1976 Dutch Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 29 August 1976 |
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| Circuit | Zandvoort, 75 laps |
| Round | 12 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 75 | 1hr 44m 52.090s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 75 | +0.920s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 |  Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2.090s | 4 |
| 4 | -1 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +6.940s | 3 |
| 5 | +3 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +22.460s | 2 |
| 6 | +1 |  Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +45.030s | 1 |
| 7 | +7 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +56.280s | |
| 8 | +8 |  Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +6 |  Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +11 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +13 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 72 | +3 laps | |
| R |  Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | ||
| R |  Boy Hayje | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 63 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 53 | DNF | ||
| R |  Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
| R | Larry Perkins | Boro-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 40 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Conny Andersson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:21.310
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | John Watson | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 13 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Larry Perkins | Boro-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Boy Hayje | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 23 | Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Conny Andersson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Niki Lauda | 61 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 47 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 38 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 26 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 22 |
| 6 | John Watson | 19 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 16 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 14 |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | 10 |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | 10 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 12 | Carlos Pace | 7 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 6 |
| 14 | Alan Jones | 4 |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 17 |  Chris Amon | 2 |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | 1 |
| = | Ronnie Peterson | 1 |
| = | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 70 |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 52 |
| 3 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 51 |
| 4 | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 19 |
| 5 | Ligier-Matra | 16 |
| 6 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 16 |
| 7 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 |
| 9 | March-Ford Cosworth | 8 |
| 10 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 11 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 12 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
| 13 | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Conny Andersson (only start)
- Boy Hayje
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Jean-Pierre Jarier (31st driver to start 50 races, 5th French driver)
- Wins
- 5th for James Hunt
- 19th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 22nd for Clay Regazzoni
- 14th for James Hunt
- 3rd for Mario Andretti (first for Lotus, first podium since 1971)
- 217th for Ferrari
- 105th for Lotus
- 63rd for McLaren
- Poles
- 11th for Ronnie Peterson (first since 1974 and last until 1978; only pole for March)
- 5th and last for March
- Fastest laps
- 13th for Clay Regazzoni (last until 1979; last for Ferrari)
- 77th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 18th for Ronnie Peterson (first since 1974)
- 10th for James Hunt (23rd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 8th British driver)
- Points finishes
- 9th and last for Tom Pryce