| «1976-16» | Japan Grand Prix - XII Japanese Grand Prix |
| 1976-10-24 | Fuji - Fuji International Speedway - 73 laps × 4.359 km : 318.207 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.770 | 215.644 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.800 | +00.030 (+0.041%) | +00.030 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 01:13.080 | +00.310 (+0.426%) | +00.280 |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | John Watson | Penske • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.290 | +00.520 (+0.715%) | +00.210 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.310 | +00.540 (+0.742%) | +00.020 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:13.430 | +00.660 (+0.907%) | +00.120 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:13.640 | +00.870 (+1.196%) | +00.210 |
| 8 | 8 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.720 | +00.950 (+1.305%) | +00.080 |
| 9 | 9 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.850 | +01.080 (+1.484%) | +00.130 |
| 10 | 10 | 51 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.880 | +01.110 (+1.525%) | +00.030 |
| 11 | 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:13.880 | +01.110 (+1.525%) | +00.000 |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.050 | +01.280 (+1.759%) | +00.170 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.150 | +01.380 (+1.896%) | +00.100 |
| 14 | 14 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.230 | +01.460 (+2.006%) | +00.080 |
| 15 | 15 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.320 | +01.550 (+2.130%) | +00.090 |
| 16 | 16 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.350 | +01.580 (+2.171%) | +00.030 |
| 17 | 17 | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:14.380 | +01.610 (+2.212%) | +00.030 |
| 18 | 18 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.380 | +01.610 (+2.212%) | +00.000 |
| 19 | 19 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.410 | +01.640 (+2.254%) | +00.030 |
| 20 | 20 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.600 | +01.830 (+2.515%) | +00.190 |
| 21 | 21 | 52 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.650 | +01.880 (+2.583%) | +00.050 |
| 22 | 22 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.260 | +02.490 (+3.422%) | +00.610 |
| 23 | 23 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.300 | +02.530 (+3.477%) | +00.040 |
| 24 | 24 | 18 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.770 | +03.000 (+4.123%) | +00.470 |
| 25 | 25 | 21 | Hans Binder | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.360 | +04.590 (+6.308%) | +01.590 |
| 26 | 21 | Masami Kuwashima | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.900 | +05.130 (+7.050%) | +00.540 | |
| 27 | 54 | Tony Trimmer | Maki • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.910 | +18.140 (+24.928%) | +13.010 |