The 1976 Formula 750 season was the fourth season of the

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Formula 750 Prize. The confused results of the Venezuelan round caused the championship's final standings to be shrouded in controversy. Kawasaki's

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appeared to have won the second leg of the Venezuelan race however, the race organizers credited Yamaha's Steve Baker with the victory.

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was crowned champion, winning three races on aggregate despite not winning a single heat. If Nixon had been awarded the victory in the Venezuelan round, he would have won the world championship by one point. Nixon protested the Venezuelan results to the

, who threw out the results of the event, thus denying his appeal.

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Notes: :1. - The Daytona 200 was run as a single race rather than the aggregate of two heats that the other races used. :2. – The Venezuela 200 Miles was given non-championship status following a timekeeping error.Carter, p. 143

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Championship standings

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