Season 1976 · Round 2

South African Grand Prix

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1976-03-06 · Kyalami · South Africa · South African Grand Prix
Winner
1 Niki Lauda
1:42:18.400
Pole Position
11 James Hunt
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
9
DNFs · starters 25 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 2 78 1:42:18.400 9
2 11 James Hunt McLaren 1 78 +1.300 6
3 12 Jochen Mass McLaren 4 78 +45.900 4
4 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 12 78 +1:08.400 3
5 28 John Watson Penske 3 77 +1 Lap 2
6 5 Mario Andretti Parnelli 13 77 +1 Lap 1
7 16 Tom Pryce Shadow 7 77 +1 Lap
8 9 Vittorio Brambilla March 5 77 +1 Lap
9 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 6 77 +1 Lap
10 32 Bob Evans Team Lotus 23 77 +1 Lap
11 18 Brett Lunger Surtees 20 77 +1 Lap
12 34 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 17 76 +2 Laps
13 21 Michel Leclère Wolf 22 76 +2 Laps
14 21 Chris Amon Ensign 18 76 +2 Laps
15 24 Harald Ertl Hesketh 24 74 +4 Laps
16 22 Jacky Ickx Wolf 19 73 +5 Laps
17 30 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 21 70 Engine
R 2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 9 52 Engine
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 8 49 Engine
R 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 15 28 Radiator
R 8 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 14 22 Oil pressure
R 6 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 25 18 Clutch
R 35 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 11 16 Oil pressure
R 10 Ronnie Peterson March 13 15 Accident
R 15 Ian Scheckter Tyrrell 16 0 Accident
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15