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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1976 · race

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Profile & context

Name: Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1976 · race

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/265-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1976 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1976 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:45:16.780 · 40 laps · ferrari	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:45:38.250 · 40 laps · ford	6
3	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:45:40.620 · 40 laps · ford	4
4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:46:44.950 · 40 laps · ford	3
5	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:47:13.240 · 40 laps · ford	2
6	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:47:15.050 · 40 laps · ford	1
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:47:32.020 · 40 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Renzo Zorzi	Wolf-Williams	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Carlos Pace	Brabham	Time not recorded · 39 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
11	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 37 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · 37 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Lella Lombardi	March	Time not recorded · 36 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Accident · Time not recorded · 33 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	James Hunt	McLaren	Throttle · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	March	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Transmission · Time not recorded · 14 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	Accident · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Accident · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	Penske	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ian Ashley	BRM	Oil pump · Time not recorded · 2 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	James Hunt	McLaren	2:32.500 · ford
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:32.520 · ferrari
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	2:32.660 · ford
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:33.170 · ferrari
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	2:33.330 · ford
6	Jochen Mass	McLaren	2:33.590 · ford
7	Vittorio Brambilla	March	2:33.630 · ford
8	John Watson	Penske	2:33.870 · ford
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	2:34.490 · ford
10	Carlos Pace	Brabham	2:34.540 · alfa-romeo
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2:34.670 · matra
12	Tom Pryce	Shadow	2:34.840 · ford
13	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2:35.020 · ford
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	2:35.380 · ford
15	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	2:35.970 · alfa-romeo
16	Mario Andretti	Lotus	2:36.010 · ford
17	Renzo Zorzi	Wolf-Williams	2:37.070 · ford
18	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	2:37.190 · ford
19	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	2:37.620 · ford
20	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	2:40.250 · ford
21	Ian Ashley	BRM	2:40.940 · brm
22	Lella Lombardi	March	2:40.950 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	James Hunt	McLaren	2:32.500 · ford
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:32.520 · ferrari
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	2:32.660 · ford
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:33.170 · ferrari
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	2:33.330 · ford
6	Jochen Mass	McLaren	2:33.590 · ford
7	Vittorio Brambilla	March	2:33.630 · ford
8	John Watson	Penske	2:33.870 · ford
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	2:34.490 · ford
10	Carlos Pace	Brabham	2:34.540 · alfa-romeo
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2:34.670 · matra
12	Tom Pryce	Shadow	2:34.840 · ford
13	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2:35.020 · ford
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	2:35.380 · ford
15	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	2:35.970 · alfa-romeo
16	Mario Andretti	Lotus	2:36.010 · ford
17	Renzo Zorzi	Wolf-Williams	2:37.070 · ford
18	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	2:37.190 · ford
19	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	2:37.620 · ford
20	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	2:40.250 · ford
21	Ian Ashley	BRM	2:40.940 · brm
22	Lella Lombardi	March	2:40.950 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Tom Pryce	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
5	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
6	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1