Round 2 · 6 March 1976
1976 South African Grand Prix: results
Niki Lauda (Ferrari) won the 1976 South African Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 6 March 1976 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 2. James Hunt (McLaren) and Jochen Mass (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to James Hunt.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 1:42:18.400 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | +1.300 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | +45.900 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | +68.400 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 23 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | — | — | Radiator |
| 21 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 22 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 25 | — | — | Clutch |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 25 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Accident |