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1976 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
16/16
Date
Oct 24, 1976 at 00:00
Location
Oyama, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
4.359 m
Race distance
318.207 km
Andretti
Winner
1:43:58.860
Winning time
Andretti
Pole position
Laffite
Fastest lap
1:19.970
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:43:58.860 | 1st | 73 | 9 |
| 2 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 13th | 72 | 6 |
| 3 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | +1 lap | 2nd | 72 | 4 |
| 4 | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | +1 lap | 20th | 72 | 3 |
| 5 | #2 Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1 lap | 7th | 72 | 2 |
| 6 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | +1 lap | 16th | 72 | 1 |
| 7 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 lap | 11th | 72 | |
| 8 | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +1 lap | 22nd | 72 | |
| 9 | #18 Noritake Takahara | Surtees | +3 laps | 24th | 70 | |
| 10 | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | +4 laps | 15th | 69 | |
| 11 | #51 Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | +7 laps | 10th | 66 | |
| DNF | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Overheating | 5th | 58 | |
| DNF | #21 Hans Binder | Wolf-Williams | Wheel | 25th | 49 | |
| DNF | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | Oil pressure | 14th | 46 | |
| DNF | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | Electrical | 8th | 38 | |
| DNF | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Electrical | 18th | 37 | |
| DNF | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | Accident | 12th | 35 | |
| DNF | #28 John Watson | Penske | Engine | 4th | 33 | |
| DNF | #52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | Tyre | 21st | 27 | |
| DNF | #20 Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | Gearbox | 19th | 23 | |
| DNF | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Withdrew | 23rd | 9 | |
| DNF | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham | Withdrew | 6th | 7 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Withdrew | 3rd | 2 | |
| DNF | #7 Larry Perkins | Brabham | Withdrew | 17th | 1 | |
| DNF | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | Engine | 9th | 0 | |
| DNS | #21 Masami Kuwashima | Wolf-Williams | ||||
| DNQ | #54 Tony Trimmer | Maki |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:12.770 | |
| 2 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:12.800 | +0.030 |
| 3 | #1 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:13.080 | +0.310 |
| 4 | #28 John Watson | Penske | 1:13.290 | +0.520 |
| 5 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:13.310 | +0.540 |
| 6 | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1:13.430 | +0.660 |
| 7 | #2 Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:13.640 | +0.870 |
| 8 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | 1:13.720 | +0.950 |
| 9 | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:13.850 | +1.080 |
| 10 | #51 Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 1:13.880 | +1.110 |
| 11 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:13.880 | +1.110 |
| 12 | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:14.050 | +1.280 |
| 13 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:14.150 | +1.380 |
| 14 | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | 1:14.230 | +1.460 |
| 15 | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1:14.320 | +1.550 |
| 16 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:14.350 | +1.580 |
| 17 | #7 Larry Perkins | Brabham | 1:14.380 | +1.610 |
| 18 | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:14.380 | +1.610 |
| 19 | #20 Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 1:14.410 | +1.640 |
| 20 | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | 1:14.600 | +1.830 |
| 21 | #52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 1:14.650 | +1.880 |
| 22 | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 1:15.260 | +2.490 |
| 23 | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:15.300 | +2.530 |
| 24 | #18 Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 1:15.770 | +3.000 |
| 25 | #21 Hans Binder | Wolf-Williams | 1:17.360 | +4.590 |
| 26 | #21 Masami Kuwashima | Wolf-Williams | 1:17.900 | +5.130 |
| 27 | #54 Tony Trimmer | Maki | 1:30.910 | +18.140 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:19.970 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 8 | 69 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 9 | 68 | -1 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 5 | 49 | -20 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 7 | 39 | -30 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 4 | 31 | -38 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | 3 | 22 | -47 |
| 7 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 3 | 20 | -49 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 3 | 20 | -49 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 2 | 19 | -50 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 0 | 2 | 11 | -58 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1 | 1 | 10 | -59 |
| 12 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 1 | 10 | -59 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 0 | 0 | 8 | -61 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 7 | -62 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 0 | 0 | 7 | -62 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -66 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 3 | -66 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | Wolf-Williams | 0 | 0 | 2 | -67 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 1 | -68 |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 0 | 0 | 1 | -68 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | 13 | 83 | |
| 2 | McLaren | Ford | 6 | 10 | 74 | -9 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 12 | 71 | -12 |
| 4 | Lotus | Ford | 1 | 5 | 29 | -54 |
| 5 | Penske | Ford | 1 | 3 | 20 | -63 |
| 6 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 3 | 20 | -63 |
| 7 | March | Ford | 1 | 1 | 19 | -64 |
| 8 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 1 | 10 | -73 |
| 9 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 9 | -74 |
| 10 | Surtees | Ford | 0 | 0 | 7 | -76 |
| 11 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -80 |
| 12 | Ensign | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -81 |
| 13 | Parnelli | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -82 |
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| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | 1:33.408 - Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | 1:36.944 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | 1:39.189 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | 1:41.319 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | 1:40.190 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve |
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| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | 1:42.976 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
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| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | 1:43.506 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | 1:46.326 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
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| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:14.300 - Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti |
The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 24, 1976 on Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan. Mario Andretti started from pole position with James Hunt next to him. Niki Lauda started from third place.
In 1 hour, 43 minutes and 58 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Patrick Depailler in second and James Hunt in third place.
After the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, James Hunt is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 69 points. Hunt is 1 points ahead of Niki Lauda.