- Winner
- James Hunt
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, and Jochen Mass
- Race date
- August 1, 1976
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- Jody Scheckter
- Classified drivers
- 29
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
James Hunt finished first for McLaren. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Jochen Mass 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
John Watson from P19 to P7 (+12), Jean-Pierre Jarier from P23 to P11 (+12), and Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi from P26 to P14 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. James Hunt started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 13 Finished, 6 Accident, 2 +1 lap, 2 Car seized by police, and 1 Brakes. Jody Scheckter holds the fastest-lap entry at 7:10.800 on lap 13. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.