Race results
Race startAugust 15, 1976 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 1:30:07.86 | 54 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +10.790 | 54 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | +11.980 | 54 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | +12.440 | 54 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +21.490 | 54 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | +34.340 | 54 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | +59.450 | 54 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +1 Lap | 53 | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | +2 Laps | 52 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 51 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 51 | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | +4 Laps | 50 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Hans Binder | Ensign | DNF (Throttle) | 47 | 19 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | +10 Laps | 44 | 25 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | DNF (Accident) | 43 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Accident) | 43 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 40 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | DNF (Fuel pump) | 40 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | DNF (Fuel system) | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | DNF (Accident) | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | DNF (Brakes) | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Clutch) | 0 | 14 | 0 |