Season
1976
World champion: James Hunt, for McLaren.
Constructor champion: Ferrari.
The 1976 Formula 1 season had 16 rounds and was won by James Hunt (McLaren), with 6 wins and 66 points. Among constructors, Ferrari took the title with 6 wins. The final round of the season was the Japanese Grand Prix.
Calendar
- 0125 January 1976Brazilian Grand PrixSão PauloWinner: Lauda
- 026 March 1976South African Grand PrixMidrandWinner: Lauda
- 0328 March 1976United States Grand Prix WestCaliforniaWinner: Regazzoni
- 042 May 1976Spanish Grand PrixMadridWinner: Hunt
- 0516 May 1976Belgian Grand PrixHeusden-ZolderWinner: Lauda
- 0630 May 1976Monaco Grand PrixMonte CarloWinner: Lauda
- 0713 June 1976Swedish Grand PrixAnderstorpWinner: Scheckter
- 084 July 1976French Grand PrixLe CastelletWinner: Hunt
- 0918 July 1976British Grand PrixKentWinner: Lauda
- 101 August 1976German Grand PrixNürburgWinner: Hunt
- 1115 August 1976Austrian Grand PrixSpielbergWinner: Watson
- 1229 August 1976Dutch Grand PrixZandvoortWinner: Hunt
- 1312 September 1976Italian Grand PrixMonzaWinner: Peterson
- 143 October 1976Canadian Grand PrixOntarioWinner: Hunt
- 1510 October 1976United States Grand PrixNew York StateWinner: Hunt
- 1624 October 1976Japanese Grand PrixOyamaWinner: Andretti
Final standings · Drivers
- 1🇬🇧James Hunt66

- 2🇦🇹Niki Lauda64

- 3🇿🇦Jody Scheckter48

- 4🇫🇷Patrick Depailler39

- 5🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni31

- 6🇺🇸Mario Andretti22

- 7🇬🇧John Watson20

- 8🇫🇷Jacques Laffite20
- 9🇩🇪Jochen Mass19

- 10🇸🇪Gunnar Nilsson11

- 11🇸🇪Ronnie Peterson10

- 12🇬🇧Tom Pryce10

- 13🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Stuck8

- 14🇧🇷Carlos Pace7

- 15🇦🇺Alan Jones7
- 16🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann3

- 17🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi3

- 18🇳🇿Chris Amon2

- 19🇮🇹Vittorio Brambilla1

- 20🇩🇪Rolf Stommelen1

Final standings · Constructors
- 1Ferrari79
- 2McLaren71
- 3Tyrrell67
- 4Team Lotus29
- 5Penske20
- 6Ligier20
- 7March19
- 8Shadow10
- 9Brabham-Alfa Romeo9
- 10Surtees7
- 11Fittipaldi3
- 12Ensign2
- 13Parnelli1