Round 1 of 16 · São Paulo · 25 January 1976, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Hunt
pole position
40
laps
14
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:45:16.78 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +21.47 | 6 |
| 3 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | +23.84 | 4 |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | +1:28.17 | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | +1:56.46 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | +1:58.27 | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +2:15.24 | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Renzo Zorzi | Williams | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Out of fuel | |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Lella Lombardi | March | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Accident | |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Transmission | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | John Watson | Penske | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Ian Ashley | BRM | Oil pump |
- DNF
- Did not finish