1976 European Formula 3 Championship
Round 1 of German F3 Championship
19th April 1976 - Zandvoort, Round 2
147.91 km (4.226 km x 15 laps + 4.226 km x 20 laps)
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 53m43.6
2 Marc Surer March-BMW 763 35 laps
3 Wolfgang Klein Ralt-BMW RT1 35 laps
4 Giuseppe Bossoni March-Toyota 763 35 laps
5 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1 35 laps
6 Hakan Alriksson Brabham-Ford BT41 35 laps
7 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1 35 laps
8 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 35 laps
9 Francesco Campacci March-Toyota 743 35 laps
10 Henrik Spellerberg Van Diemen-Toyota 376 35 laps
11 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763
12 Rudolf Dötsch March-Toyota 763
Fastest Lap: Gianfranco Brancatelli, 1m31.1
Pole Position: Boy Hayje, 1m30.0
Heat 1
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 23m02.0, 165.126 kph
2 Marc Surer March-BMW 763
3 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763
4 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1
5 Giuseppe Bossoni March-Toyota 763
6 Francesco Campacci March-Toyota 743
Fastest Lap: Patrese & Brancatelli, 1m31.2
Heat 2
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 30m31.6, 165.222 kph
2 Wolfgang Klein Ralt-BMW RT1
3 Marc Surer March-BMW 763
4 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763
5 Giuseppe Bossoni March-Toyota 763
6 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1
Fastest Lap: Brancatelli, 1m31.1
9th May 1976 - Mantorp Park, Round 3
96.0 km (4.0 km x 24 laps)
1 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 36m10.7, 162.073 kph
2 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 36m12.3
3 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 36m14.2
4 Hakan Alriksson Ralt-Toyota RT1 36m16.8
5 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 36m18.7
6 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1 36m25.0
7 Jac Nelleman Van Diemen-Toyota 376 36m43.0
8 Paolo Bozzetto Modus-Toyota M1 36m43.5
9 Rudolf Dötsch March-Toyota 763 36m51.0
10 Henrik Spellerberg Van Diemen-Toyota 376 36m51.2
Fastest Lap: Riccardo Patrese, 1m29.1
Pole Position: ?
Heat 1
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763
2 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763
3 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1
Heat 2
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34
2 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1
3 Hakan Alriksson Ralt-Toyota RT1
23rd May 1976 - ADAC Avusrennen, Round 4
81.1 km (8.11 km x 5 laps x 2 Heats)
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 60 pts
2 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1 56
3 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1 55
4 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 55
5 Jochen Dauer Maco-Toyota 376 51
6 Hakan Alriksson Ralt-Toyota RT1 48
7 Ernst Maring Maco-Toyota 376 48
8 Rudolf Dötsch March-Toyota 763 44
9 Paolo Bozzetto Modus-Toyota M1 44
10 Erkki Salminen Ralt-Toyota RT1 43
11 Henrik Spellerberg Van Diemen-Toyota 376 38
12 Jac Nelleman Van Diemen-Toyota 376 38
Fastest Lap: Schäfer, 2m22.5
Pole Position: Conny Andersson, 2m22.0
Heat 1
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763
2 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1
3 Rudolf Dötsch March-Toyota 763
4 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1
5 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763
6 Jochen Dauer Maco-Toyota 376
Heat 2
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763
2 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763
3 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1
4 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1
5 Jochen Dauer Maco-Toyota 376
6 Hakan Alriksson Ralt-Toyota RT1
13th June 1976 - Gran Premio di Pergusa, Enna-Pergusa, Round 5
99.0 km (4.95 km x 20 laps Final)
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 36m30.8, 162.680 kph
2 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 36m33.1
3 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763 37m14.0
4 Francesco Campaci March-Toyota 743 37m24.0
5 Lamberto Leoni March-Toyota 763 37m24.6
6 Fernando Sperafico Chevron B34 Ford 37m39.0
7 Orazio Ragaiolo March-Toyota 753 37m39.2
8 Giuseppe Bossoni March-Toyota 763 38m53.5
9 Tarcisio Riva March-Toyota 763 - 1 lap
10 Guido Dacco Brabham-Toyota BT41 - 1 lap
11 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March-Toyota 763 - 1 lap
12 Manfred Leppke Maco-Toyota 376 - 1 lap
Fastest Lap: Conny Andersson, 1m43.90
Pole Position: Lamberto Leoni, 1m42.84
Heat 1 - 10 laps
1 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 17m19.5, 171.429 kph
2 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 17m24.8
3 Lamberto Leoni March-Toyota 763 17m33.2
4 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March-Toyota 763 17m33.9
5 Fernando Sperafico Chevron B34 Ford 17m57.9
6 Guido Pardini March-Toyota 763 18m03.2
Fastest Lap: Brancatelli, 1m42.6 (173.684 kph)
Heat 2 - 10 laps
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 17m27.8, 170.071 kph
2 Gaudenzio Mantova Ralt-Toyota RT1 17m47.6
3 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763 17m47.7
4 Paulo Bozzetto Modus-Toyota M1 18m04.1
5 Tarcisio Riva March-Toyota 763 18m12.9
6 Marcello Rossi Osella-Lancia FA3 19m04.5
Fastest Lap: Patrese, 1m42.7 (173.515 kph)
27th June 1976 - Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza, Round 6
87.0 km (5.8 km x 15 laps Final)
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 28m49.5, 181.092 kph
2 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 28m56.9
3 Boy Hayje Ralt-Toyota RT1 29m06.0
4 Gaudenzio Mantova Ralt-Toyota RT1 29m08.4
5 Giuseppe Bossoni March-Toyota 763 29m18.7
6 Orazio Ragaiolo March-Toyota 753 29m32.9
7 Aryon Cornelsen March-Toyota 763 29m34.2
8 Guido Pardini March-Toyota 763 29m37.5
9 Manfred Leppke Maco-Toyota 376 29m37.8
10 Oscar Pedersoli Ralt-Ford RT1 29m38.0
11 Paulo Bozzetto Modus-Toyota M1 29m46.0
12 Daniele Albertin Modus-Toyota M1 29m46.7
Fastest Lap: Riccardo Patrese, 1m54.00
Pole Position: Gianfranco Brancatelli, 1m53.20
Heat 1 - 10 laps
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 19m26.4, 179.012 kph
2 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March-Toyota 763 19m38.2
3 Gaudenzio Mantova Ralt-Toyota RT1 19m42.4
4 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763 19m42.7
5 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1 19m50.1
6 Daniele Albertin Modus-Toyota M1 19m51.1
Fastest Lap: Patrese, 1m55.0
Heat 2 - 10 laps
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 19m22.9, 179.551 kph
2 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 19m23.4
3 Bruno Giacomelli March-Toyota 763 19m25.7
4 Lamberto Leoni March-Toyota 763 19m28.7
5 Boy Hayje Ralt-Toyota RT1 19m31.3
6 Giuseppe Bossoni March-Toyota 763 19m37.3
Fastest Lap: Giacomelli, 1m54.3
25th July - Croix-en-Ternois, Round 7
66.5 km (1.9 km x 35 laps Final)
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 32m18.7, 123.485 kph
2 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 32m20.7
3 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 32m23.1
4 Henrik Spellerberg GRD-Ford 374 32m39.7
5 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1 32m45.4
6 Jean-Louis Schlesser Modus-Toyota M1 32m58.1
7 Boy Hayje Ralt-Toyota RT1 32m58.6
8 Fernando Sperafico Chevron-Toyota B34 32m59.5
9 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 33m00.2
10 Thorkild Thyrring Ralt-Toyota RT1 33m00.9
11 Rupert Keegan Chevron-Toyota B34 33m03.1
12 Bo Hagberg March-Toyota 753 - 1 lap
Fastest Lap: Conny Andersson, 54.3s
Pole Position: Jean-Louis Schlesser, 54.4s
Heat 1 - 20 laps
1 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 18m44.1, 121.697 kph
2 Henrik Spellerberg GRD-Ford 374 18m46.7
3 Boy Hayje Ralt-Toyota RT1 18m47.6
4 Lamberto Leoni March-Toyota 763 18m48.0
5 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 18m49.7
6 Jean-Louis Schlesser Modus-Toyota M1 18m55.4
Fastest Lap: Hayje, 55.0s
Heat 2 - 20 laps
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 18m32.5, 122.966 kph
2 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 18m41.2
3 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1 18m42.8
4 Rupert Keegan Chevron-Toyota B34 18m48.5
5 Thorkild Thyrring Ralt-Toyota RT1 18m51.0
6 Bo Hagberg March-Toyota 753 18m55.0
Fastest Lap: Schäfer, 54.7s
22nd August 1976 - ADAC Hessenpreis, Kassel-Calden, Round 8
132.3 km (2.646 km x 25 laps x 2 Heats)
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 59 pts
2 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 59
3 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 56
4 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763 52
5 Thorkild Thyrring Ralt-Toyota RT1 51
6 Jac Nelleman Modus-Toyota M1 50
7 Marc Surer Chevron-BMW B34 45
8 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 43
9 Hakan Alriksson Ralt-Toyota RT1 41
10 Helmut Bross Ralt-Toyota RT1 40
11 Guido Pardini March-Toyota 763 37
12 Stefan Johansson GRD-Toyota 375
Fastest Lap: Patrese, 58.1s
Pole Position: Conny Andersson, 57.6s
5th September 1976 - Newsrace Knutstorp, Round 9
101.2 km (2.20 km x 46 laps Final)
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 48m03.15, 126.362 kph
2 Jac Nelleman Modus-Toyota M1 48m03.49
3 Thorkild Thyrring Ralt-Toyota RT1 48m11.15
4 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 48m20.40
5 Marc Surer Chevron-BMW B34 48m26.82
6 Mats Nygren March-Toyota 743 48m52.07
7 Anders Olofsson March-Toyota 753 48m53.80
8 John Nielsen GRD-Toyota 375 49m03.48
9 Erkki Salminen Ralt-Toyota RT1 49m07.55
10 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 - 1 lap
Fastest Lap: Conny Andersson, 1m01.4
Pole Position: Riccardo Patrese, 1m01.4
Heat 1 - 24 laps
1 Jac Nelleman Modus-Toyota M1
2 Conny Ljungfeldt Viking-Toyota TH1A
Heat 2
1 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763
2 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763
3 Thorkild Thyrring Ralt-Toyota RT1
4 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1
4th October 1976 - GP Campidoglio, Vallelunga, Round 10
102.40 km (3.200 km x 32 laps Final)
1 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 40m44.4, 150.610 kph
2 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 40m50.0
3 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763 40m55.3
4 Marc Surer Chevron-BMW B34 41m06.4
5 Rupert Keegan Chevron-Toyota B34 41m12.6
6 Geoff Lees Chevron-Toyota B34 41m13.1
7 Orazio Ragaiolo March-Toyota 753 41m22.6
8 Fernando Sperafico Chevron-Toyota B34 41m31.6
9 Leonardo Verrelli March-Toyota 753 41m52.8
10 Piero Necchi Osella-Toyota FA3 41m53.5
11 Patrick Bardinon Ralt-Toyota RT1 31 laps
12 Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 31 laps
Fastest Lap: Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, 1m15.3
Pole Position: Riccardo Patrese, 1m14.8
Heat 1 - 10 laps
1 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 12m45.5, 150.490 kph
2 Rupert Keegan Chevron-Toyota B34 12m48.2
3 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 12m49.4
4 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763 12m51.1
5 Fernando Sperafico Chevron-Toyota B34 12m51.5
6 Geoff Lees Chevron-Toyota B34 12m51.8
Fastest Lap: Patrese, 1m15.2
Heat 2 - 10 laps
1 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March-Toyota 763 12m52.9, 149.049 kph
2 Lamberto Leoni March-Toyota 763 12m53.6
3 Orazio Ragaiolo March-Toyota 753 13m02.6
4 Marc Surer Chevron-BMW B34 13m02.9
5 Kennerth Persson Maco-Toyota 376 13m04.8
6 Patrick Bardinon Ralt-Toyota RT1 13m07.2
Fastest Lap: Leoni, 1m15.5
Championship Standings
1 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-Toyota B34 52 (56) pts
2 Conny Andersson March-Toyota 763 52 (54)
3 Gianfranco Brancatelli March-Toyota 763 36
4 Bertram Schäfer Ralt-BMW RT1 14
5 Marc Surer March-BMW 763/Chevron-BMW B34 13
6 Piercarlo Ghinzani March-Toyota 763 11
7 Ulf Svensson Ralt-Toyota RT1 7
Jac Nelleman Modus-Toyota M1 7
Clas Sigurdsson Ralt-Toyota RT1 7
10 Thorkild Thyrring Ralt-Toyota RT1 6
Giuseppe Bossoni March-Toyota 763 6
12 Hakan Alriksson Brabham-Ford BT41/Ralt-Toyota RT1 5
13 Wolfgang Klein Ralt-BMW RT1 4
Boy Hayje Ralt-Toyota RT1 4
15 Francesco Campaci March-Toyota 743 3
Gaudenzio Mantova Ralt-Toyota RT1 3
Henrik Spellerberg GRD-Ford 374 3
18 Jochen Dauer Maco-Toyota 376 2
Lamberto Leoni March-Toyota 763 2
Rupert Keegan Chevron-Toyota B34 2
21 Fernando Sperafico Chevron B34 Ford 1
Orazio Ragaiolo March-Toyota 753 1
Jean-Louis Schlesser Modus-Toyota M1 1
Mats Nygren March-Toyota 743 1
Geoff Lees Chevron-Toyota B34 1