| «1976-02» | South Africa Grand Prix - X Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1976-03-06 | Kyalami - 78 laps × 4.104 km : 320.112 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:18.400 | 187.737 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +01.300 | +01.300 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +45.900 | +44.600 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +01:08.400 | +22.500 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 28 | John Watson | Penske • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 5 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 23 | 5 | Bob Evans | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 20 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 17 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 22 | 21 | Michel Leclere | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 14 | 18 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | 24 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +4 laps | ||
| 16 | 19 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 73 | +5 laps | ||
| 17 | 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 70 | engine | ||
| 9 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 52 | engine | |||
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 49 | engine | |||
| 15 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 28 | radiator | |||
| 14 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 22 | oil pressure | |||
| 25 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 18 | clutch | |||
| 11 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 16 | oil pressure | |||
| 10 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 15 | accident | |||
| 16 | 15 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| WDR | 14 | Ian Ashley | BRM | withdrawal of the team |
Fastest lap - 01:17.970 - 189.488 km/h - Niki Lauda (lap 6)