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1976 South African Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 2 of 16
Saturday, March 6, 1976 at Kyalami Circuit, Kyalami, South Africa
78 laps on a 4.104 kilometer road course (320.112 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:42:18.4
Average speed: 187.749 kph
Pole time: 76.1 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1.3 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1976 Formula One results / 1976 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	1	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T / Ferrari 015	78	1:42:18.4	78	9
2	1	11	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV	78	+1.3	0	6
3	4	12	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV	78	+45.9	0	4
4	12	3	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007 / Ford Cosworth DFV	78	+68.4	0	3
5	3	28	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	77	+1 lap	0	2
6	13	27	Mario Andretti	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli VPJ4B / Ford Cosworth DFV	77	+1 lap	0	1
7	7	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV	77	+1 lap	0	0
8	5	9	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV	77	+1 lap	0	0
9	6	4	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 007 / Ford Cosworth DFV	77	+1 lap	0	0
10	23	5	Bob Evans	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV	77	+1 lap	0	0
11	20	18	Brett Lunger	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	77	+1 lap	0	0
12	17	34	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV	76	+2 laps	0	0
13	22	21	Michel Leclere	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV	76	+2 laps	0	0
14	18	22	Chris Amon	Team Ensign	Ensign N174 / Ford Cosworth DFV	76	+2 laps	0	0
15	24	24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D / Ford Cosworth DFV	74	+4 laps	0	0
16	19	20	Jacky Ickx	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV	73	+5 laps	0	0
ret	21	30	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	engine	0	0
ret	9	2	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T / Ferrari 015	52	engine	0	0
ret	8	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5 / Matra MS73	49	engine	0	0
ret	15	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV	28	radiator	0	0
ret	14	8	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12	22	oil pressure	0	0
ret	25	6	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV	18	clutch	0	0
ret	11	7	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12	16	oil pressure	0	0
ret	10	10	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV	15	crash	0	0
ret	16	15	Ian Scheckter	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell 007 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0

Fastest Lap: 189.488 kph by Niki Lauda

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Niki Lauda	1	78	78

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Niki Lauda	18
2	Patrick Depailler	6	-12
2	James Hunt	6	-12
4	Jochen Mass	5	-13
4	Jody Scheckter	5	-13
6	Tom Pryce	4	-14
7	Hans-Joachim Stuck	3	-15
8	John Watson	2	-16
9	Mario Andretti	1	-17