1976 Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 73 | 1:43:58.860 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 72 | +1 lap | 6 | 13 | |
| 3 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 72 | +1 lap | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 72 | +1 lap | 3 | 20 | |
| 5 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 72 | +1 lap | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 72 | +1 lap | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 72 | +1 lap | — | 11 | FL |
| 8 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 72 | +1 lap | — | 22 | |
| 9 | 18 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 70 | +3 laps | — | 24 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 69 | +4 laps | — | 15 | |
| 11 | 51 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 66 | +7 laps | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 58 | Overheating | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 21 | Hans Binder | Wolf-Williams | 49 | Wheel | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 46 | Oil pressure | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 38 | Electrical | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 37 | Electrical | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 35 | Accident | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 33 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 52 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 27 | Tyre | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 23 | Gearbox | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | Withdrew | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 7 | Withdrew | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | Withdrew | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham | 1 | Withdrew | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 0 | Engine | — | 9 | |
| DNS | 21 | Masami Kuwashima | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 54 | Tony Trimmer | Maki | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:12.770 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:12.800 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:13.080 |
| 4 | John Watson | Penske | — | — | — | 1:13.290 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:13.310 |
| 6 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:13.430 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:13.640 |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | — | — | — | 1:13.720 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:13.850 |
| 10 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | — | — | — | 1:13.880 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:13.880 |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:14.050 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:14.150 |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:14.230 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:14.320 |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:14.350 |
| 17 | Larry Perkins | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:14.380 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | — | — | — | 1:14.380 |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:14.410 |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:14.600 |
| 21 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:14.650 |
| 22 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:15.260 |
| 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:15.300 |
| 24 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:15.770 |
| 25 | Hans Binder | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:17.360 |
| 26 | Masami Kuwashima | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:17.900 |
| 27 | Tony Trimmer | Maki | — | — | — | 1:30.910 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | John Watson | Penske | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 5 | — |
| 6 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 6 | — |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | — |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | — |
| 10 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | — |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 14 | — |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | — |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 16 | — |
| 17 | Larry Perkins | Brabham | 17 | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | — |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 19 | — |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | — |
| 21 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 21 | — |
| 22 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | — |
| 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | — |
| 24 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 24 | — |
| 25 | Hans Binder | Wolf-Williams | 25 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | 1:19.970 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | 69 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 68 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 39 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 31 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 22 |
| 7 | John Watson | 20 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 20 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | 19 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | 11 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | 10 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce | 10 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 8 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | 7 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | 7 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | 2 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | 1 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |