1976· Round 16
Japanese Grand Prix 1976
24 October 1976 · Fuji Speedway, Oyama
The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Mario Andretti (Team Lotus), with Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) second and James Hunt (McLaren) third. Held on 24 October 1976 at Fuji Speedway, Oyama/Japan.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | 9 |
| 2 | 13 | 🇫🇷Patrick Depailler | 6 |
| W | 3 | 🇦🇹Niki Lauda | — |
| 3 | 2 | 🇬🇧James Hunt | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | 3 |
| R | 4 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| R | 5 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | — |
| 5 | 7 | 🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
| W | 6 | 🇧🇷Carlos Pace | — |
| 6 | 16 | 🇸🇪Gunnar Nilsson | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | — |
| R | 8 | 🇮🇹Vittorio Brambilla | — |
| 8 | 22 | 🇦🇹Harald Ertl | — |
| R | 9 | 🇸🇪Ronnie Peterson | — |
| 9 | 24 | 🇯🇵Noritake Takahara | — |
| 10 | 15 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | — |
| 11 | 10 | 🇯🇵Masahiro Hasemi | — |
| R | 12 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | — |
| R | 14 | 🇬🇧Tom Pryce | — |
| W | 17 | 🇦🇺Larry Perkins | — |
| R | 18 | 🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Stuck | — |
| R | 19 | 🇮🇹Arturo Merzario | — |
| R | 21 | 🇯🇵Kazuyoshi Hoshino | — |
| W | 23 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | — |
| R | 25 | 🇦🇹Hans Binder | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 2 | James Hunt | — | — | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | — | — | — |
| 4 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 6 | Carlos Pace | — | — | — |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | — | — | — |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | — | — | — |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | — | — | — |
| 10 | Masahiro Hasemi | — | — | — |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | — | — | — |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson | — | — | — |
| 17 | Larry Perkins | — | — | — |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | — | — | — |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | — | — | — |
| 20 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 21 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | — | — | — |
| 22 | Harald Ertl | — | — | — |
| 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 24 | Noritake Takahara | — | — | — |
| 25 | Hans Binder | — | — | — |