Round 5 · 1976
Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerLAUFerrari · from P1
PoleLAU
Fastest lap1:25.980Lauda
Biggest gain+14Leclere P25→P11
Retirements14of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1:42:53.230 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 70 | +3.460 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 6 | +3 | 70 | +35.380 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 7 | +3 | 70 | +1:31.080 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Alan Jones JOE | Surtees | 16 | +11 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 18 | +12 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson WAT | Penske | 17 | +10 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Larry Perkins PEK | Boro | 20 | +12 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Shadow | 14 | +5 | 69 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow | 13 | +3 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Michel Leclere LEL | Wolf-Williams | 25 | +14 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Loris Kessel KES | Brabham | 23 | +11 | 63 | +7 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 11 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Chris Amon AMO | Ensign | 8 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Wolf-Williams | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 10 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 12 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham | 9 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 4 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | March | 21 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 3 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | ||
| — | March | 15 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | |||
| — | Guy Edwards EDW | Hesketh | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | March | 5 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | |||
| — | Brett Lunger LUN | Surtees | 26 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | ||
| — | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh | 24 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Neve NEV | Brabham | 19 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 22 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 5
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | 39 | |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | 15 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 15 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 10 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 8 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 8 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 7 | ▲2 |
| 8 | Tom Pryce PRY | 4 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit Zolder
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Belgian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1973 | Belgian Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 6 |