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Niki Lauda won the 1976 Monaco Grand Prix

Niki Lauda won the 1976 Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Niki Lauda
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, and Patrick Depailler
Race date
May 30, 1976
Pole
Niki Lauda
Fastest lap
Clay Regazzoni
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Niki Lauda finished first for Ferrari. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Patrick Depailler 3 for Tyrrell.

Grid to finish

Tom Pryce from P15 to P7 (+8), John Watson from P17 to P10 (+7), and Michel Leclère from P18 to P11 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Niki Lauda started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 DNQ, 4 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, 4 Accident, and 3 Finished. Clay Regazzoni holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.280 on lap 60. 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
1Niki LaudaFerrari1:59:51.4709
2Jody ScheckterTyrrell2:00:2.6006
3Patrick DepaillerTyrrell2:00:56.3104
4Hans-Joachim StuckMarch+1 lap3
5Jochen MassMcLaren+1 lap2
6Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap1
7Tom PryceShadow+1 lap0
8Jean-Pierre JarierShadow+2 laps0
9Carlos PaceBrabham+2 laps0
10John WatsonPenske+2 laps0
11Michel LeclèreWolf-Williams+2 laps0
12Jacques LaffiteLigierAccident0
13Chris AmonEnsign+4 laps0
14Clay RegazzoniFerrariAccident0
DNFGunnar NilssonTeam LotusEngine0
DNFRonnie PetersonMarchAccident0
DNFJames HuntMcLarenEngine0
DNFVittorio BrambillaMarchSuspension0
DNFAlan JonesSurteesCollision0
DNFCarlos ReutemannBrabhamAccident0