1976 F1 World Championship in Japan

Date 24.10.1976 Category Formula 1
Circuit Fuji Speedway Championship World Drivers Championship
Race title F1 World Championship in Japan Round 16
Distance 73 laps = 318.207 km Country Japan
Winner's speed: 183.610 kmh
Pole's speed: 215.643 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 196.228 kmh
Rank Pos. # Driver Entrant Car Laps Laps
lead		 Time Status Pts FL
time		 FL
rank		 Grid Row Qual
time
1 1 5 Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 73 10 1:43'58.86 finished 9 1 1 1'12.77
2 2 4 Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 72 2 1:43'59.14 finished 6 13 7 1'14.15
3 3 11 James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 [10] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 72 61 1:44'00.06 finished 4 2 1 1'12.80
4 4 19 Alan Jones Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 72 1:44'12.07 finished 3 20 10 1'14.60
5 5 2 Clay Regazzoni Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 [027] 312B 3.0 F12 72 1:44'18.76 finished 2 7 4 1'13.64
6 6 6 Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 72 1:44'18.92 finished 1 16 8 1'14.35
7 7 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS5 [01] Matra MS71 3.0 V12 72 finished 1'19.97 1 11 6 1'13.88
8 8 24 Harald Ertl Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308D [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 72 finished 22 11 1'15.26
9 9 18 Noritake Takahara Team Surtees Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 70 finished 24 12 1'15.77
10 10 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 69 finished 15 8 1'14.32
11 11 51 Masahiro Hasemi Kojima Engineering Kojima KE007 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 66 finished 10 5 1'13.88
12 3 Jody Scheckter Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 58 DNF, overheating 5 3 1'13.31
13 21 Hans Binder Walter Wolf Racing Wolf-Williams FW05 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 49 DNF, wheel 25 13 1'17.36
14 16 Tom Pryce Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 46 DNF, engine 14 7 1'14.23
15 9 Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team March March 761 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 38 DNF, electrical 8 4 1'13.72
16 34 Hans-Joachim Stuck March Racing March 761 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 37 DNF, electrical 18 9 1'14.38
17 12 Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 [9] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 35 DNF, accident 12 6 1'14.05
18 28 John Watson Citibank Team Penske Penske PC4 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 33 DNF, engine 4 2 1'13.29
19 52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Heros Racing Tyrrell 007 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 27 DNF, tyre 21 11 1'14.65
20 20 Arturo Merzario Walter Wolf Racing Wolf-Williams FW05 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 23 DNF, gearbox 19 10 1'14.41
21 30 Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD04 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 9 DNF, withdrew 23 12 1'15.30
22 8 Carlos Pace Martini Racing Brabham BT45 [3] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 7 DNF, withdrew 6 3 1'13.43
23 1 Niki Lauda Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 [026] 312B 3.0 F12 2 DNF, withdrew 3 2 1'13.08
24 7 Larry Perkins Martini Racing Brabham BT45 [1] Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 1 DNF, withdrew 17 9 1'14.38
25 10 Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March 761 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 0 DNF, engine 9 5 1'13.85
26 21 Masami Kuwashima Walter Wolf Racing Wolf-Williams FW05 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNS, withdrew 1'17.90
27 54 Tony Trimmer Maki Engineering Maki F102A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNQ 1'30.91
28 22 Jacky Ickx Team Ensign Ensign N176 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNA, driver injury
29 50 Masami Kuwashima RAM Racing Brabham BT44 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DNA