1976 Italian Grand Prix

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1976 Italian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	September 12, 1976
Official name	XLVII Gran Premio d'Italia[1]
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.800 km (3.604 miles)
Distance	52 laps, 301.6 km (187.2 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra
Time	1:41.35[2]
Fastest lap
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
Time	1:41.3 on lap 50[3]
Podium
First	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra
Lap leaders

The 1976 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy on 12 September 1976.^[4] The race, contested over 52 laps, was the thirteenth round of the 1976 Formula One season. It was also the 45th running of the Italian Grand Prix, the 23rd which was a part of the World Championship. Ronnie Peterson took the March team's last victory in Formula One, and his only with the team. Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni finished the race in second position and polesitter Jacques Laffite completed the podium for Ligier. This was the last time Ferrari entered more than two cars for a race.

The race saw the return of World Championship leader Niki Lauda to the sport after his serious crash at the German Grand Prix - he finished this race in fourth place.