1976 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 2 of 1976
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 78 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 78 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | 78 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | 78 | 3 | — |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 3 | 77 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | 77 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | 77 | — | — |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | 77 | — | — |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | 77 | — | — |
| 10 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 23 | 77 | — | — |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | 77 | — | — |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 76 | — | — |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 22 | 76 | — | — |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 18 | 76 | — | — |
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | 74 | — | — |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 19 | 73 | — | — |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 70 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 49 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | 52 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | March | 10 | 15 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 11 | 16 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 14 | 22 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 28 | — | Radiator |
| DNF | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 25 | 18 | — | Clutch |