F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
04 / 1976 / CONSTRUCTOR DOSSIER

Team Lotus

Explore Team Lotus's 1976 Formula 1 results, drivers, podiums and constructor standings. Browse the team's recorded seasons.

British

16 Grands Prix · 4 drivers in the race record

CHAMPIONSHIPP4
OFFICIAL POINTS29
GRAND PRIX WINS1
PODIUM FINISHES5Across all race entries

The season in numbers.

30 CAR STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
POLE STARTS1Race grid position 1
AVERAGE GRID11.8
AVERAGE FINISH14.4
DID NOT FINISH17
FINISH RATE43.3%
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed car starts. Each car is counted separately. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed car starts.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -79

+5213 completed car starts with valid positions
GRANDS PRIX16

The drivers behind it.

Constructor driver contributions
DriverChampionship positionCar startsWinsPodiumsDNFsGP points in these results
Ronnie Peterson ↗P1110010
Mario Andretti ↗P61313721
Bob Evans ↗-10000
Gunnar Nilsson ↗P101502911

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. This is the driver’s overall season classification, including results with other constructors. — = not available.

Weekend by weekend.

GRAND PRIX RESULTS
Constructor race results
Round / Grand PrixDateDriverGridFinishChangeGP pointsStatus
ROUND 01Brazilian25 JanRonnie Peterson18R-10Accident
ROUND 01Brazilian25 JanMario Andretti16R-40Accident
ROUND 02South African6 MarBob Evans2310+130+1 Lap
ROUND 02South African6 MarGunnar Nilsson25R+30Clutch
ROUND 03United States Grand Prix West28 MarGunnar Nilsson8R-120Suspension
ROUND 04Spanish2 MayGunnar Nilsson73+44Finished
ROUND 04Spanish2 MayMario Andretti9R-100Gearbox
ROUND 05Belgian16 MayMario Andretti11R-90Halfshaft
ROUND 05Belgian16 MayGunnar Nilsson22R-30Accident
ROUND 06Monaco30 MayGunnar Nilsson16R+10Engine
ROUND 07Swedish13 JunMario Andretti2R-160Engine
ROUND 07Swedish13 JunGunnar Nilsson6R-180Accident
ROUND 08French4 JulMario Andretti75+22Finished
ROUND 08French4 JulGunnar Nilsson12R-140Gearbox
ROUND 09British18 JulGunnar Nilsson14R+30Engine
ROUND 09British18 JulMario Andretti3R-200Ignition
ROUND 10German1 AugGunnar Nilsson165+112Finished
ROUND 10German1 AugMario Andretti121200Finished
ROUND 11Austrian15 AugGunnar Nilsson43+14Finished
ROUND 11Austrian15 AugMario Andretti95+42Finished
ROUND 12Dutch29 AugMario Andretti63+34Finished
ROUND 12Dutch29 AugGunnar Nilsson13R-100Accident
ROUND 13Italian12 SeptGunnar Nilsson1213-10+1 Lap
ROUND 13Italian12 SeptMario Andretti14R-80Accident
ROUND 14Canadian3 OctMario Andretti53+24Finished
ROUND 14Canadian3 OctGunnar Nilsson1512+30+1 Lap
ROUND 15United States10 OctMario Andretti11R-100Suspension
ROUND 15United States10 OctGunnar Nilsson20R-30Engine
ROUND 16Japanese24 OctMario Andretti1109Finished
ROUND 16Japanese24 OctGunnar Nilsson166+101+1 Lap

A season in motion.

CLASSIFIED POSITIONS
P1P7P14P20P26R1R5R9R12R16Ronnie Peterson · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P19Mario Andretti · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P20Mario Andretti · Round 4 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P19Mario Andretti · Round 5 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P20Mario Andretti · Round 7 (Swedish Grand Prix) · P18Mario Andretti · Round 8 (French Grand Prix) · P5Mario Andretti · Round 9 (British Grand Prix) · P23Mario Andretti · Round 10 (German Grand Prix) · P12Mario Andretti · Round 11 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P5Mario Andretti · Round 12 (Dutch Grand Prix) · P3Mario Andretti · Round 13 (Italian Grand Prix) · P22Mario Andretti · Round 14 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P3Mario Andretti · Round 15 (United States Grand Prix) · P21Mario Andretti · Round 16 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P1Bob Evans · Round 2 (South African Grand Prix) · P10Gunnar Nilsson · Round 2 (South African Grand Prix) · P22Gunnar Nilsson · Round 3 (United States Grand Prix West) · P20Gunnar Nilsson · Round 4 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P3Gunnar Nilsson · Round 5 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P25Gunnar Nilsson · Round 6 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P15Gunnar Nilsson · Round 7 (Swedish Grand Prix) · P24Gunnar Nilsson · Round 8 (French Grand Prix) · P26Gunnar Nilsson · Round 9 (British Grand Prix) · P11Gunnar Nilsson · Round 10 (German Grand Prix) · P5Gunnar Nilsson · Round 11 (Austrian Grand Prix) · P3Gunnar Nilsson · Round 12 (Dutch Grand Prix) · P23Gunnar Nilsson · Round 13 (Italian Grand Prix) · P13Gunnar Nilsson · Round 14 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P12Gunnar Nilsson · Round 15 (United States Grand Prix) · P23Gunnar Nilsson · Round 16 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P6

Lower position numbers are higher on the chart. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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Team Lotus 1976 race form
RoundRonnie PetersonMario AndrettiBob EvansGunnar Nilsson
Round 1P19P20
Round 2P10P22
Round 3P20
Round 4P19P3
Round 5P20P25
Round 6P15
Round 7P18P24
Round 8P5P26
Round 9P23P11
Round 10P12P5
Round 11P5P3
Round 12P3P23
Round 13P22P13
Round 14P3P12
Round 15P21P23
Round 16P1P6

The championship record.

OFFICIAL POINTS / ROUND

Official constructor totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.

How to read these statistics

All figures refer to Team Lotus in 1976, using this constructor’s Jolpica ID. Team renames with a different ID are separate records. Podiums, starts, DNFs and averages count race entries, not weekends. A double podium counts twice. Pole starts use the final race grid, not qualifying classification. Non-starters and disqualifications are excluded from position averages and changes as appropriate; lapped finishes count as finishes. Official championship points may differ from the sum of driver race points because of sprint scoring, historical rules and penalties. Before the constructors’ championship existed, official standings and points may be unavailable. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish separately for each completed car start with valid positive positions, using only entries for this constructor in the selected season. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and pit-lane or unknown grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible entries; zero means no net change. The tooltip retains the previous calculation as Net Positions incl. DNFs. This is not an overtake count. Shared drives can produce multiple historical entries.

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