German Grand Prix 1976

Nürburgring
Nürburg
1 August 1976
14 laps
319.7 km
22.810 km a lap

Pole positionJames HuntMcLaren · 7:06.500
Fastest lapJody Scheckter7:10.800 · lap 13
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	James Hunt	11	McLaren · Ford	1	14	1:41:42.700	9
2	Jody Scheckterfastest lap	3	Tyrrell · Ford	8	14	+27.700	6
3	Jochen Mass	12	McLaren · Ford	9	14	+52.400	4
4	Carlos Pace	8	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	7	14	+54.200	3
5	Gunnar Nilsson	6	Lotus · Ford	16	14	+1:57.300	2
6	Rolf Stommelen	77	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	15	14	+2:30.300	1
7	John Watson	28	Penske · Ford	19	14	+2:33.900
8	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow · Ford	18	14	+2:48.200
9	Clay Regazzoni	2	Ferrari	5	14	+3:46.000
10	Alan Jones	19	Surtees · Ford	14	14	+3:47.300
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow · Ford	23	14	+4:51.700
12	Mario Andretti	5	Lotus · Ford	12	14	+4:58.100
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	Fittipaldi · Ford	20	14	+5:25.200
14	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	40	Tyrrell · Ford	26	13	+1 lap
15	Guy Edwards	25	Hesketh · Ford	25	13	+1 lap
DNF	Arturo Merzario	20	Wolf-Williams · Ford	21	3	Brakes
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	9	March · Ford	13	1	Accident
DNF	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	3	0	Accident
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	7	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	10	0	Fuel system
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	10	March · Ford	11	0	Accident
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	March · Ford	4	0	Clutch
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	6	0	Gearbox
DNF	Chris Amon	22	Ensign · Ford	17	0	Withdrew
DNF	Niki Lauda	1	Ferrari	2	0	Accident
DNF	Brett Lunger	18	Surtees · Ford	24	0	Accident
DNF	Harald Ertl	24	Hesketh · Ford	22	0	Accident
DNS	Rolf Stommelen	36	Brabham · Ford	–		Car seized by police
DNQ	Lella Lombardi	37	Brabham · Ford	–		Car seized by police
DNQ	Henri Pescarolo	38	Surtees · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	James Hunt	McLaren	7:06.500
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	7:07.400	+0.900
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	7:08.800	+2.300
4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	7:09.100	+2.600
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	7:09.300	+2.800
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7:11.300	+4.800
7	Carlos Pace	Brabham	7:12.000	+5.500
8	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	7:12.200	+5.700
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren	7:13.000	+6.500
10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	7:14.900	+8.400
11	Ronnie Peterson	March	7:14.900	+8.400
12	Mario Andretti	Lotus	7:16.100	+9.600
13	Vittorio Brambilla	March	7:17.700	+11.200
14	Alan Jones	Surtees	7:19.900	+13.400
15	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham	7:21.600	+15.100
16	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	7:23.000	+16.500
17	Chris Amon	Ensign	7:23.100	+16.600
18	Tom Pryce	Shadow	7:23.300	+16.800
19	John Watson	Penske	7:23.500	+17.000
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	7:28.000	+21.500
21	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	7:28.800	+22.300
22	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	7:30.000	+23.500
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	7:30.900	+24.400
24	Brett Lunger	Surtees	7:32.700	+26.200
25	Guy Edwards	Hesketh	7:38.600	+32.100
26	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Tyrrell	7:48.500	+42.000
27	Lella Lombardi	Brabham	7:51.100	+44.600
28	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	8:04.200	+57.700

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jody Scheckter	13	7:10.800

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 10
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Niki Lauda	61
2	Jody Scheckter	36
3	James Hunt	35
4	Patrick Depailler	26
5	Clay Regazzoni	16
6	Jochen Mass	14	▲2
7	John Watson	10	▼1
8	Jacques Laffite	10	▼1
9	Tom Pryce	7
10	Carlos Pace	7	▲2

Constructors' championship after round 10
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	64
2	Tyrrell	49
3	McLaren	40
4	Penske	10
5	Ligier	10
6	Brabham	9	▲2
7	Lotus	8
8	Shadow	7	▼2
9	March	6
10	Surtees	4