1976 World Champion James Hunt crashed out two laps later, an unhappy end to his last race for McLaren, with whom he had had so much success, as it was known that the following year he would move to Wolf to replace Scheckter.
O Campión do Mundo de 1976 James Hunt estrelouse dúas voltas máis tarde, un triste final para a súa última carreira con McLaren, co que tivera tanto éxito, xa que se sabía que ao ano seguinte fichara por Wolf para substituir a Scheckter.