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1976 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 14 laps
Round10 of 16
Race numbers

The 1976 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 274th World Championship race
  • 24th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 22nd World Championship race at Nurburgring (last until 1984)
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth141hr 41m 42.700s9
2+6(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth14+27.700s6
3+6(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth14+52.400s4
4+3(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo14+54.200s3
5+11(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth14+1m 57.300s2
6+9(DEU) Rolf StommelenBrabham-Alfa Romeo14+2m 30.300s1
7+12(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth14+2m 33.900s 
8+10(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth14+2m 48.200s 
9-4(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari14+3m 46.000s 
10+4(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth14+3m 47.300s 
11+12(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth14+4m 51.700s 
12 (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth14+4m 58.100s 
13+7(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth14+5m 25.200s 
14+12(ITA) Alessandro Pesenti-RossiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)13+1 lap 
15+10(GBR) Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford Cosworth13+1 lap 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioWilliams-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo0DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra0DNF 
R (NZL) Chris AmonEnsign-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari0DNF 
R (USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 7:06.500

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
2(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
3(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
4(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
5(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
6(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
7(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo
8(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
9(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo
11(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth
12(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
13(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
14(AUS) Alan JonesSurtees-Ford Cosworth
15(DEU) Rolf StommelenBrabham-Alfa Romeo
16(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth
17(NZL) Chris AmonEnsign-Ford Cosworth
18(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth
20(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Arturo MerzarioWilliams-Ford Cosworth
22(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
24(USA) Brett LungerSurtees-Ford Cosworth
25(GBR) Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford Cosworth
26(ITA) Alessandro Pesenti-RossiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ITA) Lella LombardiBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(FRA) Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda61
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter36
3(GBR) James Hunt35
4(FRA) Patrick Depailler26
5(CHE) Clay Regazzoni16
6(DEU) Jochen Mass14
7(GBR) John Watson10
8(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
9(GBR) Tom Pryce7
10(BRA) Carlos Pace7
11(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson6
12(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck6
13(AUS) Alan Jones4
14(ARG) Carlos Reutemann3
15(USA) Mario Andretti3
16(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi3
17(NZL) Chris Amon2
18(DEU) Rolf Stommelen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari64
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth49
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth40
4Penske-Ford Cosworth10
5Ligier-Matra10
6Brabham-Alfa Romeo9
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth8
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth7
9March-Ford Cosworth6
10Surtees-Ford Cosworth4
11Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth3
12Ensign-Ford Cosworth2
13Parnelli-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Last start
Chris Amon (last New Zealander driver to start a race until 1980)
Milestone race start
250th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 250 races)
Wins
4th for James Hunt
18th for McLaren
Podiums
13th for James Hunt & Jody Scheckter
6th for Jochen Mass
61st & 62nd for McLaren
53rd for Tyrrell
Poles
5th for James Hunt
9th for McLaren
Fastest laps
3rd for Jody Scheckter (first since 1974; last for Tyrrell)
15th for Tyrrell
Front row starts
27th for Niki Lauda
8th for James Hunt
Points finishes
7th and last for Rolf Stommelen
Pole & win
3rd for James Hunt