Gridpedia1976 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Mar 1976
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Niki Lauda (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 78 | 1:42:18.4 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 78 | +1.3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | 78 | +45.9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | 78 | +1:08.4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 3 | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 27 | ANDMario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 | EVABob Evans | Team Lotus | 23 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | LUNBrett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 34 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | LECMichel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 22 | AMOChris Amon | Ensign | 18 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | ERTHarald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 73 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 30 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 70 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 28 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 8 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | 22 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 6 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 25 | 18 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 7 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 16 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 10 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 13 | 15 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | SCHIan Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | Accident | 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 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | John Watson | Penske | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |