The 1976 World Championship for Makes was part of the 24th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It was a series for production based cars from the following FIA categoriesGroup 5 Special Production Cars Group 4 Special Grand Touring Cars Group 3 Series Production Grand Touring Cars Group 2 Touring Cars Group 1 Series Production Touring Cars

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid to a professional racing series where the world's largest automakers spent millions of dollars per year.