Round 1 · 25 January 1976
1976 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Niki Lauda (Ferrari) won the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 25 January 1976 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 2. Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and Tom Pryce (Shadow) completed the podium. Pole position went to James Hunt.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 1:45:16.780 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 9 | +21.470 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 12 | +23.840 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 14 | +88.170 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 13 | +116.460 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 6 | +118.270 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | +135.240 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Renzo Zorzi | Williams | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 15 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 5 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Lella Lombardi | March | 22 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 7 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | — | — | Transmission |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 22 | Ian Ashley | BRM | 21 | — | — | Oil pump |