1976 German Grand Prix

1976 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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Race details
Date 1 August 1976
Official name XXXVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland[1]
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.835 km (14.19 miles)
Distance 14 laps, 319.690 km (198.65 miles)
Weather Rain at start, later drying
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Ford
Time 7:06.5[2]
Fastest lap
Driver South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford
Time 7:10.8 on lap 13[3]
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1976 German Grand Prix (formally the XXXVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on 1 August 1976.[4] It was the scene of reigning world champion Niki Lauda's near-fatal accident, and the last Formula One race to be held on the Nordschleife section of the track. The 14-lap race was the tenth round of the 1976 Formula One season and was won by James Hunt.

  1. ^ "1976 German GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 135. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  3. ^ Lang (1983), p. 138.
  4. ^ "1976 German Grand Prix Entry list".