The 1976 World Rally Championship was the fourth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, as the series revisited the same locations as the previous season. The only change in the schedule was a slight shuffle in order, with Portugal being moved up to March from July.

Lancia again repeated its title, with the Stratos HF accumulating another four rally wins, and scoring more than twice as many points as its nearest competitor, Opel. The Ascona's consistency was enough for second place overall, despite no wins. Lancia's dynasty, however, would not continue, as this was to be the last WRC title for the Stratos.

From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.

Calendar

Round Rally name Surface Dates
1 Monaco Monte Carlo Rally Mixed (Tarmac - Snow) 17–24 January
2 Sweden Swedish Rally Snow 20–22 February
3 Portugal Rally de Portugal Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) 10–14 March
4 Kenya Safari Rally Gravel 15–19 April
5 Greece Acropolis Rally Gravel 22–28 May
5 Morocco Rallye du Maroc Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) 22–27 June
7 Finland 1000 Lakes Rally Gravel 27–29 August
8 Italy Rallye Sanremo Tarmac 6–9 October
9 France Tour de Corse Tarmac 6–7 November
10 United Kingdom RAC Rally Gravel 27–30 November

Manufacturers' championship

Schedule of points by place:

Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Pos. Manufacturer Monaco
MON		 Sweden
SWE		 Portugal
POR		 Kenya
KEN		 Greece
GRC		 Morocco
MAR		 Finland
FIN		 Italy
ITA		 France
FRA		 United Kingdom
GBR		 Points
1 Italy Lancia 201020--12-202010 112
2 Germany Opel 101212-8--834 57
3 United Kingdom Ford 8-4---15--20 47
4 Sweden Saab -20----8--15 43
5 Japan Datsun --6420-6--3 39
6 Japan Toyota --15---12--8 35
7 Italy Fiat 6-----206-- 32
8 France Peugeot ---10-20--1- 31
9 France Alpine-Renault ----15---12- 27
10 Japan Mitsubishi ---20------ 20
11 Germany Porsche 4------28- 14
12 Italy Alfa Romeo 1--110----- 12
13 France Citroën -----10---- 10
14 Soviet Union Lada ----6----- 6
France Renault -----6---- 6
16 Sweden Volvo -4-------- 4
Germany BMW ----4----- 4
18 Japan Mazda --3------- 3
Germany Volkswagen ----3----- 3
20 United Kingdom British Leyland Cars ---------2 2
21 East Germany Wartburg ----1----- 1
Pos. Manufacturer Monaco
MON		 Sweden
SWE		 Portugal
POR		 Kenya
KEN		 Greece
GRC		 Morocco
MAR		 Finland
FIN		 Italy
ITA		 France
FRA		 United Kingdom
GBR		 Points

Events

1976 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1976 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars
Monaco
Rallye Monte Carlo		 17–24 January
  1. Italy Sandro Munari (6h:25m:10s)
  2. Sweden Björn Waldegård (6h:26m:37s)
  3. France Bernard Darniche (6h:31m:23s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Lancia Stratos HF
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
Sweden
Swedish Rally		 20–22 February
  1. Sweden Per Eklund (8h:08m:26s)
  2. Sweden Stig Blomqvist (8h:10m:02s)
  3. Sweden Anders Kulläng (8h:31m:10s)
  1. Saab 96 V4
  2. Saab 96 V4
  3. Opel Ascona
Portugal
Rallye de Portugal		 10–14 March
  1. Italy Sandro Munari (5h:41m:26s)
  2. Sweden Ove Andersson (5h:44m:24s)
  3. Portugal 'Mêquêpê' (6h:26m:37s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Toyota Celica
  3. Opel Kadett GT/E
Kenya
Safari Rally		 15–19 April
  1. Kenya Joginder Singh (+1m:57s penalties)
  2. Kenya Robin Ulyate (+2m:21s penalties)
  3. United Kingdom Andrew Cowan (+2m:42s penalties)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR
Greece
Acropolis Rally		 22–28 May
  1. Sweden Harry Källström (8h:43m:14s)
  2. Greece 'Siroco' (8h:48m:38s)
  3. Kenya Shekhar Mehta (9h:09m:53s)
  1. Datsun 160J
  2. Alpine-Renault A110 1800
  3. Datsun 160J
Morocco
Rallye du Maroc		 22–27 June
  1. France Jean-Pierre Nicolas (20h:20m:15s)
  2. Finland Simo Lampinen (20h:42m:52s)
  3. Italy Sandro Munari (21h:38m:38s)
  1. Peugeot 504
  2. Peugeot 504
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
Finland
1000 Lakes Rally		 27–29 August
  1. Finland Markku Alén (4h:10m:18s)
  2. Finland Pentti Airikkala (4h:11m:03s)
  3. Finland Hannu Mikkola (4h:13m:32s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Toyota Celica
Italy
Rallye Sanremo		 6–9 October
  1. Sweden Björn Waldegård (10h:27m:40s)
  2. Italy Sandro Munari (10h:27m:44s)
  3. Italy Raffaele Pinto (10h:37m:13s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Lancia Stratos HF
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
France
Tour de Corse		 6–7 November
  1. Italy Sandro Munari (8h:23m:55s)
  2. France Bernard Darniche (8h:24m:12s)
  3. France Jean-Pierre Manzagol (8h:49m:14s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Lancia Stratos HF
  3. Alpine-Renault A310
United Kingdom
RAC Rally		 27–30 November
  1. United Kingdom Roger Clark (6h:02m:26s)
  2. Sweden Stig Blomqvist (6h:07m:03s)
  3. Sweden Björn Waldegård (6h:07m:55s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Saab 99 EMS
  3. Ford Escort RS1800

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