Round 16 · 24 October 1976
1976 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 24 October 1976 at Fuji Speedway (Japan), starting from position 1. Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and James Hunt (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:43:58.860 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 11 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 10 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 5 | — | — | Overheating |
| 13 | Hans Binder | Wolf | 25 | — | — | Wheel |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 14 | — | — | Physical |
| 15 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | — | — | Electrical |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | — | — | Electrical |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | John Watson | Penske | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 21 | — | — | Tyre |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | — | — | Withdrew |
| 22 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | — | — | Withdrew |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Withdrew |
| 24 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 17 | — | — | Withdrew |
| 25 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | — | — | Engine |