Race results
Race startMay 2, 1976 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:42:20.43 | 75 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | +30.970 | 75 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | +48.020 | 75 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 74 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign | +1 Lap | 74 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 74 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | +1 Lap | 74 | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | +1 Lap | 74 | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | +1 Lap | 74 | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | +2 Laps | 73 | 23 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +3 Laps | 72 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +3 Laps | 72 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | Larry Perkins | Boro | +3 Laps | 72 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 65 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | DNF (Electrical) | 61 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 53 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 28 | John Watson | Penske | DNF (Engine) | 51 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March | DNF (Gearbox) | 36 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 34 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | DNF (Suspension) | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | DNF (Gearbox) | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | DNF (Transmission) | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Transmission) | 3 | 19 | 0 |