- Winner
- James Hunt
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- James Hunt, Patrick Depailler, and Mario Andretti
- Race date
- October 3, 1976
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- Patrick Depailler
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
The decisive result
James Hunt finished first for McLaren. Patrick Depailler is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Mario Andretti 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Brett Lunger from P22 to P15 (+7), Jochen Mass from P11 to P5 (+6), and Clay Regazzoni from P12 to P6 (+6) 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 8 Finished, 6 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 2 +3 laps, and 2 DNS. Patrick Depailler holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:13.817 on lap 60. 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.