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1976 Japanese Grand Prix

The Japanese Grand Prix 1976 was the 16th round of the 1976 F1 season, and took place at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan, on October 24th.

Mario Andretti won the race from the pole, followed by Patrick Depailler, and James Hunt completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
1:43:58.86
Finished
2
11
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
3
1
James Hunt
McLaren
+1 Lap
4
16
Alan Jones
Surtees
+1 Lap
5
2
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
+1 Lap
6
10
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
7
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
+1 Lap
8
14
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
+1 Lap
9
15
Noritake Takahara
Surtees
+3 Laps
10
5
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
+4 Laps
11
1
Masahiro Hasemi
Kojima
+7 Laps
12
7
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
Overheating
13
12
Hans Binder
Wolf
Wheel
14
-
Tom Pryce
Shadow
Physical
15
7
Vittorio Brambilla
March
Electrical
16
2
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
Electrical
17
5
Jochen Mass
McLaren
Accident
18
14
John Watson
Penske
Engine
19
2
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Tyrrell
Tyre
20
1
Arturo Merzario
Wolf
Gearbox
21
2
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Withdrew
22
16
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Withdrew
23
20
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
Withdrew
24
7
Larry Perkins
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Withdrew
25
16
Ronnie Peterson
March
Engine
26
26
Tony Trimmer
Maki
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 16 drivers out of the original 26 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jody Scheckter, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 58, Hans Binder, who had a wheel problem on lap 49, Tom Pryce, who had physical problems on lap 46, Vittorio Brambilla, and Hans-Joachim Stuck, both suffered from electrical problems, Jochen Mass, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 35, John Watson, and Ronnie Peterson, both suffered an engine malfunction, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, who experienced issues with a tyre on lap 27, Arturo Merzario, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 23, and Emerson Fittipaldi, Carlos Pace, Niki Lauda, and Larry Perkins, all of whom withdrew.

Overheating

  • Jody Scheckter
    Lap 58

Wheel

  • Hans Binder
    Lap 49

Physical

  • Tom Pryce
    Lap 46

Electrical

  • Vittorio Brambilla
    Lap 38
  • Hans-Joachim Stuck
    Lap 37

Accident

  • Jochen Mass
    Lap 35

Engine

  • John Watson
    Lap 33
  • Ronnie Peterson
    Lap 0

Tyre

  • Kazuyoshi Hoshino
    Lap 27

Gearbox

  • Arturo Merzario
    Lap 23

Withdrew

  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 9
  • Carlos Pace
    Lap 7
  • Niki Lauda
    Lap 2
  • Larry Perkins
    Lap 1

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.