Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · 12 September 1976
Ronnie Peterson won the 1976 Italian Grand Prix for March from 8th on the grid, 2.3s ahead of Clay Regazzoni. John Watson gained the most places, from 27th on the grid to 11th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March Peterson 9 + Brambilla 0 + Stuck 0 | Peterson 9 + Brambilla 0 + Stuck 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Regazzoni 6 + Lauda 3 + Reutemann 0 | Regazzoni 6 + Lauda 3 + Reutemann 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ligier Laffite 4 | Laffite 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tyrrell Scheckter 2 + Depailler 1 + Pesenti-Rossi 0 + Stuppacher 0 | Scheckter 2 + Depailler 1 + Pesenti-Rossi 0 + Stuppacher 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Shadow Pryce 0 + Jarier 0 | Pryce 0 + Jarier 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Ensign Ickx 0 | Ickx 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Penske Watson 0 | Watson 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Surtees Jones 0 + Lunger 0 + Pescarolo 0 | Jones 0 + Lunger 0 + Pescarolo 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Team Lotus Nilsson 0 + Andretti 0 | Nilsson 0 + Andretti 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Hesketh Ertl 0 + Edwards 0 | Ertl 0 + Edwards 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Stommelen 0 + Pace 0 | Stommelen 0 + Pace 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | McLaren Hunt 0 + Mass 0 | Hunt 0 + Mass 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Boro Perkins 0 | Perkins 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Wolf-Williams Merzario 0 | Merzario 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson March | March | 1:30:35.600 | 52 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | +2.300s | 52 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +3.000s | 52 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda Ferrari | Ferrari | +19.400s | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +19.500s | 52 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +35.700s | 52 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla March | March | +43.900s | 52 | — | — | |
| 8 | Tom Pryce Shadow | Shadow | +52.900s | 52 | — | — | |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | Ferrari | +57.500s | 52 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx Ensign | Ensign | +1:12.400 | 52 | — | — | |
| 11 | John Watson Penske | Penske | +1:42.200 | 52 | — | — | |
| 12 | Alan Jones Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 51 | — | — | |
| 13 | Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 51 | — | — | |
| 14 | Brett Lunger Surtees | Surtees | +2 Laps | 50 | — | — | |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 50 | — | — | |
| 16 | Harald Ertl Hesketh | Hesketh | DNF Halfshaft | 49 | — | — | |
| 17 | Henri Pescarolo Surtees | Surtees | +3 Laps | 49 | — | — | |
| 18 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 49 | — | — | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow | Shadow | +5 Laps | 47 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Fuel system | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck March | March | DNF Accident | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Accident | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | James Hunt McLaren | McLaren | DNF Spun off | 11 | — | — | |
| DNF | Larry Perkins Boro | Boro | DNF Engine | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 4 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass McLaren | McLaren | DNF Ignition | 2 | — | — | |
| DNS | Guy Edwards Hesketh | Hesketh | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams | Wolf-Williams | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Otto Stuppacher Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |