It was a series for production based cars from the following FIA categories: The series ran from 21 March 1976 to 4 September 1976, and comprised seven races in total.
Following the 1975 season, the FIA chose to divide the World Championship into two series that would run simultaneously but separately.
Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship.
Discarded points are shown in the table below within brackets.
In addition to the outright championship, the FIA also awarded three divisional titles.