Round 16 · 24 October 1976
Japanese Grand Prix
Fuji Speedway · Oyama, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
44 drivers
After Round 15
1
James Hunt
McLaren
65
pts
2
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
64
pts
3
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
48
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
33
pts
5
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
29
pts
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6
John Watson
Penske
20
pts
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
20
pts
8
Jochen Mass
McLaren
19
pts
9
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
13
pts
10
Ronnie Peterson
March
10
pts
11
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
10
pts
12
Tom Pryce
Shadow
10
pts
13
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
8
pts
14
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
7
pts
15
Alan Jones
Surtees
4
pts
16
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
3
pts
17
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
3
pts
18
Chris Amon
Wolf
2
pts
19
Vittorio Brambilla
March
1
pts
20
Rolf Stommelen
Hesketh
1
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Wolf
0
pts
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
0
pts
-
Michel Leclère
Wolf
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
Surtees
0
pts
-
Bob Evans
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Lella Lombardi
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Alex Ribeiro
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Warwick Brown
Wolf
0
pts
-
Guy Edwards
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Patrick Nève
Ensign
0
pts
-
Hans Binder
Ensign
0
pts
-
Boy Lunger
Penske
0
pts
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
0
pts
-
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Conny Andersson
Surtees
0
pts
-
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell
0
pts
After the race
47 drivers
After Round 16
1
James Hunt
McLaren
—
66
+1
2
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
—
64
+0
3
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
—
48
+0
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
39
+6
5
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
—
31
+2
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6
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
↑3
22
+9
7
John Watson
Penske
↓1
20
+0
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
20
+0
9
Jochen Mass
McLaren
↓1
19
+0
10
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
↑1
11
+1
11
Ronnie Peterson
March
↓1
10
+0
12
Tom Pryce
Shadow
—
10
+0
13
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
—
8
+0
14
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
7
+0
15
Alan Jones
Surtees
—
7
+3
16
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
—
3
+0
17
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
3
+0
18
Chris Amon
Wolf
—
2
+0
19
Vittorio Brambilla
March
—
1
+0
20
Rolf Stommelen
Hesketh
—
1
+0
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Noritake Takahara
Surtees
NEW
0
+0
-
Michel Leclère
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Bob Evans
Brabham-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Masahiro Hasemi
Kojima
NEW
0
+0
-
Lella Lombardi
Brabham-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Alex Ribeiro
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Warwick Brown
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Guy Edwards
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Nève
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Hans Binder
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Boy Lunger
Penske
—
0
+0
-
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Conny Andersson
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
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Race classification
25 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:43:58.860 | 9 |
| 2 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 1L | 6 |
| 3 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 1L | 4 |
| 4 | JON Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | ERT Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | TAK Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 24 | 3L | 0 |
| 10 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 4L | 0 |
| 11 | HAS Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 10 | 7L | 0 |
| R | SCH Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | BIN Hans Binder | Wolf | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | PRY Tom Pryce | Shadow | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | Penske | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | HOS Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | MER Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 19 | — | 0 |
| W | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | — | 0 |
| W | PAC Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | — | 0 |
| W | LAU Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | — | 0 |
| W | PER Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | — | 0 |