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🇯🇵 Japanese Grand Prix
24 October 1976 · Fuji Speedway
Head to head · 1976
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
MCLJames Hunt
McLaren
Constructors' champion
FERFerrari
79 points
Classified drivers
47
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
20
Total constructors in standings
Standings
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James Hunt
McLaren
Car · M23D / M26
Points
66
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
Car · 312T / 312T2
Points
64
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
Car · 007 / P34
Points
48
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
Car · 007 / P34
Points
39
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
Car · 312T / 312T2
Points
31
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus, Parnelli
Car · VPJ4B
Points
22
John Watson
Penske
Car · PC3 / PC4
Points
20
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Car · JS5
Points
20
Jochen Mass
McLaren
Car · M23D / M26
Points
19
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
Points
11
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus, March
Car · 761
Points
10
Tom Pryce
Shadow
Car · DN5B / DN8 / DN3B
Points
10
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
Car · 761
Points
8
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Points
7
Alan Jones
Surtees
Car · TS19 / TS16
Points
7
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Ferrari
Car · 312T / 312T2
Points
3
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Car · FD03 / FD04
Points
3
Chris Amon
Ensign, Wolf
Car · N174 / N176
Points
2
Vittorio Brambilla
March
Car · 761
Points
1
Rolf Stommelen
Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Hesketh
Car · 308D
Points
1
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
Car · 308D
Points
0
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
Car · DN5B / DN8 / DN3B
Points
0
Jacky Ickx
Wolf, Ensign
Car · N174 / N176
Points
0
Larry Perkins
Boro, Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Car · 001
Points
0
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
Car · TS19 / TS16
Points
0
Arturo Merzario
March, Wolf
Car · 761
Points
0
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
Points
0
Noritake Takahara
Surtees
Car · TS19 / TS16
Points
0
Michel Leclère
Wolf
Points
0
Brett Lunger
Surtees
Car · TS19 / TS16
Points
0
Bob Evans
Team Lotus, Brabham-Ford
Points
0
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Tyrrell
Car · 007 / P34
Points
0
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
Car · FD03 / FD04
Points
0
Masahiro Hasemi
Kojima
Car · KE007
Points
0
Lella Lombardi
March, Brabham-Ford
Car · 761
Points
0
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
Points
0
Alex Ribeiro
Hesketh
Car · 308D
Points
0
Warwick Brown
Wolf
Points
0
Guy Edwards
Hesketh
Car · 308D
Points
0
Patrick Nève
Brabham-Ford, Ensign
Car · N174 / N176
Points
0
Hans Binder
Ensign, Wolf
Car · N174 / N176
Points
0
Boy Lunger
Penske
Car · PC3 / PC4
Points
0
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Tyrrell
Car · 007 / P34
Points
0
Ian Ashley
BRM
Car · P201B
Points
0
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
Car · 007 / P34
Points
0
Conny Andersson
Surtees
Car · TS19 / TS16
Points
0
Otto Stuppacher
Tyrrell
Car · 007 / P34
Points
0
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCL James Hunt British | McLaren M23D / M26 | British | 66 |
| 2 | FER Niki Lauda Austrian | Ferrari 312T / 312T2 | Austrian | 64 |
| 3 | TYR Jody Scheckter South African | Tyrrell 007 / P34 | South African | 48 |
| 4 | TYR Patrick Depailler French | Tyrrell 007 / P34 | French | 39 |
| 5 | FER Clay Regazzoni Swiss | Ferrari 312T / 312T2 | Swiss | 31 |
| 6 | TEA Mario Andretti American | Team Lotus, Parnelli VPJ4B | American | 22 |
| 7 | PEN John Watson British | Penske PC3 / PC4 | British | 20 |
| 8 | LIG Jacques Laffite French | Ligier JS5 | French | 20 |
| 9 | MCL Jochen Mass German | McLaren M23D / M26 | German | 19 |
| 10 | TEA Gunnar Nilsson Swedish | Team Lotus | Swedish | 11 |
| 11 | TEA Ronnie Peterson Swedish | Team Lotus, March 761 | Swedish | 10 |
| 12 | SHA Tom Pryce British | Shadow DN5B / DN8 / DN3B | British | 10 |
| 13 | MAR Hans-Joachim Stuck German | March 761 | German | 8 |
| 14 | BRA Carlos Pace Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brazilian | 7 |
| 15 | SUR Alan Jones Australian | Surtees TS19 / TS16 | Australian | 7 |
| 16 | BRA Carlos Reutemann Argentine | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Ferrari 312T / 312T2 | Argentine | 3 |
| 17 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Brazilian | Fittipaldi FD03 / FD04 | Brazilian | 3 |
| 18 | ENS Chris Amon New Zealander | Ensign, Wolf N174 / N176 | New Zealander | 2 |
| 19 | MAR Vittorio Brambilla Italian | March 761 | Italian | 1 |
| 20 | BRA Rolf Stommelen German | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Hesketh 308D | German | 1 |
| — | HES Harald Ertl Austrian | Hesketh 308D | Austrian | 0 |
| — | SHA Jean-Pierre Jarier French | Shadow DN5B / DN8 / DN3B | French | 0 |
| — | WLF Jacky Ickx Belgian | Wolf, Ensign N174 / N176 | Belgian | 0 |
| — | BOR Larry Perkins Australian | Boro, Brabham-Alfa Romeo 001 | Australian | 0 |
| — | SUR Henri Pescarolo French | Surtees TS19 / TS16 | French | 0 |
| — | MAR Arturo Merzario Italian | March, Wolf 761 | Italian | 0 |
| — | WIL Renzo Zorzi Italian | Williams | Italian | 0 |
| — | SUR Noritake Takahara Japanese | Surtees TS19 / TS16 | Japanese | 0 |
| — | WLF Michel Leclère French | Wolf | French | 0 |
| — | SUR Brett Lunger American | Surtees TS19 / TS16 | American | 0 |
| — | TEA Bob Evans British | Team Lotus, Brabham-Ford | British | 0 |
| — | TYR Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Italian | Tyrrell 007 / P34 | Italian | 0 |
| — | FIT Ingo Hoffmann Brazilian | Fittipaldi FD03 / FD04 | Brazilian | 0 |
| — | KOJ Masahiro Hasemi Japanese | Kojima KE007 | Japanese | 0 |
| — | MAR Lella Lombardi Italian | March, Brabham-Ford 761 | Italian | 0 |
| — | BRA Loris Kessel Swiss | Brabham-Ford | Swiss | 0 |
| — | HES Alex Ribeiro Brazilian | Hesketh 308D | Brazilian | 0 |
| — | WLF Warwick Brown Australian | Wolf | Australian | 0 |
| — | HES Guy Edwards British | Hesketh 308D | British | 0 |
| — | BRA Patrick Nève Belgian | Brabham-Ford, Ensign N174 / N176 | Belgian | 0 |
| — | ENS Hans Binder Austrian | Ensign, Wolf N174 / N176 | Austrian | 0 |
| — | PEN Boy Lunger Dutch | Penske PC3 / PC4 | Dutch | 0 |
| — | TYR Kazuyoshi Hoshino Japanese | Tyrrell 007 / P34 | Japanese | 0 |
| — | BRM Ian Ashley British | BRM P201B | British | 0 |
| — | TYR Ian Scheckter South African | Tyrrell 007 / P34 | South African | 0 |
| — | SUR Conny Andersson Swedish | Surtees TS19 / TS16 | Swedish | 0 |
| — | TYR Otto Stuppacher Austrian | Tyrrell 007 / P34 | Austrian | 0 |