1976 6 Hours of Silverstone

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (1975-1986)

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

The Porsche 935 of Martini Racing-Porsche at the 1976 6 Hours of Silverstone

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Gap
Engine
1 Group 5
over 2000
4 GermanyHermetite BMW United KingdomJohn Fitzpatrick
United KingdomTom Walkinshaw
BMW 3.0CSL
BMW S6 3,5 L
2 Group 5
over 2000
10 GermanyKremer Racing FranceBob Wollek
GermanyHans Heyer
Porsche 935
Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L
3 Group 5
over 2000
16 GermanyEgon Evertz FinlandLeo Kinnunen
GermanyEgon Evertz
Porsche 934/5 2 laps
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
4 Group 5
over 2000
3 GermanyAlpina GermanyHarald Grohs
BelgiumHughes de Fierlant
BMW 3.0CSL 4 laps
BMW S6 3,5 L
5 Group 4 25 GermanyEgon Evertz ItalyLella Lombardi
GermanyHeinz Martin
Porsche 934 12 laps
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
6 Group 5
2000
54 ItalyJolly Club ItalyMartino Finotto
ItalyUmberto Grano
ItalyRenzo Zorzi
Ford Escort 18 laps
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
7 Group 4 31 SwedenKenneth Leim SwedenKenneth Leim
SwedenKurt Simonsen
Porsche 911 RSR 29 laps
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
8 Group 5 24 United KingdomBob Neville United KingdomBob Neville
United KingdomDerek Worthington
MG MGB GT V8 33 Laps
Rover V8 3,5 L
9 Group 2 58 Republic of IrelandTony Brennan Republic of IrelandJody Carr
Republic of IrelandTony Brennan
Republic of IrelandArthur Collier
Ford Escort 40 Laps
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
10 Group 5
over 2000
9 GermanyMartini Racing-Porsche GermanyJochen Mass
BelgiumJacky Ickx
Porsche 935 51 Laps
Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L
NC Group 2 57 United KingdomKen Coffey United KingdomKen Coffey
BelgiumEric Mandron
Ford Escort 59 laps
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
DNF Group 5
over 2000
1 GermanyBMW Motorsport SwedenRonnie Peterson
SwedenGunnar Nilsson
GermanyHans-Joachim Stuck
BMW 3,2CSL
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
DNF Group 5
over 2000
2 GermanySchnitzer Motorsport AustriaDieter Quester
GermanyAlbrecht Krebs
BMW 3.0CSL
BMW M30 S6 3,2L
DNF Group 4 15 FranceLousi Mezanrie FranceHubert Striebig
FranceAnne-Charlotte Verney
FranceGuy Chasseuil
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
DNF Group 5 37 United KingdomJohn Cooper United KingdomJohn Cooper
United KingdomNick Faure
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L
DNF Group 2 51 SwitzerlandToyota Switzerland LiechtensteinManfred Schurti
SwitzerlandPaul Keller
Toyota Celica
Rover V8 3,5 L
DNF Group 5 22 SwedenReine Wisell SwedenReine Wisell
United KingdomStuart Graham
Chevrolet Camaro Z
Chevrolet V8 5,7l
DNF Group 2 41 United KingdomJohn Markey Racing United KingdomJohn Markey
United KingdomWendy Markey
Mazda RX3
Mazda 1126 Rotary
DNS Group 2 56 Republic of IrelandDerek McMahon Republic of IrelandDerek McMahon
Republic of IrelandAlec Poole
Ford Escort
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
DNF Group 2 58 Republic of IrelandTony Brennan Republic of IrelandTony Brennan
Republic of IrelandArthur Collier
Ford Escort
Ford BDG S4 2,0L
DNS Group 5 5 FranceJean-Claude Aubriet FranceJean-Claude Aubriet
France"Depnic"
BMW 3.0CSL
BMW S6 3,5 L