1976 Canadian Grand Prix
- Date
- 3 Oct 1976
- Circuit
- Mosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada
- Round
- 14 of 16
- Winner
- James Hunt (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 80 | 1:40:09.626 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | 80 | +6.331 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 80 | +10.366 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 7 | 80 | +19.745 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 11 | 80 | +41.811 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 12 | 80 | +46.256 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 80 | +46.472 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 6 | 80 | +1:12.957 | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 2 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 13 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 15 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 3 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 22 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 19 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 18 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 21 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 23 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | 43 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 41 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 8 | 36 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 24 | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | PL | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 21 | Chris Amon | Wolf | PL | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Otto Stuppacher | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 64 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 5 | 56 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 33 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1 | 10 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 77 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 61 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 1 | 59 |
| 4 | Ligier | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Penske | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | March | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Shadow | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Surtees | 0 | 4 |