The 1976 Indonesian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the

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on 24 October 1976.Chris Witty, MacDonald sets 'em alight, Autosport, 4 November 1976, page 8 It was the inaugural

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. The race was Round 3 of the 1976 Rothmans International Far East Series, which was open to

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cars.Lawrence's Rothmans title, Autosport, 6 January 1977, page 5 There were 14 entries in total, but only 12 drivers started the race. The race was won by John MacDonald, driving a

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. He also set the fastest lap of the race, in a time of 1:44.6.

Race results

References

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October 1976 sports events in Asia