South African Grand Prix
The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 1976
Podium
HUNMcLaren
2
LAUFerrari
1
MASMcLaren
3
Key facts
WinnerLAU1:42:18.400 from P2
PoleHUN1:16.100
Fastest lapLAU1:17.970 on lap 6
Finishers17 / 25classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | ▲1 | 78 | 1:42:18.400 | 9 | 1:17.970 |
| 2 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1 | ▼1 | 78 | +1.300s | 6 | – |
| 3 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | ▲1 | 78 | +45.900s | 4 | – |
| 4 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | ▲8 | 78 | +68.400s | 3 | – |
| 5 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 3 | ▼2 | 77 | +1 lap | 2 | – |
| 6 | ANDMario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | ▲7 | 77 | +1 lap | 1 | – |
| 7 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | – | 77 | +1 lap | – | |
| 8 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | ▼3 | 77 | +1 lap | – | |
| 9 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | ▼3 | 77 | +1 lap | – | |
| 10 | EVABob Evans | Lotus | 23 | ▲13 | 77 | +1 lap | – | |
| 11 | LUNBrett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | ▲9 | 77 | +1 lap | – | |
| 12 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | ▲5 | 76 | +2 laps | – | |
| 13 | LECMichel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 22 | ▲9 | 76 | +2 laps | – | |
| 14 | AMOChris Amon | Ensign | 18 | ▲4 | 76 | +2 laps | – | |
| 15 | ERTHarald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | ▲9 | 74 | +4 laps | – | |
| 16 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 19 | ▲3 | 73 | +5 laps | – | |
| 17 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | ▲4 | 70 | +8 laps | – | |
| DNF | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | 52 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 49 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 28 | Radiator | – | ||
| DNF | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 14 | 22 | Oil pressure | – | ||
| DNF | NILGunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 25 | 18 | Clutch | – | ||
| DNF | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 11 | 16 | Oil pressure | – | ||
| DNF | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 10 | 15 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | ISCIan Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | Accident | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1:16.100 | |
| 2 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:16.200 | +0.100s |
| 3 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 1:16.430 | +0.330s |
| 4 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 1:16.450 | +0.350s |
| 5 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 1:16.640 | +0.540s |
| 6 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:16.770 | +0.670s |
| 7 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 1:16.840 | +0.740s |
| 8 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:16.880 | +0.780s |
| 9 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:16.940 | +0.840s |
| 10 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 1:17.030 | +0.930s |
| 11 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:17.090 | +0.990s |
| 12 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:17.180 | +1.080s |
| 13 | ANDMario Andretti | Parnelli | 1:17.250 | +1.150s |
| 14 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 1:17.260 | +1.160s |
| 15 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1:17.350 | +1.250s |
| 16 | ISCIan Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:17.400 | +1.300s |
| 17 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:17.440 | +1.340s |
| 18 | AMOChris Amon | Ensign | 1:17.730 | +1.630s |
| 19 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 1:18.130 | +2.030s |
| 20 | LUNBrett Lunger | Surtees | 1:18.360 | +2.260s |
| 21 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:18.400 | +2.300s |
| 22 | LECMichel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 1:18.820 | +2.720s |
| 23 | EVABob Evans | Lotus | 1:19.350 | +3.250s |
| 24 | ERTHarald Ertl | Hesketh | 1:22.110 | +6.010s |
| 25 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:22.700 | +6.600s |
Kyalami Racing Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1975 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1974 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 1973 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1972 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 1971 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 1970 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra |
| 1968 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1967 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper |
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