1976 season/Round 16
Japanese Grand Prix 1976
- Fuji
- Oyama
- 24 October 1976
- 73 laps
- 318.2 km
- 4.359 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Mario AndrettiLotus1:43:58.860
- P2Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+1 lap
- P3James HuntMcLaren+1 lap
- Pole positionMario AndrettiLotus · 1:12.770
- Fastest lapJacques Laffite1:19.970
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
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
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | – | 1:19.970 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | 69 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 68 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 49 | |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 39 | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 31 | |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 22 | ▲3 |
| 7 | John Watson | 20 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 20 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | 19 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | 11 | ▲1 |