1976 Season - Round 14 - 1976-10-03
James Hunt won the 1976 Canadian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) home for McLaren.
Brett Lunger (Surtees) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P15 at the flag β a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1976 Canadian Grand Prix, completing round 14 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 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jody Scheckter |
| Tyrrell |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 11 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 2 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | John Watson | Penske | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 3 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 23 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 8 | Handling | 0 |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Chris Amon | Wolf | 0 | Accident | 0 |