Tourist Trophy 1976 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Access RAC Tourist Trophy		Date: 19.9.1976
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kms	Organiser: BRDC
Tourist Trophy
European Touring Car Championship (round 8)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	1	Derek Bell / David Hobbs	Jaguar XJ12C	Leyland Cars	1:36.7200
2^nd	5	Pierre Dieudonné / Hughes de Fierlant / Jean Xhenceval	BMW 3.0 CSL	Luigi Racing	1:38.6900
3^rd	12	Eddy Joosen / Pascal Witmeur / Alain Corbisier	BMW 3.0 CSL	Renstal Excelsior	1:39.3800
4^th	20	Stuart Graham / Reine Wisell	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Zip-Up Stagings	1:39.7700
5^th	6	Gunnar Nilsson / Martino Finotto / Umberto Grano	BMW 3.0 CSL	Luigi Racing	1:39.9200
6^th	17	Ulf Granberg / Torbjorn Valfridsson	Chevrolet Camaro	Granberg/SE Racing	1:40.2400
7^th	14	John Fitzpatrick / Jean-Louis Lafosse / Bernard Carlier	BMW 3.0 CSL	Scuderia Tornacum	1:40.3400
8^th	33	Bill Dryden / Tom Walkinshaw	Ford Capri II 3.0	Fabergé Racing with Team Castrol	1:42.0800
9^th	22	Rune Tobiasson / Yvette Fontaine / "Mac Intosh"	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Zip-Up Stagings	1:44.6000
10^th	63	Alec Poole / John Handley	Ford Escort II RS 2000	Derek McMahon Racing	1:45.6500
11^th	34	Les Blackburn / Mike Crabtree	Ford Capri II 3.0	UFO Jeans (Manns Garage)	1:46.0500
12^th	51	Peter Arm / Walter Brun	BMW 320	Alpina Eggenberger-Schweiz	1:46.2400
13^th	54	Chris Craft / Derek Bell / Andy Rouse	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Leyland Cars	1:46.9000
14^th	58	Amerigo Bigliazzi / Spartaco Dini	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	Autovama-Firenza	1:47.0100
15^th	31	Gordon Spice / Peter Clark	Ford Capri II 3.0	MM Plant Hire Ltd.	1:47.7800
16^th	44	David Brodie / Dave Matthews	Mazda RX-3	Mazda Dealer Team	1:47.9500
17^th	42	John Markey / David Palmer	Mazda RX-3	Smith Kendon Travel Sweets	1:48.2600
18^th	9	Jean-Marie Détrin / "Chavan" / Michel de Deyne	BMW 3.0 CSL	Ecurie Jemeda	1:48.5700
19^th	53	Andy Rouse / Brian Muir / David Hobbs	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Leyland Cars	1:48.8500
20^th	38	Stuart Rolt / Jody Carr	Ford Capri II 3000 GT	ShellSport	1:49.0000
21^st	48	Gerry Marshall / Peter Brock	Vauxhall Magnum 2300	Dealer Team Vauxhall	1:50.1200
22^nd	32	Vince Woodman / Jonathan Buncombe	Ford Capri II 3.0	Team Esso Uniflo	1:50.7100
23^rd	65	Martin Thomas / Marc Smith	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Martin Thomas	1:51.0900
24^th	46	Tony Lanfranchi / Richard Lloyd	Opel Commodore GS	Ottershaw Motor Co. Ltd.	1:51.4200
25^th	74	Nick Weir / Barrie Williams	Toyota Celica GT	Samuri Racing with Bradshaw Hire Plant	1:51.4200
26^th	75	Win Percy / Brian Cutting	Toyota Celica GT	Team Toyota	1:51.8700
27^th	35	Adrian Webb / Patrick Neve	Ford Capri II 3.0	Norman Reeves for Ford	1:52.0900
28^th	76	Hans Stuckenbrock / Horst Bonefeld	Toyota Celica GT	Postert Toyota Team	1:52.7400
29^th	52	Peter Ochs / Siegfried Müller, Jr.	BMW 2002 Tii	Alpina-Faltz-Essen	1:53.8400
30^th	41	Peter Slade / John Sheldon	Mazda RX-3	Smith Kendon Travel Sweets	1:54.4200
31^st	55	Julien Vernaeve / Guy Pirenne / Charles Sladden	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Scuderia Mille Miglia	1:54.9200
32^nd	37	Roger Payne / Patrick Cobb	Ford Capri	Barrie Boult	1:55.3700
33^rd	84	Rolf Hadorn / Marco Vanoli	Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior	Alpina Eggenberger-Schweiz	1:57.5400
34^th	91	Geoff Till / Phil Darbyshire	Mini 1275 GT	Charles Clark Group	1:57.8600
35^th	82	Bernard Unett / Peter Hilliard	Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior	Dependable Delivery	1:58.3300
36^th	94	Malcolm Wayne / John Myerscough	Alfa Romeo Alfasud	Westune Ltd.	1:58.8400
37^th	72	Andrew Shanks / Richard Cresswell	Chrysler Avenger 1600 GT	Autocar Racing with Bosch/Blaupunkt	1:58.9500
38^th	86	Michel Dinant / Franz Dubois	Audi 80 1.3	Team Dubois	1:59.2100
39^th	64	Ken Coffey / Peter Cartlidge	Ford Escort RS 2000	The Lep Group of Companies	1:59.3200
40^th	88	Oscar Kessler / Pierre Jamin	Datsun Cherry 120A Coupé	Oscar Kessler	1:59.7600
41^st	87	Gerry van Butsele / Daniël Rombaut	Audi 80 1.3	Team Dubois	2:01.3000
42^nd	92	Simon Kirkby / Rex Greenslade	Alfa Romeo Alfasud	Campari Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	2:01.7500
43^rd	93	Jon Dooley / Simon Kirkby	Alfa Romeo Alfasud	Campari Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	2:01.9000
44^th	43	Gordon Bruce / John Markey	Mazda RX-3	Smith Kendon Travel Sweets	2:02.2600

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
24	Reine Wisell / Stuart Graham / Brian Pepper	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Zip-Up Stagings
62	Vittorio Ciardi	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	Scar Autostrada
81	Lothar Moll / Bodo Eichner / Hans-Günter Stoffel	Fiat 128 Coupé 1300	Haribo Racing Team
83	Lothar Moll / Bodo Eichner / Peter Uhrmacher	Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior	Haribo Racing Team

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
7	Alain Corbisier	BMW 3.0 CSL	Luigi Racing
36	Adrian Webb / Brian Muir / Jeremy Nightingale	Ford Capri	Norman Reeves for Ford
56	Bob Neville / Roger Heavens / Derek Worthington	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Bob Neville
57	Tony Lanfranchi / Mick Leary / Keith Greene	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Marshal Wingfield Ltd.
59	Duilio Ghislotti / Romeo Camathias	Alfa Romeo GTV	Gulf Rondini Citta dei Mille
60	Michèle Lauria / Ugo Meloni	Alfa Romeo GTV	Operation Arc an Ciel
61	Richard Mattozza / Pierre Berger	Alfa Romeo GTV	Lov Auto
71	"Carlo" / "Speedy"	Chrysler Avenger 1600 GT	Karoly Topper
73	Willi Bergmeister / Wolfgang Wolf	VW Scirocco	Jagermeister Racing Team
85	Leo Bertorelli / Adrian Bertorelli / Peter Hilliard	Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
89	Stuart McCrudden / Stan Clark	Renault 5 TS	James Berr & Son Eng. Ltd.
95	Derek Lawrence / John Lepp	Alfa Romeo Alfasud	Mario Dellotti Ltd.