1976.16-Giappone
XII Japanese Grand Prix
Fuji, 24 ottobre 1976
73 giri x 4.359 km – 318.207 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 2 | Clay REGAZZONI | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 3 | Jody SCHECKTER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | P34 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | P34 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 77 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Gunnar NILSSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 77 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | Larry PERKINS | Martini Racing | Brabham | BT45 | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 8 | Carlos PACE | Martini Racing | Brabham | BT45 | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 9 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team March | March | 761 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 10 | Ronnie PETERSON | March Engineering | March | 761 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 12 | Jochen MASS | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 16 | Tom PRYCE | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN8 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN5B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Noritake TAKAHARA | Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 19 | Alan JONES | Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Arturo MERZARIO | Walter Wolf Racing | Williams | FW05 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 21 | Hans BINDER | Walter Wolf Racing | Williams | FW05 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 21 | Masami KUWASHIMA | Walter Wolf Racing | Williams | FW05 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Jacky ICKX | Team Ensign | Ensign | N176 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 24 | Harald ERTL | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh | 308D | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS5 | Matra | MS73 V12 3.0 |
| 28 | John WATSON | Citibank Team Penske | Penske | PC4 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar-Fittipaldi | Copersucar | FD04 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 34 | Hans Joachim STUCK | March Engineering | March | 761 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 51 | Masahiro HASEMI | Kojima Engineering | Kojima | KE007 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 52 | Kazuyoshi HOSHINO | Heros Racing | Tyrrell | 007 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 54 | Tony TRIMMER | Maki Engineering | Maki | F102A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
M. Kuwahima doveva inizialmente correre con la Brabham del RAM Racing che poi dichiara forfait
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’12”77 |
| 2 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’12”80 |
| 3 | Niki LAUDA | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’13”08 |
| 4 | John WATSON | Penske | Ford Cosworth | 1’13”29 |
| 5 | Jody SCHECKTER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’13”31 |
| 6 | Carlos PACE | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’13”43 |
| 7 | Clay REGAZZONI | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’13”64 |
| 8 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | March | Ford Cosworth | 1’13”72 |
| 9 | Ronnie PETERSON | March | Ford Cosworth | 1’13”85 |
| 10 | Masahiro HASEMI | Kojima | Ford Cosworth | 1’13”88 |
| 11 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’13”88 |
| 12 | Jochen MASS | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”05 |
| 13 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”15 |
| 14 | Tom PRYCE | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”23 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”32 |
| 16 | Gunnar NILSSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”35 |
| 17 | Larry PERKINS | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’14”38 |
| 18 | Hans Joachim STUCK | March | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”38 |
| 19 | Arturo MERZARIO | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”41 |
| 20 | Alan JONES | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”60 |
| 21 | Kazuyoshi HOSHINO | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’14”65 |
| 22 | Harald ERTL | Hesketh | Ford Cosworth | 1’15”26 |
| 23 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1’15”30 |
| 24 | Noritake TAKAHARA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 1’15”77 |
| 25 | Hans BINDER | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’17”36 |
| 26 | Masami KUWASHIMA * | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’17”90 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 27 | Tony TRIMMER | Maki | Ford Cosworth | 1’30”91 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 73 | 1h 43m 58.86s ( 183.615 km/h ) |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 72 | |
| 3 | 11 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 72 | |
| 4 | 19 | Alan JONES | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 72 | |
| 5 | 2 | Clay REGAZZONI | Ferrari | Ferrari | 72 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gunnar NILSSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 72 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 72 | |
| 8 | 24 | Harald ERTL | Hesketh | Ford Cosworth | 72 | |
| 9 | 18 | Noritake TAKAHARA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 70 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 69 | |
| 11 | 51 | Masahiro HASEMI | Kojima | Ford Cosworth | 66 | |
| ab | 3 | Jody SCHECKTER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 58 | |
| ab | 21 | Hans BINDER | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 49 | |
| ab | 16 | Tom PRYCE | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 46 | |
| ab | 9 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | March | Ford Cosworth | 38 | |
| ab | 34 | Hans Joachim STUCK | March | Ford Cosworth | 37 | |
| ab | 12 | Jochen MASS | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 35 | |
| ab | 28 | John WATSON | Penske | Ford Cosworth | 33 | |
| ab | 52 | Kazuyoshi HOSHINO | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 27 | |
| ab | 20 | Arturo MERZARIO | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 23 | |
| ab | 30 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 9 | Ritiro volontario |
| ab | 8 | Carlos PACE | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 7 | Ritiro volontario |
| ab | 1 | Niki LAUDA | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | Ritiro volontario |
| ab | 7 | Larry PERKINS | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | Ritiro volontario |
| ab | 10 | Ronnie PETERSON | March | Ford Cosworth | 0 | |
| np | 21 | Masami KUWASHIMA | Williams | Ford Cosworth | Ritiro degli sponsors | |
| nq | 54 | Tony TRIMMER | Maki | Ford Cosworth | ||
| f | 22 | Jacky ICKX | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | Pilota ferito |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’19”97 | 70 | 196.229 |
note : la pista é inondata d’acqua, al secondo giro Lauda si ritira e Hunt, terzo, vince il titolo, per la prima volta si corre in Giappone, in gara auto e piloti locali . Vince Andretti che rompe un digiuno piuttosto lunghino (31 corse) della Lotus. Per errore in un primo momento il GPV viene attribuito al locale Hasemi
