1976 Japanese Grand Prix

Race 16 of 16

Fuji
73 laps
Time of race: 1:43:58.86
Average speed of winner: 183.637 kph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Masahiro Hasemi 1:18.23
Lap leaders: Andretti pole, Hunt 1-61, Depailler 62-63, Andretti 64-73

Race notes: Debut for Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Noritake Takahara. Only start for Masahiro Hasemi. James Hunt took the points lead from Niki Lauda.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:12.77	73	1	10	1:43:58.86	9
2	13	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:14.15	72	1	2	+1 lap	6
3	2	James Hunt	11	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:12.80	72	1	61	+1 lap	4
4	20	Alan Jones	19	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:14.60	72	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	7	Clay Regazzoni	2	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:13.64	72	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	16	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:14.35	72	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	11	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73	Goodyear	Ligier	1:13.88	72	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	22	Harald Ertl	24	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:15.26	72	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	24	Noritake Takahara	18	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:15.77	70	0	0	+3 laps	0
10	15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:14.32	69	0	0	+4 laps	0
11	10	Masahiro Hasemi	51	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE007	Ford Cosworth DFV	Dunlop	Kojima	1:13.88	66	0	0	+7 laps	0
12	5	Jody Scheckter	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:13.31	58	0	0	overheating	0
13	25	Hans Binder	21	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:17.36	49	0	0	wheel	0
14	14	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:14.23	46	0	0	energy	0
15	8	Vittorio Brambilla	9	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:13.72	38	0	0	electrical	0
16	18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:14.38	37	0	0	electrical	0
17	12	Jochen Mass	12	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:14.05	35	0	0	accident	0
18	4	John Watson	28	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Penske	1:13.29	33	0	0	engine	0
19	21	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	52	Heros Racing	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV	Bridgestone	Heros	1:14.65	27	0	0	tyre	0
20	19	Arturo Merzario	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:14.41	23	0	0	gearbox	0
21	23	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:15.30	9	0	0	withdrew	0
22	6	Carlos Pace	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:13.43	7	0	0	withdrew	0
23	3	Niki Lauda	1	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:13.08	2	0	0	withdrew	0
24	17	Larry Perkins	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:14.38	1	0	0	withdrew	0
25	9	Ronnie Peterson	10	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:13.85	0	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	James Hunt	69	16	8	6	8
2	Niki Lauda	68	14	3	5	9
3	Jody Scheckter	49	16	1	1	5
4	Patrick Depailler	39	16	0	0	7
5	Clay Regazzoni	31	15	1	1	4
6	Mario Andretti	22	15	1	1	3
7	John Watson	20	16	0	1	3
8	Jacques Laffite	20	16	1	0	3
9	Jochen Mass	19	16	0	0	2
10	Gunnar Nilsson	11	15	0	0	2
11	Ronnie Peterson	10	16	1	1	1
12	Tom Pryce	10	16	0	0	1
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	16	0	0	0
14	Alan Jones	7	14	0	0	0
15	Carlos Pace	7	16	0	0	0
16	Carlos Reutemann	3	13	0	0	0
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	15	0	0	0
18	Chris Amon	2	8	0	0	0
19	Rolf Stommelen	1	3	0	0	0
20	Vittorio Brambilla	1	16	0	0	0
21	Jacky Ickx	0	8	0	0	0
22	Harald Ertl	0	11	0	0	0
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	16	0	0	0
24	Larry Perkins	0	8	0	0	0
25	Renzo Zorzi	0	1	0	0	0