Round 16 of 16 · Oyama · 24 October 1976, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Andretti
pole position
73
laps
11
finishers out of 25
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:43:58.86 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Surtees | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | +4 Laps | |
| 11 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Overheating | |
| DNF | Hans Binder | Wolf | Wheel | |
| DNF | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Physical | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Electrical | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Electrical | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | John Watson | Penske | Engine | |
| DNF | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | Tyre | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Withdrew | |
| DNF | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Withdrew | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Withdrew | |
| DNF | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Withdrew | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | March | Engine | |
| DNQ | Tony Trimmer | Maki | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify