Round 2 · 6 March 1976
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 1
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
9
pts
2
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
6
pts
3
Tom Pryce
Shadow
4
pts
4
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
3
pts
5
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
2
pts
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6
Jochen Mass
McLaren
1
pts
-
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Wolf
0
pts
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
0
pts
-
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Lella Lombardi
March
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
0
pts
-
James Hunt
McLaren
0
pts
-
Vittorio Brambilla
March
0
pts
-
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
0
pts
-
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
John Watson
Penske
0
pts
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
0
pts
After the race
29 drivers
After Round 2
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
—
18
+9
2
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
6
+0
3
James Hunt
McLaren
↑996
6
+6
4
Jochen Mass
McLaren
↑2
5
+4
5
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
—
5
+3
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6
Tom Pryce
Shadow
↓3
4
+0
7
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
↓3
3
+0
8
John Watson
Penske
↑991
2
+2
9
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
↑990
1
+1
-
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
March
—
0
+0
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Bob Evans
Team Lotus
NEW
0
+0
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
Surtees
NEW
0
+0
-
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Michel Leclère
Wolf
NEW
0
+0
-
Lella Lombardi
March
—
0
+0
-
Chris Amon
Ensign
NEW
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
NEW
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Ronnie Peterson
March
—
0
+0
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
NEW
0
+0
-
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
25 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAU Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 1:42:18.400 | 9 |
| 2 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | +1.300 | 6 |
| 3 | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | +45.900 | 4 |
| 4 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | +1:08.400 | 3 |
| 5 | WAT John Watson | Penske | 3 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | AND Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | PRY Tom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | EVA Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 23 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | LUN Brett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | LEC Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 2L | 0 |
| 14 | AMO Chris Amon | Ensign | 18 | 2L | 0 |
| 15 | ERT Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | 4L | 0 |
| 16 | ICK Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 5L | 0 |
| 17 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 8L | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | PAC Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | REU Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | March | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | — | 0 |