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Ronnie Peterson won the 1976 Italian Grand Prix

Ronnie Peterson won the 1976 Italian Grand Prix for March, ahead of Clay Regazzoni and Jacques Laffite at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Team
March
Top listed
Ronnie Peterson, Clay Regazzoni, and Jacques Laffite
Race date
September 12, 1976
Pole
Jacques Laffite
Fastest lap
Ronnie Peterson
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Ronnie Peterson finished first for March. Clay Regazzoni is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jacques Laffite 3 for Ligier.

Grid to finish

John Watson from P27 to P11 (+16), Brett Lunger from P24 to P14 (+10), and Vittorio Brambilla from P16 to P7 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Laffite started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Accident. Ronnie Peterson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.300 on lap 50. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Ronnie PetersonMarch1:30:35.6009
2Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:30:37.9006
3Jacques LaffiteLigier1:30:38.6004
4Niki LaudaFerrari1:30:55.0003
5Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:30:55.1002
6Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:31:11.3001
7Vittorio BrambillaMarch1:31:19.5000
8Tom PryceShadow1:31:28.5000
9Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:31:33.1000
10Jacky IckxEnsign1:31:48.0000
11John WatsonPenske1:32:17.8000
12Alan JonesSurtees+1 lap0
13Gunnar NilssonTeam Lotus+1 lap0
14Brett LungerSurtees+2 laps0
15Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+2 laps0
16Harald ErtlHeskethHalfshaft0
17Henri PescaroloSurtees+3 laps0
18Alessandro Pesenti-RossiTyrrell+3 laps0
19Jean-Pierre JarierShadow+5 laps0
DNFRolf StommelenBrabhamFuel system0