1976 / ROUND 16

Japanese Grand Prix

1976-10-24 · Fuji Speedway

WinnerMario AndrettiPublished race classification

Official poleMario AndrettiSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance318.207 km73 laps

Race entries27Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1	1	73	1:43:58.860	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	13	13	72	+1 lap	6
3	James Hunt	McLaren	2	2	72	+1 lap	4
4	Alan Jones	Surtees	20	20	72	+1 lap	3
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	7	7	72	+1 lap	2
6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	16	16	72	+1 lap	1
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	11	72	+1 lap	0
8	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	22	22	72	+1 lap	0
9	Noritake Takahara	Surtees	24	24	70	+3 laps	0
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	15	15	69	+4 laps	0
11	Masahiro Hasemi	Kojima	10	10	66	+7 laps	0
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	5	5	58	Overheating	0
DNF	Hans Binder	Wolf-Williams	25	25	49	Wheel	0
DNF	Tom Pryce	Shadow	14	14	46	Oil pressure	0
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	March	8	8	38	Electrical	0
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	18	18	37	Electrical	0
DNF	Jochen Mass	McLaren	12	12	35	Accident	0
DNF	John Watson	Penske	4	4	33	Engine	0
DNF	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Tyrrell	21	21	27	Tyre	0
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Wolf-Williams	19	19	23	Gearbox	0
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	23	23	9	Withdrew	0
DNF	Carlos Pace	Brabham	6	6	7	Withdrew	0
DNF	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	3	3	2	Withdrew	0
DNF	Larry Perkins	Brabham	17	17	1	Withdrew	0
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	March	9	9	0	Engine	0
DNS	Masami Kuwashima	Wolf-Williams	26	—	—	DNS	0
DNQ	Tony Trimmer	Maki	27	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Mario Andretti	1:12.770
2	James Hunt	1:12.800
3	Niki Lauda	1:13.080
4	John Watson	1:13.290
5	Jody Scheckter	1:13.310
6	Carlos Pace	1:13.430
7	Clay Regazzoni	1:13.640
8	Vittorio Brambilla	1:13.720
9	Ronnie Peterson	1:13.850
10	Masahiro Hasemi	1:13.880
11	Jacques Laffite	1:13.880
12	Jochen Mass	1:14.050
13	Patrick Depailler	1:14.150
14	Tom Pryce	1:14.230
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:14.320
16	Gunnar Nilsson	1:14.350
17	Larry Perkins	1:14.380
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1:14.380
19	Arturo Merzario	1:14.410
20	Alan Jones	1:14.600
21	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1:14.650
22	Harald Ertl	1:15.260
23	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:15.300
24	Noritake Takahara	1:15.770
25	Hans Binder	1:17.360
26	Masami Kuwashima	1:17.900
27	Tony Trimmer	1:30.910

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.