Japanese Grand Prix 1976
Fuji
24 October
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford 73 1h43m58.86s 9 1
2 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 Ford 72 - 6 13
3 11 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford 72 - 4 2
4 19 Alan Jones AUS Durex/Theodore Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 72 - 3 20
5 02 Clay Regazzoni CH Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 72 - 2 7
6 06 Gunnar Nilsson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford 72 - 1 16
7 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS5 Matra 72 - - 11
8 24 Harald Ertl AUT Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308D Ford 72 - - 22
9 18 Noritake Takahara JAP Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 70 - - 24
10 17 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B Ford 69 - - 15
11 51 Masahiro Hasemi JAP Kojima Engineering Kojima KE007 Ford 66 - - 10
R 03 Jody Scheckter ZA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 Ford 58 Overheating - 5
R 21 Hans Binder AUT Walter Wolf Racing Williams FW05 Ford 49 Wheel Bearing - 25
R 16 Tom Pryce GBR Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford 46 Engine - 14
R 09 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team March March 761 Ford 38 Engine - 8
R 34 Hans Joachim Stuck GER March Engineering March 761 Ford 37 Electrics - 18
R 12 Jochen Mass GER Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford 35 Accident - 12
R 28 John Watson GBR Citibank Team Penske Penske PC4 Ford 33 Engine - 4
R 52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino JAP Heros Racing Tyrrell 007 Ford 27 Tyres - 21
R 20 Arturo Merzario ITA Walter Wolf Racing Williams FW05 Ford 23 Gearbox - 19
R 30 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD04 Ford 9 Withdrew - 23
R 08 Carlos Pace BRA Martini Racing Brabham BT45 Alfa Roméo 7 Withdrew - 6
R 01 Niki Lauda AUT Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 2 Withdrew - 3
R 07 Larry Perkins AUS Martini Racing Brabham BT45 Alfa Roméo 1 Withdrew - 17
R 10 Ronnie Peterson SWE Lavazza March March 761 Ford 0 Engine - 9
DNS 21 Masami Kuwashima JAP Walter Wolf Racing Williams FW05 Ford - - - 26
DNQ 54 Tony Trimmer GBR Maki Engineering Maki F102A Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
James Hunt1-6161
Patrick Depailler62-632
Mario Andretti64-7310

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m12.77s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m18.23s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 James Hunt GBR 69
2 Niki Lauda AUT 68
3 Jody Scheckter ZA 49
4 Patrick Depailler FRA 39
5 Clay Regazzoni CH 31
6 Mario Andretti USA 22