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The 1976 Six Hours of Vallelunga was the second round of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 4 April 1976 and was contested by Group 5 Special Production Cars and Group 4 Grand Touring Cars.
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The 1976 Six Hours of Vallelunga was the second round of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 4 April 1976 and was contested by Group 5 Special Production Cars and Group 4 Grand Touring Cars.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | Group 5 | 1 |  Martini Racing-Porsche | Jochen Mass  Jacky Ickx | Porsche 935 | 269 |
| Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L | ||||||
| 2 | Group 5 | 5 | Alpina | Harald Grohs  Sam Posey Hughes de Fierlant | BMW 3.0CSL | 254 |
| BMW S6 3,5 L | ||||||
| 3 | Group 5 | 23 |  Kenneth Leim | Kenneth Leim Kurt Simonsen | Porsche 911 RSR | 245 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 4 | Group 5 | 4 | Hermetite BMW |  John Fitzpatrick Tom Walkinshaw | BMW 3.0CSL | 243 |
| BMW S6 3,5 L | ||||||
| 5 | Group 4 | 12 |  Jolly Club | Giorgio Schon Giuseppe Bianco Tommasi | Porsche 934 | 242 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 6 | Group 5 | 29 | Michele di Gioia | Vittorio Bernasconi Michele di Gioia | Porsche 911 RSR | 241 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 7 | Group 4 | 9 | Brescia Corse | Girolamo Capra Ruggero Parpinelli Gabriele Gottifredi | Porsche 934 | 238 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 8 | Group 4 | 24 | Jolly Club | Renzo Zorzi Riccardo Ricci | Lancia Stratos | 238 |
| Ferrari V6 2,4L | ||||||
| 9 | Group 5 | 11 | Brescia Corse | Maurizio Micangeli Carlo Pietromarchi Mario Radicella | De Tomaso Pantera | 238 |
| Ford V8 5,8L | ||||||
| 10 | Group 5 | 14 | Georg Loos | Franco Bernabei Gianluigi Picchi | Porsche 911 RSR | 229 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 11 | Group 5 | 36 | Jolly Club | Federico D'Amore Romeo Camathias Martino Finotto | Ford Escort | 229 |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| NC | Group 4 | 8 |  Louis Meznarie | Hubert Striebig Anne-Charlotte Verney | Posche 934 | 227 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 12 | Group 5 | 34 | Mario Ruoso | Mario Ruoso "Pal Joe" | Ford Escort | 223 |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| 13 | Group 5 | 25 | Brescia Corse | Mario Radicella Germano Nataloni | Porsche 911 RSR | 202 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 21 | Lancia Corse | Vittorio Brambilla Carlo Facetti | Lancia Stratos | 185 |
| Ferrari V6 2,4L Turbo | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 2 | Schnitzer Motorsport |  Dieter Quester Albrecht Krebs | BMW 3.0CSL | 169 |
| BMW S6 3,5 L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 4 | 7 | Egon Evertz |  Leo Kinnunen Egon Evertz | Porsche 934 | 125 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 35 | Scuderia Vesuvio | Cosimo Turizio Carlo Giorgio | Ford Escort | 76 |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 27 | Jolly Club | Pelit Sergio Rombolotti Giorgio Schon | Porsche 911 RSR | 48 |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 33 | Ciro Nappi | Cosimo Turizio Ciro Nappi Riccardo Ricci | BMW 2002 | 35 |
| BMW M10 S4 2,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 32 | Jolly Club | Martino Finotto Umberto Grano Renzo Zorzi | Ford Escort | 33 |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 3 | Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek Hans Heyer | Porsche 935 | 26 |
| Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 31 | Jolly Club | Claudio Francisci Maurizio Gellini | Alfa Romeo GTV | 6 |
| Alfa Romeo S4 2,0L | ||||||
| NC | Group 4 | 15 | "Spiffero" | "Spiffero" Roberto Nardini | De Tomaso Pantera | 1 |
| Ford V8 5,8L | ||||||
| DNS | Group 5 | 22 | "Pal Joe" | Arturo Merzario "Pal Joe" | BMW 2002 | 0 |
| BMW M10 S4 2,0L |
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