The 1976 German Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, 1 August 1976. James Hunt started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and was the race winner.
1976 German Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 14 | 1:41:42.700 | 1:41:42.700 | - | - | 7:11.100 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +27.700 | 1:42:10.400 | +27.700 | +27.700 | 7:10.800 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +52.400 | 1:42:35.100 | +52.400 | +24.700 | 7:12.900 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 14 | +54.200 | 1:42:36.900 | +54.200 | +1.800 | 7:11.200 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +1:57.300 | 1:43:40.000 | +1:57.300 | +1:03.100 | 7:14.500 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 77 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 14 | +2:30.300 | 1:44:13.000 | +2:30.300 | +33.000 | 7:18.800 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +2:33.900 | 1:44:16.600 | +2:33.900 | +3.600 | 7:19.500 | 13 | 19 | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +2:48.200 | 1:44:30.900 | +2:48.200 | +14.300 | 7:21.300 | 12 | 18 | |
| 9 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 14 | +3:46.000 | 1:45:28.700 | +3:46.000 | +57.800 | 7:11.100 | 11 | 5 | |
| 10 | 19 | Alan Jones | Australia | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +3:47.300 | 7:19.600 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +4:51.700 | 1:46:34.400 | +4:51.700 | 7:28.800 | 8 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +4:58.100 | 1:46:40.800 | +4:58.100 | +6.400 | 7:14.900 | 9 | 12 | |
| 13 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +5:25.200 | 1:47:07.900 | +5:25.200 | +27.100 | 7:30.900 | 7 | 20 | |
| 14 | 40 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 13 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 7:42.800 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 15 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 13 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 7:43.000 | 12 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Wolf-Williams | Goodyear | 3 | Brakes | 7:40.500 | 2 | 21 | ||||
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Accident | 7:47.900 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 3 | |||||||
| DNF | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | Accident | 10 | |||||||
| DNF | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | Clutch | 11 | |||||||
| DNF | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | Gearbox | 4 | |||||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | Fuel System | 6 | |||||||
| DNF | 22 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 17 | |||||||
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | Withdrew | 2 | |||||||
| DNF | 18 | Brett Lunger | United States | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 24 | |||||||
| DNF | 24 | Harald Ertl | Austria | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 22 | |||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Lella Lombardi | Italy | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Surtees Ford | Goodyear |