1976 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Aug 1976
- Circuit
- Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
- Round
- 10 of 16
- Winner
- James Hunt (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 14 | 1:41:42.7 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 8 | 14 | +27.7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 9 | 14 | +52.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 14 | +54.2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 14 | +1:57.3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 77 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 15 | 14 | +2:30.3 | 1 | |
| 7 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 19 | 14 | +2:33.9 | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 18 | 14 | +2:48.2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 5 | 14 | +3:46.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 14 | 14 | +3:47.3 | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 23 | 14 | +4:51.7 | 0 | |
| 12 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 14 | +4:58.1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 14 | +5:25.2 | 0 | |
| 14 | 40 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 26 | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 21 | 3 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 13 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 11 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 4 | 0 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | 0 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 61 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 36 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | John Watson | Penske | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 7 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 64 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 49 |
| 3 | McLaren | 3 | 40 |
| 4 | Penske | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Shadow | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | March | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Surtees | 0 | 4 |