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The South African Grand Prix 1976 was the 2nd round of the 1976 F1 season, and took place at the Kyalami in Midrand, South Africa, on March 6th.

Niki Lauda won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by James Hunt, who originally had the pole position, and Jochen Mass completing the podium.

Final results

1
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
1:42:18.4
Finished
2
1
James Hunt
McLaren
+1.3
Finished
3
1
Jochen Mass
McLaren
+45.9
Finished
4
8
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
+1:08.4
Finished
5
2
John Watson
Penske
+1 Lap
6
7
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
+1 Lap
7
-
Tom Pryce
Shadow
+1 Lap
8
3
Vittorio Brambilla
March
+1 Lap
9
3
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
10
13
Bob Evans
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
11
9
Brett Lunger
Surtees
+1 Lap
12
5
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
+2 Laps
13
9
Michel Leclère
Wolf
+2 Laps
14
4
Chris Amon
Ensign
+2 Laps
15
9
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
+4 Laps
16
3
Jacky Ickx
Wolf
+5 Laps
17
4
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Engine
18
9
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
Engine
19
11
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Engine
20
5
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
Radiator
21
7
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Oil pressure
22
3
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
Clutch
23
12
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Oil pressure
24
11
Ronnie Peterson
March
Accident
25
9
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
Accident
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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... 11 drivers out of the original 25 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Emerson Fittipaldi, Clay Regazzoni, and Jacques Laffite, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Jean-Pierre Jarier, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 28, Carlos Pace, and Carlos Reutemann, both suffered a loss in oil pressure, Gunnar Nilsson, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 18, and Ronnie Peterson, and Ian Scheckter, both had to retire due to an accident.

Engine

  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 70
  • Clay Regazzoni
    Lap 52
  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 49

Radiator

  • Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Lap 28

Oil pressure

  • Carlos Pace
    Lap 22
  • Carlos Reutemann
    Lap 16

Clutch

  • Gunnar Nilsson
    Lap 18

Accident

  • Ronnie Peterson
    Lap 15
  • Ian Scheckter
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.