Overview - 1976 Japanese Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

XI Japanese Grand Prix

Season1976
Round
16
Race Number by F1 Championship
280
Grand PrixJapanese Grand Prix
Race Number by Grand Prix
1
CircuitFuji Speedway
Race Number by Circuit
1
Laps
73
Race Length
318.200km

Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix

First Race-
Last Race-

Circuit

Fuji Speedway

Circuit Type
Permanent Circuit
Length
4.36km
Turns
8
Elevation
?m
Direction
Clockwise
Track Record
Mario Andretti1:12.2301977 Japanese Grand Prix (Qualifying 1)
Lap Record
Jody Scheckter1:14.3001977 Japanese Grand Prix (Race, Lap 71)

Schedule

?
- Qualifying 1?
- Qualifying 2?
- Qualifying 3?
- Practice?
October 24 (Sun)
- Race1:30 PM

Entries

No.	Driver	Team	Entrant	Constructor	Car	Engine	Note
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0L F12
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0L F12
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
5	Mario Andretti	Lotus	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
7	Larry Perkins	Brabham	Martini Racing	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0L F12
8	Jose Carlos Pace	Brabham	Martini Racing	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0L F12
9	Vittorio Brambilla	March	Beta Team March	March-Ford	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
10	Ronnie Peterson	March	March Engineering	March-Ford	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
11	James Hunt	McLaren	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
12	Jochen Mass	McLaren	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
16	Tom Pryce	Shadow	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
18	Noritake Takahara	Surtees	Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
19	Alan Jones	Surtees	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
20	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams-Ford	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
21	Masami Kuwashima	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams-Ford	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
21	Hans Binder	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams-Ford	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
22	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	Team Ensign	Ensign-Ford	Ensign N176	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	Non-Entry (Injured)
24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh-Ford	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier-Matra	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73 3.0L V12
28	John Watson	Penske	Citibank Team Penske	Penske-Ford	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
30	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
34	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	March Engineering	March-Ford	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
51	Masahiro Hasemi	Kojima	Kojima Engineering	Kojima-Ford	Kojima KE007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
52	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Heroes Racing	Heros Racing	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
54	Tony Trimmer	Maki	Maki Engineering	Maki-Ford	Maki F102A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8