1976 New Zealand Grand Prix

  1976 New Zealand Grand Prix

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

The 1976 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 4 January 1976. The race had 20 starters.

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

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 MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8	48	+ 10 Laps
9	4	John Edmonds		Elfin MR6 / 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): [1][2]

References

1. "1976 Round 1 Pukekohe". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
2. "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 4 Jan 1976". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 2015-10-29.