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 categories

• Group 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 series ran from 21 March 1976 to 4 September 1976, and comprised 7 races in total.

The championship was won by Porsche.

Following the 1975 season, the FIA chose to divide the World Championship into two series that would run simultaneously but separately. Open-cockpit sportscars (formerly known as FIA Group 5 Sports Cars, now officially FIA Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars) would transfer from the World Championship for Makes to a new World Championship for Sports Cars, while production-based cars (such as the new Group 5 Special Production Cars) would contest the World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship.