Brazilian Grand Prix
Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1976
Podium
DEPTyrrell
2
LAUFerrari
1
PRYShadow
3
Key facts
WinnerLAU1:45:16.780 from P2
PoleHUN2:32.500
Fastest lapJAR2:35.070 on lap 31
Finishers14 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | ▲1 | 40 | 1:45:16.780 | 9 | – |
| 2 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 9 | ▲7 | 40 | +21.470s | 6 | – |
| 3 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 12 | ▲9 | 40 | +23.840s | 4 | – |
| 4 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 14 | ▲10 | 40 | +88.170s | 3 | – |
| 5 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 13 | ▲8 | 40 | +116.460s | 2 | – |
| 6 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 6 | – | 40 | +118.270s | 1 | – |
| 7 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | ▼3 | 40 | +135.240s | – | |
| 8 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 19 | ▲11 | 39 | +1 lap | – | |
| 9 | ZORRenzo Zorzi | Wolf-Williams | 17 | ▲8 | 39 | +1 lap | – | |
| 10 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 10 | – | 39 | +1 lap | – | |
| 11 | HOFIngo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 20 | ▲9 | 39 | +1 lap | – | |
| 12 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | ▲3 | 37 | +3 laps | – | |
| 13 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 5 | ▼8 | 37 | +3 laps | – | |
| 14 | LOMLella Lombardi | March | 22 | ▲8 | 36 | +4 laps | – | |
| DNF | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 3 | 33 | Accident | 2:35.070 | ||
| DNF | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 32 | Throttle | – | ||
| DNF | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | 15 | Oil leak | – | ||
| DNF | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 14 | Transmission | – | ||
| DNF | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 18 | 10 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 16 | 6 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 8 | 2 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | ASHIan Ashley | BRM | 21 | 2 | Oil pump | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 2:32.500 | |
| 2 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 2:32.520 | +0.020s |
| 3 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 2:32.660 | +0.160s |
| 4 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2:33.170 | +0.670s |
| 5 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 2:33.330 | +0.830s |
| 6 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 2:33.590 | +1.090s |
| 7 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 2:33.630 | +1.130s |
| 8 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 2:33.870 | +1.370s |
| 9 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 2:34.490 | +1.990s |
| 10 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 2:34.540 | +2.040s |
| 11 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 2:34.670 | +2.170s |
| 12 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 2:34.840 | +2.340s |
| 13 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2:35.020 | +2.520s |
| 14 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 2:35.380 | +2.880s |
| 15 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2:35.970 | +3.470s |
| 16 | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 2:36.010 | +3.510s |
| 17 | ZORRenzo Zorzi | Wolf-Williams | 2:37.070 | +4.570s |
| 18 | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 2:37.190 | +4.690s |
| 19 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 2:37.620 | +5.120s |
| 20 | HOFIngo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 2:40.250 | +7.750s |
| 21 | ASHIan Ashley | BRM | 2:40.940 | +8.440s |
| 22 | LOMLella Lombardi | March | 2:40.950 | +8.450s |
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Previous winners here
| 1975 | Carlos Pace | Brabham |
| 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1973 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus |
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