Round 10 · 1 August 1976
1976 German Grand Prix: results
James Hunt (McLaren) won the 1976 German Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship, held on 1 August 1976 at Nürburgring (Germany), starting from position 1. Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) and Jochen Mass (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:41:42.700 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 8 | +27.700 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 9 | +52.400 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | +54.200 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | +117.300 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 15 | +150.300 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | John Watson | Penske | 19 | +153.900 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 18 | +168.200 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 5 | +226.000 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 14 | +227.300 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 23 | +291.700 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | +298.100 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | +325.200 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 26 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 21 | — | — | Brakes |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 20 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 11 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 4 | — | — | Clutch |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | — | — | Retired |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Accident |
| 25 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | — | — | Accident |