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1976 Germany Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Nürburgring circuit. Full information

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1976 Germany Grand Prix

1976 Germany Grand Prix is 274th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Nürburgring circuit. James Hunt won the pole position and this race. Jody Scheckter and Jochen Mass also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 14 laps (320 km).

Previous race: 1976 Britain Grand Prix
Next race: 1976 Austria Grand Prix
Race Start: 1st August 1976

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1976 Germany Grand Prix

18th victory for the McLaren team
4th victory for the James Hunt
13th podium for the James Hunt
13th podium for the Jody Scheckter
6th podium for the Jochen Mass

James Hunt - Winner of the 1976 Germany Grand Prix

1976 Germany Grand Prix

McLaren M23 #11 - 1976 Germany Grand Prix winner

1976 Germany Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	James Hunt	McLaren M23, #11	9.00	1h 41m 42.7s ( 188.586 km/h )	14	Marlboro Team McLaren
2	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell P34, #3	6.00	1h 42m 10.4s ( +27.7s )	14	Elf Team Tyrrell
3	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23, #12	4.00	1h 42m 35.1s ( +52.4s )	14	Marlboro Team McLaren
4	Carlos Pace	Brabham BT45, #8	3.00	1h 42m 36.9s ( +54.2s )	14	Martini Racing
5	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus 77, #6	2.00	1h 43m 40.0s ( +1m 57.3s )	14	John Player Team Lotus
6	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham BT45, #77	1.00	1h 44m 13.0s ( +2m 30.3s )	14	Martini Racing
7	John Watson	Penske PC4, #28	0	1h 44m 16.6s ( +2m 33.9s )	14	Citibank Team Penske
8	Tom Pryce	Shadow DN5B, #16	0	1h 44m 30.9s ( +2m 48.2s )	14	Shadow Racing with Tabatip
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 312T2, #2	0	1h 45m 28.7s ( +3m 46.0s )	14	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
10	Alan Jones	Surtees TS19, #19	0	1h 45m 30.0s ( +3m 47.3s )	14	Team Surtees
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow DN5B, #17	0	1h 46m 34.4s ( +4m 51.7s )	14	Shadow Racing with Tabatip
12	Mario Andretti	Lotus 77, #5	0	1h 46m 40.8s ( +4m 58.1s )	14	John Player Team Lotus
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar FD04, #30	0	1h 47m 07.9s ( +5m 25.2s )	14	Copersucar-Fittipaldi
14	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Tyrrell 007, #40	0		13	Scuderia Gulf Rondini
15	Guy Edwards	Hesketh 308D, #25	0		13	Penthouse Rizla Racing
ab	Arturo Merzario	Williams FW05, #20	0	Brakes	3	Walter Wolf Racing
ab	Vittorio Brambilla	March 761, #9	0	Accident	1	Beta Team March
ab	Chris Amon	Ensign N176, #22	0	Withdrew	0	Team Ensign
ab	Harald Ertl	Hesketh 308D, #24	0	Accident	0	Hesketh Racing
ab	Brett Lunger	Surtees TS19, #18	0	Accident	0	Team Surtees
ab	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS5, #26	0	Gearbox	0	Ligier Gitanes
ab	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell P34, #4	0	Accident	0	Elf Team Tyrrell
ab	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT45, #7	0	Engine	0	Martini Racing
ab	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March 761, #34	0	Clutch	0	March Engineering
f	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham BT44B, #36	0	Car unavailable		RAM Racing
nq	Lella Lombardi	Brabham BT44B, #37	0			RAM Racing
nq	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees TS19, #38	0			Team Norev Racing with BS Fabrications
f	Larry Perkins	Boro 001, #39	0	Not present		HB Bewaking Alarm Systems
ab	Ronnie Peterson	March 761, #10	0	Accident	0	March Engineering
ab	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312T2, #1	0	Accident	0	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Qualifying Results for the 1976 Germany Grand Prix on the Nürburgring circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	James Hunt	McLaren M23, #11	7'06''5	Marlboro Team McLaren
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312T2, #1	7'07''4	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell P34, #4	7'08''8	Elf Team Tyrrell
4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March 761, #34	7'09''1	March Engineering
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 312T2, #2	7'09''3	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS5, #26	7'11''3	Ligier Gitanes
7	Carlos Pace	Brabham BT45, #8	7'12''0	Martini Racing
8	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell P34, #3	7'12''2	Elf Team Tyrrell
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23, #12	7'13''0	Marlboro Team McLaren
10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT45, #7	7'14''9	Martini Racing
11	Ronnie Peterson	March 761, #10	7'14''9	March Engineering
12	Mario Andretti	Lotus 77, #5	7'16''1	John Player Team Lotus
13	Vittorio Brambilla	March 761, #9	7'17''7	Beta Team March
14	Alan Jones	Surtees TS19, #19	7'19''9	Team Surtees
15	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham BT44B, #36	7'21''6	RAM Racing
16	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus 77, #6	7'23''0	John Player Team Lotus
17	Chris Amon	Ensign N176, #22	7'23''1	Team Ensign
18	Tom Pryce	Shadow DN5B, #16	7'23''3	Shadow Racing with Tabatip
19	John Watson	Penske PC4, #28	7'23''5	Citibank Team Penske
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar FD04, #30	7'28''0	Copersucar-Fittipaldi
21	Arturo Merzario	Williams FW05, #20	7'28''8	Walter Wolf Racing
22	Harald Ertl	Hesketh 308D, #24	7'30''0	Hesketh Racing
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow DN5B, #17	7'30''9	Shadow Racing with Tabatip
24	Brett Lunger	Surtees TS19, #18	7'32''7	Team Surtees
25	Guy Edwards	Hesketh 308D, #25	7'38''6	Penthouse Rizla Racing
26	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Tyrrell 007, #40	7'48''5	Scuderia Gulf Rondini
27	Lella Lombardi	Brabham BT44B, #37	7'51''1	RAM Racing
28	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees TS19, #38	8'04''2	Team Norev Racing with BS Fabrications
0	Larry Perkins	Boro 001, #39	0	HB Bewaking Alarm Systems
0	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham BT45, #77	0	Martini Racing