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 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 73 | 1:43:58.86 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 72 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 72 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 19 | JONAlan Jones | Surtees | 20 | 72 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 72 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 24 | ERTHarald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | TAKNoritake Takahara | Surtees | 24 | 70 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 69 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 51 | HASMasahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 10 | 66 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 5 | 58 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 21 | BINHans Binder | Wolf | 25 | 49 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 16 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 14 | 46 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 9 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | 38 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 34 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 37 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 35 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 28 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 4 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 52 | HOSKazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 21 | 27 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 20 | MERArturo Merzario | Wolf | 19 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 9 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 8 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 7 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 2 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 7 | PERLarry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 17 | 1 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| R | 10 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 9 | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 54 | TRITony 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 |