 His best result of the year was however, in a non-championship F2 race, when he finished 5th in the 39th Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.Late on in the season, Grob switched teams, joining Fred Opert Racing, to race their F2 Chevron-Hart B35, in a couple of Shellsport International Series races at Brands Hatch, finishing 7th and 14th.Come 1977, Grob stepped down to Formula Three, hoping that would improve his results.