Round 2 of 16 · Midrand · 6 March 1976, Saturday
South African Grand Prix
Key highlights
Hunt
pole position
78
laps
17
finishers out of 25
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:42:18.4 | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | +1.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | +45.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | +1:08.4 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Ensign | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +4 Laps | |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | +5 Laps | |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Engine | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Radiator | |
| DNF | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Clutch | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | March | Accident | |
| DNF | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | Accident |
- DNF
- Did not finish