The 1976 Six Hours of Silverstone was the third race of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 9 May 1976. It was open to Group 5 Special Production cars, Group 4 GT cars and Group 2 Touring Cars.
The race was won by John Fitzpatrick and Tom Walkinshaw driving a BMW 3.0CSL.
Official Results
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Pos
|
Class
|
No
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Team
|
Drivers
|
Chassis
|
Gap
|
Engine
|
1
|
Group 5 over 2000
|
4
|
Hermetite BMW
|
John Fitzpatrick Tom Walkinshaw
|
BMW 3.0CSL
|
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BMW S6 3,5 L
|
2
|
Group 5 over 2000
|
10
|
Kremer Racing
|
Bob Wollek Hans Heyer
|
Porsche 935
|
|
Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L
|
3
|
Group 5 over 2000
|
16
|
Egon Evertz
|
Leo Kinnunen Egon Evertz
|
Porsche 934/5
|
2 laps
|
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
|
4
|
Group 5 over 2000
|
3
|
Alpina
|
Harald Grohs Hughes de Fierlant
|
BMW 3.0CSL
|
4 laps
|
BMW S6 3,5 L
|
5
|
Group 4
|
25
|
Egon Evertz
|
Lella Lombardi Heinz Martin
|
Porsche 934
|
12 laps
|
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
|
6
|
Group 5 2000
|
54
|
Jolly Club
|
Martino Finotto Umberto Grano Renzo Zorzi
|
Ford Escort
|
18 laps
|
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
|
7
|
Group 4
|
31
|
Kenneth Leim
|
Kenneth Leim Kurt Simonsen
|
Porsche 911 RSR
|
29 laps
|
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
|
8
|
Group 5
|
24
|
Bob Neville
|
Bob Neville Derek Worthington
|
MG MGB GT V8
|
33 Laps
|
Rover V8 3,5 L
|
9
|
Group 2
|
58
|
Tony Brennan
|
Jody Carr Tony Brennan Arthur Collier
|
Ford Escort
|
40 Laps
|
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
|
10
|
Group 5 over 2000
|
9
|
Martini Racing-Porsche
|
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
|
Porsche 935
|
51 Laps
|
Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L
|
NC
|
Group 2
|
57
|
Ken Coffey
|
Ken Coffey Eric Mandron
|
Ford Escort
|
59 laps
|
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
|
DNF
|
Group 5 over 2000
|
1
|
BMW Motorsport
|
Ronnie Peterson Gunnar Nilsson Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
BMW 3,2CSL
|
|
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
|
DNF
|
Group 5 over 2000
|
2
|
Schnitzer Motorsport
|
Dieter Quester Albrecht Krebs
|
BMW 3.0CSL
|
|
BMW M30 S6 3,2L
|
DNF
|
Group 4
|
15
|
Lousi Mezanrie
|
Hubert Striebig Anne-Charlotte Verney Guy Chasseuil
|
Porsche 911 RSR
|
|
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
|
DNF
|
Group 5
|
37
|
John Cooper
|
John Cooper Nick Faure
|
Porsche 911 RSR
|
|
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
|
DNF
|
Group 2
|
51
|
Toyota Switzerland
|
Manfred Schurti Paul Keller
|
Toyota Celica
|
|
Rover V8 3,5 L
|
DNF
|
Group 5
|
22
|
Reine Wisell
|
Reine Wisell Stuart Graham
|
Chevrolet Camaro Z
|
|
Chevrolet V8 5,7l
|
DNF
|
Group 2
|
41
|
John Markey Racing
|
John Markey Wendy Markey
|
Mazda RX3
|
|
Mazda 1126 Rotary
|
DNS
|
Group 2
|
56
|
Derek McMahon
|
Derek McMahon Alec Poole
|
Ford Escort
|
|
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
|
DNF
|
Group 2
|
58
|
Tony Brennan
|
Tony Brennan Arthur Collier
|
Ford Escort
|
|
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
|
DNS
|
Group 5
|
5
|
Jean-Claude Aubriet
|
Jean-Claude Aubriet "Depnic"
|
BMW 3.0CSL
|
|
BMW S6 3,5 L
|
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6 Hour Distance | |
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1000 km Distance | |
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480 km Distance | |
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430 km Distance | |
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500 km Distance | |
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4 Hour Distance | |
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- In the past, the race was run over predefined distances, such as 500 km or 1,000 km.
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