1976 Japanese Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	1	0	73	1:43:58.860Finished	9	—
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	13	+11	72	+1 Lap	6	—
3	James Hunt	McLaren	2	-1	72	+1 Lap	4	—
4	Alan Jones	Surtees	20	+16	72	+1 Lap	3	—
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	7	+2	72	+1 Lap	2	—
6	Gunnar Nilsson	Team Lotus	16	+10	72	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	+4	72	+1 Lap	0	—
8	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	22	+14	72	+1 Lap	0	—
9	Noritake Takahara	Surtees	24	+15	70	+3 Laps	0	—
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	15	+5	69	+4 Laps	0	—
11	Masahiro Hasemi	Kojima	10	-1	66	+7 Laps	0	—
R	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	5	-7	58	Overheating	0	—
R	Hans Binder	Wolf	25	+12	49	Wheel	0	—
R	Tom Pryce	Shadow	14	0	46	Physical	0	—
R	Vittorio Brambilla	March	8	-7	38	Electrical	0	—
R	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	18	+2	37	Electrical	0	—
R	Jochen Mass	McLaren	12	-5	35	Accident	0	—
R	John Watson	Penske	4	-14	33	Engine	0	—
R	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Tyrrell	21	+2	27	Tyre	0	—
R	Arturo Merzario	Wolf	19	-1	23	Gearbox	0	—
W	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	23	+2	9	Withdrew	0	—
W	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	6	-16	7	Withdrew	0	—
W	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	3	-20	2	Withdrew	0	—
W	Larry Perkins	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	17	-7	1	Withdrew	0	—
R	Ronnie Peterson	March	9	-16	0	Engine	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

Japanese Grand Prix