Japan

Japanese Grand Prix 1976

24 October 1976

Fuji Speedway, Japan

Location
Oyama, Japan
Laps
73
Fastest time

1:18.426
Felipe Massa, Ferrari (2008)

Previous winners
  • 2008Fernando AlonsoRenault
  • 2007Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
  • 1977James HuntMcLaren

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
Patrick DepaillerTyrrell
James HuntMcLaren
Alan JonesSurtees
Clay RegazzoniFerrari
Gunnar NilssonTeam Lotus
Jacques LaffiteLigier
Harald ErtlHesketh
Noritake TakaharaSurtees
Jean-Pierre JarierShadow
Masahiro HasemiKojima
Jody ScheckterTyrrell
Hans BinderWolf
Tom PryceShadow
Vittorio BrambillaMarch
Hans-Joachim StuckMarch
Jochen MassMcLaren
John WatsonPenske
Kazuyoshi HoshinoTyrrell
Arturo MerzarioWolf
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo
Niki LaudaFerrari
Larry PerkinsBrabham-Alfa Romeo
Ronnie PetersonMarch
Tony TrimmerMaki

2nd

pole

Mario Andretti

22nd

pole

Team Lotus

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Mario Andretti

    Team Lotus

    No time set

  2. 2

    James Hunt

    McLaren

    No time set

  3. 3

    Niki Lauda

    Ferrari

    No time set

  4. 4

    John Watson

    Penske

    No time set

  5. 5

    Jody Scheckter

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  6. 6

    Carlos Pace

    Brabham-Alfa Romeo

    No time set

  7. 7

    Clay Regazzoni

    Ferrari

    No time set

  8. 8

    Vittorio Brambilla

    March

    No time set

  9. 9

    Ronnie Peterson

    March

    No time set

  10. 10

    Masahiro Hasemi

    Kojima

    No time set

  11. 11

    Jacques Laffite

    Ligier

    No time set

  12. 12

    Jochen Mass

    McLaren

    No time set

  13. 13

    Patrick Depailler

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  14. 14

    Tom Pryce

    Shadow

    No time set

  15. 15

    Jean-Pierre Jarier

    Shadow

    No time set

  16. 16

    Gunnar Nilsson

    Team Lotus

    No time set

  17. 17

    Larry Perkins

    Brabham-Alfa Romeo

    No time set

  18. 18

    Hans-Joachim Stuck

    March

    No time set

  19. 19

    Arturo Merzario

    Wolf

    No time set

  20. 20

    Alan Jones

    Surtees

    No time set

  21. 21

    Kazuyoshi Hoshino

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  22. 22

    Harald Ertl

    Hesketh

    No time set

  23. 23

    Emerson Fittipaldi

    Fittipaldi

    No time set

  24. 24

    Noritake Takahara

    Surtees

    No time set

  25. 25

    Hans Binder

    Wolf

    No time set

  26. PIT

    Tony Trimmer

    Maki

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

    Results

    10 Mario Andretti Team Lotus73 laps1:43:58.869pts
    2+11 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell72 laps6pts
    3-1 James Hunt McLaren72 laps4pts
    4+16 Alan Jones Surtees72 laps3pts
    5+2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari72 laps2pts
    6+10 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus72 laps1pts
    7+4 Jacques Laffite Ligier72 laps
    8+14 Harald Ertl Hesketh72 laps
    9+15 Noritake Takahara Surtees70 laps
    10+5 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow69 laps
    11-1 Masahiro Hasemi Kojima66 laps
    R- Jody Scheckter Tyrrell58 laps
    R- Hans Binder Wolf49 laps
    R- Tom Pryce Shadow46 laps
    R- Vittorio Brambilla March38 laps
    R- Hans-Joachim Stuck March37 laps
    R- Jochen Mass McLaren35 laps
    R- John Watson Penske33 laps
    R- Kazuyoshi Hoshino Tyrrell27 laps
    R- Arturo Merzario Wolf23 laps
    R- Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi9 laps
    R- Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo7 laps
    R- Niki Lauda Ferrari2 laps
    R- Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo1 laps
    R- Ronnie Peterson March0 laps
    F- Tony Trimmer Maki0 laps

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