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1976 Japanese Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 16 of 16
Sunday, October 24, 1976 at Fuji International Speedway, Shizuoka, Japan
73 laps on a 4.359 kilometer road course (318.207 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:43:58.86
Average speed: 183.637 kph
Pole time: 72.77 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1976 Formula One results / 1976 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	5	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV	73	1:43:58.86	10	9
2	13	4	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	+1 lap	2	6
3	2	11	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	+1 lap	61	4
4	20	19	Alan Jones	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	+1 lap	0	3
5	7	2	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	72	+1 lap	0	2
6	16	6	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	+1 lap	0	1
7	11	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5 / Matra MS73	72	+1 lap	0	0
8	22	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	+1 lap	0	0
9	24	18	Noritake Takahara	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+3 laps	0	0
10	15	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	69	+4 laps	0	0
11	10	51	Masahiro Hasemi	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE007 / Ford Cosworth DFV	66	+7 laps	0	0
ret	5	3	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV	58	overheating	0	0
ret	25	21	Hans Binder	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV	49	wheel	0	0
ret	14	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	46	engine	0	0
ret	8	9	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV	38	electrical	0	0
ret	18	34	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV	37	electrical	0	0
ret	12	12	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV	35	crash	0	0
ret	4	28	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4 / Ford Cosworth DFV	33	engine	0	0
ret	21	52	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Heros Racing	Tyrrell 007 / Ford Cosworth DFV	27	tire	0	0
ret	19	20	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV	23	gearbox	0	0
ret	23	30	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04 / Ford Cosworth DFV	9	retired	0	0
ret	6	8	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12	7	retired	0	0
ret	3	1	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	2	retired	0	0
ret	17	7	Larry Perkins	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12	1	retired	0	0
ret	9	10	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	engine	0	0

Fastest Lap: 200.593 kph by Jacques Laffite

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
27	Tony Trimmer	54		Maki Engineering

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
James Hunt	1	61	61
Patrick DePailler	62	63	2
Mario Andretti	64	73	10

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	James Hunt	69
2	Niki Lauda	68	-1
3	Jody Scheckter	49	-20
4	Patrick Depailler	39	-30
5	Clay Regazzoni	31	-38
6	Mario Andretti	22	-47
7	John Watson	20	-49
7	Jacques Laffite	20	-49
9	Jochen Mass	19	-50
10	Gunnar Nilsson	11	-58
11	Ronnie Peterson	10	-59
11	Tom Pryce	10	-59
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	-61
14	Alan Jones	7	-62
14	Carlos Pace	7	-62
16	Carlos Reutemann	3	-66
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	-66
18	Chris Amon	2	-67
19	Rolf Stommelen	1	-68
19	Vittorio Brambilla	1	-68