Brazilian Grand Prix 1976

José Carlos Pace
São Paulo
25 January 1976
40 laps
318.4 km
7.873 km a lap

Pole positionJames HuntMcLaren · 2:32.500
Fastest lapJean-Pierre Jarier2:35.070 · lap 31
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Niki Lauda	1	Ferrari	2	40	1:45:16.780	9
2	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	9	40	+21.470	6
3	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow · Ford	12	40	+23.840	4
4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	March · Ford	14	40	+1:28.170	3
5	Jody Scheckter	3	Tyrrell · Ford	13	40	+1:56.460	2
6	Jochen Mass	12	McLaren · Ford	6	40	+1:58.270	1
7	Clay Regazzoni	2	Ferrari	4	40	+2:15.240
8	Jacky Ickx	20	Wolf-Williams · Ford	19	39	+1 lap
9	Renzo Zorzi	21	Wolf-Williams · Ford	17	39	+1 lap
10	Carlos Pace	8	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	10	39	+1 lap
11	Ingo Hoffmann	31	Fittipaldi · Ford	20	39	+1 lap
12	Carlos Reutemann	7	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	15	37	Out of fuel
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	Fittipaldi · Ford	5	37	+3 laps
14	Lella Lombardi	10	March · Ford	22	36	+4 laps
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarierfastest lap	17	Shadow · Ford	3	33	Accident
DNF	James Hunt	11	McLaren · Ford	1	32	Throttle
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	9	March · Ford	7	15	Oil leak
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	11	14	Transmission
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	5	Lotus · Ford	18	10	Accident
DNF	Mario Andretti	6	Lotus · Ford	16	6	Accident
DNF	John Watson	28	Penske · Ford	8	2	Fuel system
DNF	Ian Ashley	14	BRM	21	2	Oil pump

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	James Hunt	McLaren	2:32.500
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:32.520	+0.020
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	2:32.660	+0.160
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:33.170	+0.670
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	2:33.330	+0.830
6	Jochen Mass	McLaren	2:33.590	+1.090
7	Vittorio Brambilla	March	2:33.630	+1.130
8	John Watson	Penske	2:33.870	+1.370
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	2:34.490	+1.990
10	Carlos Pace	Brabham	2:34.540	+2.040
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2:34.670	+2.170
12	Tom Pryce	Shadow	2:34.840	+2.340
13	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2:35.020	+2.520
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	2:35.380	+2.880
15	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	2:35.970	+3.470
16	Mario Andretti	Lotus	2:36.010	+3.510
17	Renzo Zorzi	Wolf-Williams	2:37.070	+4.570
18	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	2:37.190	+4.690
19	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	2:37.620	+5.120
20	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	2:40.250	+7.750
21	Ian Ashley	BRM	2:40.940	+8.440
22	Lella Lombardi	March	2:40.950	+8.450

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jean-Pierre Jarier	31	2:35.070

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Niki Lauda	9
2	Patrick Depailler	6
3	Tom Pryce	4
4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	3
5	Jody Scheckter	2
6	Jochen Mass	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	9
2	Tyrrell	6
3	Shadow	4
4	March	3
5	McLaren	1