1976 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1976 World Sports Car Championship season was part of the 24th FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for open-cockpit sportscars. It ran from April 4, 1976 to September 19, 1976, and comprised 7 races total.

World Championship of Makes
Following the 1975 season, the FIA chose to divide the World Championship into two series that would run simultaneously. Open-cockpit sportscars would remain in the World Sports Car Championship, while production-based Group 5 cars would be part of the new World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 12 Hours of Sebring or 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship.

Season results
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.

Races
† - In the race, Ickx finished behind two Group 7 CanAm cars, but these large capacity cars were not eligible for Group 6 championship points.

Manufacturers Championships
Only the best 5 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.