Round 1 · 25 January 1976
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo, Brazil
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 1
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
NEW
9
+9
2
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
NEW
6
+6
3
Tom Pryce
Shadow
NEW
4
+4
4
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
NEW
3
+3
5
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
NEW
2
+2
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6
Jochen Mass
McLaren
NEW
1
+1
-
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Wolf
NEW
0
+0
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
NEW
0
+0
-
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
NEW
0
+0
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
NEW
0
+0
-
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
NEW
0
+0
-
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
NEW
0
+0
-
Lella Lombardi
March
NEW
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
NEW
0
+0
-
James Hunt
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
March
NEW
0
+0
-
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
NEW
0
+0
-
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
NEW
0
+0
-
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
NEW
0
+0
-
John Watson
Penske
NEW
0
+0
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAU Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 1:45:16.780 | 9 |
| 2 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 9 | +21.470 | 6 |
| 3 | PRY Tom Pryce | Shadow | 12 | +23.840 | 4 |
| 4 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 14 | +1:28.170 | 3 |
| 5 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 13 | +1:56.460 | 2 |
| 6 | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 6 | +1:58.270 | 1 |
| 7 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | +2:15.240 | 0 |
| 8 | ICK Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | ZOR Renzo Zorzi | Williams | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | PAC Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | HOF Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 15 | 3L | 0 |
| 13 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 5 | 3L | 0 |
| 14 | LOM Lella Lombardi | March | 22 | 4L | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | Penske | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | ASH Ian Ashley | BRM | 21 | — | 0 |