RONNIE PETERSON Opciones

[Gilles]

Muchas gracias amigo.

Que te vaya bien.

Y ya sabes, aqui estaremos esperándote.

"The crowds loved him because he, of all the men out there, was clearly working without a net"

[Lluis Fernandez]

RONNIE PETERSON


PARTE 7


1976 - The only March victory!

Grande Premio do Brasil 25:th of January 1976, Interlagos

Hunt on pole before Lauda. Fastest Lap: Jarier 2.35.07 Leaders: Regazzoni 1-8; Lauda 9-40.

Niki Lauda Ferrari wins, Patrik Depailler Tyrrell second, Tom Pryce Shadow third and Ronnie Peterson Lotus retired.


Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 6:th of March 1976, Kyalami

Hunt on pole before Lauda. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.17.97 Leaders: Lauda 1-78.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Hunt McLaren second, Mass McLaren third and Ronnie March retired.


United States Grand Prix West 28:th of March 1976, Long Beach

Regazzoni on pole before Depailler. Fastest Lap: Regazzoni 1.23.076 Leaders: Regazzoni 1-80.

Regazzoni Ferrari wins, Lauda Ferrari second, Depailler Tyrrell third and Ronnie March 10:th.


Gran Premio de Espana 2:nd of May 1976, Jarama

Hunt on pole before Lauda. Fastest Lap: Mass 1.20.93 Leaders: Lauda 1-31; Hunt 32-75.

Hunt McLaren wins, Lauda Ferrari second, Gunnar Nilsson (SWE) Lotus third and his first podium finnish. Ronnie March retired.


Grand Prix de Belgique 16:th of May 1976, Zolder

Lauda on pole before Regazzoni. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.25.98 Leaders: Lauda 1-70.

Niki Lauda Ferrari wins, Regazzoni Ferrari second, Jacques Laffite Ligier third and Ronnie March retired.


Grand Prix de Monaco 30:th of May 1976

Lauda on pole before Regazzoni. Fastest Lap: Regazzoni 1.30.28 Leaders: Lauda 1-78.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Scheckter Tyrrell second, Depailler Tyrrell third and Ronnie March retired.

Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix 13:th of June 1976, Anderstorp

Scheckter on pole before Andretti. Fastest Lap: Andretti 1.28.002 Leaders: Andretti 1-45; Scheckter 46-72.

Scheckter Tyrrell winns the only victory for the 6-wheel concept, Depailler Tyrrell second, Lauda Ferrari third and Ronnie March 7:th.




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Grand Prix de France 4:th of July 1976, Paul Ricard

Hunt on pole before Lauda. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.51.0 Leaders: Lauda 1-8; Hunt 9-54.

Hunt McLaren wins, Depailler Tyrrell second, John Watson Penske third and Ronnie March 19:th.


John Player British Grand Prix 18:th of July 1976, Brands Hatch

Lauda on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.19.91 Leaders: Lauda 1-76.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Scheckter Tyrrell second, John Watson Penske third and Ronnie March retired.


Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1:st of August 1976, Nürnburgring

Hunt on pole before Lauda. Fastest Lap: Scheckter 7.10.8 Leaders: Hunt 1-14. (Ronnie led lap 1 before race was stopped for that huge accident of Niki Lauda)

Hunt McLaren wins, Scheckter Tyrrell second, Mass McLaren third, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 5:th and Ronnie March retired.


Raiffeisen Grosser Preis von Österreich 15:th of August 1976, Österreichring

Hunt on pole before Watson. Fastest Lap: Hunt 1.35.91 Leaders: Watson 1-2, 12-54; Ronnie 3-9, 11; Scheckter 10.

John Watson Penske wins his first career victory and Penskes only victory ever and he lost his beard due to a bet with team owner Roger Penske, Laffite Ligier second, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus third and Ronnie March 6:th.


Grote Prijs van Nederland 29:th of August 1976, Zandvoort

Ronnie on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Regazzoni 1.22.59 Leaders: Ronnie 1-11; Hunt 12-75.

Hunt McLaren wins, Regazzoni Ferrari second, Andretti Lotus third and Ronnie March retired.


Gran Premio d`Italia 12:th of September 1976, Monza

Laffite on pole before Scheckter. Fastest Lap: Ronnie 1.41.3 Leaders: Scheckter 1-10; Ronnie 11-52.

Ronnie Peterson wins his only victory for March, Regazzoni Ferrari second, Laffite Ligier third and Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 13:th.



Ronnie wins for the only time this year and the only time for March.


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Labatt´s 50 Canadian Grand Prix 3:rd of October 1976, Mosport Park

Hunt on pole before Ronnie. Fastest Lap: Depailler 1.13.817 Leaders: Ronnie 1-8; Hunt 9-80.

Hunt McLaren wins, Depailler Tyrrell second, Andretti Lotus third, Ronnie March 9:th and Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 12:th.


United States Grand Prix 10:th of October 1976, Watkins Glen

Hunt on pole before Scheckter. Fastest Lap: Hunt 1.42.851 Leaders: Scheckter 1-36, 41-45; Hunt 37-40, 46-59.

Hunt McLaren wins, Scheckter Tyrrell second, Lauda Ferrari third and Ronnie March retired.


Japanese Grand Prix 24:th of October 1976, Fuji

Andretti on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Hasemi 1.18.23 Leaders: Hunt 1-61; Depailler 62-63; Andretti 64-73.

Mario Andretti Lotus wins, Depailler Tyrrell second, Hunt McLaren third, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 6:th and Ronnie March retired.


That makes the championship look like this:

James Hunt McLaren 69

Niki Lauda Ferrari 68

Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 49

10:th Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 11

12:th Ronnie Peterson March 10


The Manufacturers:

Ferrari 83

McLaren-Ford 74

Tyrrell-Ford 71