The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 1976
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:18.400 | 9 | 2 | FL |
| 2 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 78 | 1:42:19.700 | 6 | 1 | Pole |
| 3 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 78 | 1:43:04.300 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 78 | 1:43:26.800 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 77 | +1 lap | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 77 | +1 lap | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 77 | +1 lap | — | 7 | |
| 8 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 77 | +1 lap | — | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 77 | +1 lap | — | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | Bob Evans | Lotus | 77 | +1 lap | — | 23 | |
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 77 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 12 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 76 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| 13 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 76 | +2 laps | — | 22 | |
| 14 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 76 | +2 laps | — | 18 | |
| 15 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 74 | +4 laps | — | 24 | |
| 16 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 73 | +5 laps | — | 19 | |
| 17 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 70 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 52 | Engine | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 49 | Engine | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 28 | Radiator | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 22 | Oil pressure | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 18 | Clutch | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 16 | Oil pressure | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 15 | Accident | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 15 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 0 | Accident | — | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:16.100 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:16.200 |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | — | — | — | 1:16.430 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:16.450 |
| 5 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | — | — | — | 1:16.640 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:16.770 |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:16.840 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:16.880 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:16.940 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:17.030 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:17.090 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:17.180 |
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | — | — | — | 1:17.250 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:17.260 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:17.350 |
| 16 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:17.400 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | — | — | — | 1:17.440 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:17.730 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:18.130 |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:18.360 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:18.400 |
| 22 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:18.820 |
| 23 | Bob Evans | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:19.350 |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:22.110 |
| 25 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:22.700 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | — |
| 5 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | — |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | — |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | — |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | — |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 10 | — |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | — |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 14 | — |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | — |
| 16 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | — |
| 18 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 19 | — |
| 20 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | — |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | — |
| 22 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 22 | — |
| 23 | Bob Evans | Lotus | 23 | — |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | — |
| 25 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 25 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 6 | 1:17.970 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 18 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | 6 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 6 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | 5 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | 5 |
| 6 | Tom Pryce | 4 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 3 |
| 8 | John Watson | 2 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | 1 |