Cika jumla mai zuwa: Akwai damuwa daga direbobi a cikin
GMP na Jamus da aka gudanar a almara Nordschleife game da aminci na waƙa. Yankin Nordschleife mai tsaunuka na Nürburgring yana da nisan mil 14 (kilomita 23) <unk> kusan sau 3 ya fi Interlagos, madaidaiciyar madaidaiciya a kan kalanda kuma sau 7 ya fi tsayi fiye da titin titin Monaco kuma girmansa yana nufin kusan ba zai yuwu a tsara shi zuwa ƙa'idodin ka'idojin 1976 ba - masu shirya ba su da niyyar ko iya samar da har zuwa sau 4 na marshals, sabis na likita da masu kashe gobara da ake buƙata a wannan hanyar fiye da kowane hanyar F1. A ƙarshe, duk direbobi sun yanke shawarar yin tsere, kuma ba abin mamaki ba ne cewa Hunt da Lauda sun kasance a jere na farko, direban Burtaniya a kan pole, tare da Depailler yana jagorantar jere na biyu. A farkon, a kan wani damp amma bushewa hanya, sake shi ne Regazzoni wanda ya fara daga mafi kyau, alhãli kuwa Lauda ya jinkirin da kuma rasa mai yawa wurare. Regazzoni ya jagoranci daga Hunt amma ya juya kuma ya fadi zuwa na hudu. A ƙarshen zagayen farko, sama da mintuna takwas bayan fara tseren yawancin direbobi sun yanke shawarar shiga rami don taya mai bushewa. Wannan ya bar McLaren na Mass yana jagorantar Gunnar Nilsson.