The 1976 Six Hours of Silverstone was the third race of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 9 May 1976. It was open to Group 5 Special Production cars, Group 4 GT cars and Group 2 Touring Cars.
The race was won by John Fitzpatrick and Tom Walkinshaw driving a BMW 3.0CSL.
Official Results
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| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | Group 5 over 2000 |
4 |  Hermetite BMW
|
 John Fitzpatrick Tom Walkinshaw
|
BMW 3.0CSL | |
| BMW S6 3,5 L | ||||||
| 2 | Group 5 over 2000 |
10 | Kremer Racing
|
 Bob Wollek Hans Heyer
|
Porsche 935 | |
| Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L | ||||||
| 3 | Group 5 over 2000 |
16 | Egon Evertz
|
 Leo Kinnunen Egon Evertz
|
Porsche 934/5 | 2 laps |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 4 | Group 5 over 2000 |
3 | Alpina
|
Harald Grohs Hughes de Fierlant
|
BMW 3.0CSL | 4 laps |
| BMW S6 3,5 L | ||||||
| 5 | Group 4 | 25 | Egon Evertz
|
 Lella Lombardi Heinz Martin
|
Porsche 934 | 12 laps |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 6 | Group 5 2000 |
54 | Jolly Club
|
Martino Finotto Umberto Grano Renzo Zorzi
|
Ford Escort | 18 laps |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| 7 | Group 4 | 31 |  Kenneth Leim
|
Kenneth Leim Kurt Simonsen
|
Porsche 911 RSR | 29 laps |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| 8 | Group 5 | 24 | Bob Neville
|
Bob Neville Derek Worthington
|
MG MGB GT V8 | 33 Laps |
| Rover V8 3,5 L | ||||||
| 9 | Group 2 | 58 |  Tony Brennan
|
Jody Carr Tony Brennan Arthur Collier
|
Ford Escort | 40 Laps |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| 10 | Group 5 over 2000 |
9 | Martini Racing-Porsche
|
Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx
|
Porsche 935 | 51 Laps |
| Porsche Type 935 Turbo Flat-6 2,8L | ||||||
| NC | Group 2 | 57 | Ken Coffey
|
Ken Coffey Eric Mandron
|
Ford Escort | 59 laps |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 over 2000 |
1 | BMW Motorsport
|
Ronnie Peterson Gunnar Nilsson Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
BMW 3,2CSL | |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 over 2000 |
2 | Schnitzer Motorsport
|
 Dieter Quester Albrecht Krebs
|
BMW 3.0CSL | |
| BMW M30 S6 3,2L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 4 | 15 | Lousi Mezanrie
|
Hubert Striebig Anne-Charlotte Verney Guy Chasseuil
|
Porsche 911 RSR | |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 37 | John Cooper
|
John Cooper Nick Faure
|
Porsche 911 RSR | |
| Porsche Type 911 Turbo Flat-6 3,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 2 | 51 |  Toyota Switzerland
|
 Manfred Schurti Paul Keller
|
Toyota Celica | |
| Rover V8 3,5 L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 5 | 22 | Reine Wisell
|
Reine Wisell Stuart Graham
|
Chevrolet Camaro Z | |
| Chevrolet V8 5,7l | ||||||
| DNF | Group 2 | 41 | John Markey Racing
|
John Markey Wendy Markey
|
Mazda RX3 | |
| Mazda 1126 Rotary | ||||||
| DNS | Group 2 | 56 | Derek McMahon
|
Derek McMahon Alec Poole
|
Ford Escort | |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| DNF | Group 2 | 58 | Tony Brennan
|
Tony Brennan Arthur Collier
|
Ford Escort | |
| Ford BDG S4 2,0L | ||||||
| DNS | Group 5 | 5 | Jean-Claude Aubriet
|
Jean-Claude Aubriet "Depnic"
|
BMW 3.0CSL | |
| BMW S6 3,5 L |