1976 BRDC International Trophy
# 1976 BRDC International Trophy

The 28th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 11 April 1976. The 40-lap race was won from pole position by Englishman James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, who also set the fastest lap. Italian Vittorio Brambilla finished second in a March-Ford, with South African Jody Scheckter third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

## Qualifying classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 1:17.91 | |
| 2 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 1:18.76 | +0.85 |
| 3 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 1:19.20 | +1.29 |
| 4 | 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 1:19.41 | +1.50 |
| 5 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:19.70 | +1.79 |
| 6 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 1:19.80 | +1.89 |
| 7 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 1:20.12 | +2.21 |
| 8 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:20.24 | +2.33 |
| 9 | 21 | Mario Andretti | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 1:20.25 | +2.34 |
| 10 | 36 | Giancarlo Martini | Ferrari | 1:20.28 | +2.37 |
| 11 | 32 | Patrick Nève | Brabham-Ford | 1:20.38 | +2.47 |
| 12 | 33 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 1:20.84 | +2.93 |
| 13 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford | 1:21.14 | +3.23 |
| 14 | 40 | Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | 1:21.32 | +3.41 |
| 15 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 1:21.45 | +3.54 |
| 16 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford | 1:21.57 | +3.66 |
| 17 | 24 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford | 1:22.28 | +4.37 |
| 18 | 41 | Brian McGuire | Williams-Ford | 1:22.65 | +4.74 |
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## Race classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 40 | 53:04.57 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 40 | + 11.24 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | + 37.37 | 5 |
| 4 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 40 | + 42.66 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 40 | + 43.70 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 40 | + 44.07 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | Mario Andretti | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 40 | + 1:10.71 | 9 |
| 8 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 40 | + 1:28.61 | 7 |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 39 | + 1 lap | 8 |
| 10 | 36 | Giancarlo Martini | Ferrari | 39 | + 1 lap | 10 |
| 11 | 32 | Patrick Nève | Brabham-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 11 |
| 12 | 33 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 12 |
| Ret | 41 | Brian McGuire | Williams-Ford | 30 | Oil leak | 18 |
| Ret | 40 | Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | 23 | Engine | 14 |
| Ret | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 20 | Gear lever | 15 |
| Ret | 24 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford | 17 | Exhaust | 17 |
| DNS | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford | | Engine | 13 |
| DNS | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford | | Driver injured | 16 |
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