Japanese Grand Prix
1976 · Round 16 · Oyama, Japan · Oct 24, 1976Race summary
Victory went to Andretti (from 1st on the grid). Jones made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 4th (up 16 places). Hunt had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 3rd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 73 | 1:43:58.860 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 72 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 72 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | 72 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 72 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 24 | 70 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 69 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 10 | 66 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 5 | 58 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Hans Binder | Wolf | 25 | 49 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 14 | 46 | Physical | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | 38 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 37 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 35 | Accident | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Penske | 4 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 21 | 27 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 19 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 9 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 7 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 2 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 17 | 1 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 0 | Engine | 0 |