1976 Season

16 rounds. Hunt won the title by 1 point over Lauda; Ferrari won the constructors' championship by 9.

1976 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Brazilian Grand Prix25 JanNiki LaudaFerrari401:45:16.78
2South African Grand Prix6 MarNiki LaudaFerrari781:42:18.4
3United States Grand Prix West28 MarClay RegazzoniFerrari801:53:18.471
4Spanish Grand Prix2 MayJames HuntMcLaren751:42:20.43
5Belgian Grand Prix16 MayNiki LaudaFerrari701:42:53.23
6Monaco Grand Prix30 MayNiki LaudaFerrari781:59:51.47
7Swedish Grand Prix13 JunJody ScheckterTyrrell721:46:53.729
8French Grand Prix4 JulJames HuntMcLaren541:40:58.60
9British Grand Prix18 JulNiki LaudaFerrari761:44:19.66
10German Grand Prix1 AugJames HuntMcLaren141:41:42.7
11Austrian Grand Prix15 AugJohn WatsonPenske541:30:07.86
12Dutch Grand Prix29 AugJames HuntMcLaren751:44:52.09
13Italian Grand Prix12 SepRonnie PetersonMarch521:30:35.6
14Canadian Grand Prix3 OctJames HuntMcLaren801:40:09.626
15United States Grand Prix10 OctJames HuntMcLaren591:42:40.742
16Japanese Grand Prix24 OctMario AndrettiTeam Lotus731:43:58.86
1976 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1James HuntBritishMcLaren69
2Niki LaudaAustrianFerrari68−1
3Jody ScheckterSouth AfricanTyrrell49−20
4Patrick DepaillerFrenchTyrrell39−30
5Clay RegazzoniSwissFerrari31−38
6Mario AndrettiAmericanTeam Lotus22−47
7John WatsonBritishPenske20−49
8Jacques LaffiteFrenchLigier20−49
9Jochen MassGermanMcLaren19−50
10Gunnar NilssonSwedishTeam Lotus11−58
11Ronnie PetersonSwedishMarch10−59
12Tom PryceBritishShadow10−59
13Hans-Joachim StuckGermanMarch8−61
14Carlos PaceBrazilianBrabham-Alfa Romeo7−62
15Alan JonesAustralianSurtees7−62
16Carlos ReutemannArgentineFerrari3−66
17Emerson FittipaldiBrazilianFittipaldi3−66
18Chris AmonNew ZealanderWolf2−67
19Vittorio BrambillaItalianMarch1−68
20Rolf StommelenGermanBrabham-Alfa Romeo1−68
21Harald ErtlAustrianHesketh0−69
22Jean-Pierre JarierFrenchShadow0−69
23Jacky IckxBelgianEnsign0−69
24Larry PerkinsAustralianBrabham-Alfa Romeo0−69
25Henri PescaroloFrenchSurtees0−69
26Arturo MerzarioItalianWolf0−69
27Noritake TakaharaJapaneseSurtees0−69
28Renzo ZorziItalianWilliams0−69
29Michel LeclèreFrenchWolf0−69
30Brett LungerAmericanSurtees0−69
31Bob EvansBritishBrabham-Ford0−69
32Alessandro Pesenti-RossiItalianTyrrell0−69
33Ingo HoffmannBrazilianFittipaldi0−69
34Masahiro HasemiJapaneseKojima0−69
35Lella LombardiItalianBrabham-Ford0−69
36Loris KesselSwissBrabham-Ford0−69
37Alex RibeiroBrazilianHesketh0−69
38Warwick BrownAustralianWolf0−69
39Guy EdwardsBritishHesketh0−69
40Patrick NèveBelgianEnsign0−69
41Hans BinderAustrianWolf0−69
42Boy LungerDutchPenske0−69
43Kazuyoshi HoshinoJapaneseTyrrell0−69
44Ian AshleyBritishBRM0−69
45Conny AnderssonSwedishSurtees0−69
46Ian ScheckterSouth AfricanTyrrell0−69
47Tony TrimmerBritishMaki0−69
48Otto StuppacherAustrianTyrrell0−69
49Jac NellemanDanishBrabham-Ford0−69
50Emilio ZapicoSpanishWilliams0−69
51Emilio de VillotaSpanishBrabham-Ford0−69
52Divina GalicaBritishSurtees0−69
53Damien MageeBritishBrabham-Ford0−69
54Mike WildsBritishShadow0−69
1976 constructors' championship standings
PosTeamPtsGap
1Ferrari83
2McLaren74−9
3Tyrrell71−12
4Team Lotus29−54
5Penske20−63
6Ligier20−63
7March19−64
8Shadow10−73
9Brabham-Alfa Romeo9−74
10Surtees7−76
11Fittipaldi3−80
12Ensign2−81
13Parnelli1−82
14Hesketh0−83
15Wolf0−83
16Boro0−83
17Williams0−83
18Kojima0−83
19Brabham-Ford0−83
20BRM0−83
21Maki0−83