1976 Japanese Grand Prix
- Round
- 16 of 1976
- Circuit
- Fuji Speedway
- Location
- Oyama, Japan
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Ford
- Pole position
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Laffite
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 73 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 72 | 6 | — |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 72 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 20 | 72 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 72 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 72 | — | — · fastest lap |
| 8 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 22 | 72 | — | — |
| 9 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | 24 | 70 | — | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 69 | — | — |
| 11 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | 10 | 66 | — | — |
| DNS | Masami Kuwashima | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | DNS |
| DNQ | Tony Trimmer | Maki | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 2 | — | Withdrew |
| DNF | John Watson | Penske | 4 | 33 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 5 | 58 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 6 | 7 | — | Withdrew |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | 38 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 0 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 12 | 35 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 14 | 46 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Larry Perkins | Brabham | 17 | 1 | — | Withdrew |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 18 | 37 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams | 19 | 23 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | 21 | 27 | — | Tyre |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 9 | — | Withdrew |
| DNF | Hans Binder | Wolf-Williams | 25 | 49 | — | Wheel |