella PA4 BMW Torino Corse       S2.0    
 DNA 36 Robin Smith (GB)
Richard Jones (GB)
Chevron B26 Ford Robin Smith       S2.0    
 DNA 41 Giovanni Alberti (I)
Erasmo Bologna (I)
Chevron B21 Ford Giovanni Alberti       S2.0    
 DNA 65 Pier Ugo Prati (I)
Luigi de Angelis (I)
Chevron B21 San Marco       S1.6    
 DNA 69 Girolama Caci (I)
"Joney" (I)
Chevron B26 Ford Lloyd Centauro       S1.6    
 DNA 75 "Shark" (I)
Ferruccio Caliceti (I)
Osella Nettuno       S1.3    
 DNA 77 Salvatore Pellegrino (I) Lola - Ford Nord-Ovest       S1.3    
 DNA 90 Italo Pain (I) Osella PA3 Ford San Marco       S1.0    

 
Winning Time: 2h59m57.9, 103.582 mph/166.699 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Jarier #2 (Alpine-Renault A442), 1m42.30, 109.332 mph/175.953 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)