German Grand Prix
1976 · Round 10 · Nürburg, Germany · Aug 1, 1976Race summary
Victory went to Hunt (from 1st on the grid), with a 27.7s margin. Watson made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 7th (up 12 places). Regazzoni had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 9th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 14 | 1:41:42.700 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 8 | 14 | +27.700 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 9 | 14 | +52.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 14 | +54.200 | 3 |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 14 | +1:57.300 | 2 |
| 6 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 15 | 14 | +2:30.300 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | Penske | 19 | 14 | +2:33.900 | 0 |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 18 | 14 | +2:48.200 | 0 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 5 | 14 | +3:46.000 | 0 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 14 | 14 | +3:47.300 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 23 | 14 | +4:51.700 | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 14 | +4:58.100 | 0 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 14 | +5:25.200 | 0 |
| 14 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | 26 | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 21 | 3 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 13 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | March | 11 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 4 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Chris Amon | Ensign | 17 | 0 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | 0 | Accident | 0 |