1976 The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 2 | 25 | 1.300 | 78 | 320.1 | Niki Lauda |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 78 | +1.300s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Ford | 78 | +45.900s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Ford | 78 | +68.400s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 5 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 23 | 5 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 20 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 17 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Ford | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 22 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | Ford | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 18 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign | Ford | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 24 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | Ford | 74 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 19 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | Ford | 73 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 70 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 52 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 49 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Ford | 28 | — | Radiator | ||
| — | 14 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 22 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 25 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Ford | 18 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 11 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 16 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 10 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 15 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 16 | 15 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | — | Accident |