1976 Season - Round 10 - 1976-08-01
James Hunt won the 1976 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) and Jochen Mass (McLaren) home for McLaren.
John Watson (Penske) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1976 German Grand Prix, completing round 10 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 8 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Carlos Pace |
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 15 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | Penske | 19 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 18 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 23 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | Finished | 0 |
| 14 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 26 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 21 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 20 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 4 | Clutch | 0 |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | Retired | 0 |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | Accident | 0 |