1976 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 24 Oct 1976
- Circuit
- Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 16
- Winner
- Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 73 | 1:43:58.86 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 72 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 72 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | 72 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 72 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 24 | 70 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 69 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 51 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 10 | 66 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 5 | 58 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Hans Binder | Wolf | 25 | 49 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 14 | 46 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | 38 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 37 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 35 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 4 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 52 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 21 | 27 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 19 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 9 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 7 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 2 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 17 | 1 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 54 | Tony Trimmer | Maki | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 69 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 68 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 0 | 11 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 83 |
| 2 | McLaren | 6 | 74 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 1 | 71 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | Penske | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Ligier | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | March | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Shadow | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Surtees | 0 | 7 |