Season
1976
Race
2. South African Grand Prix
1976 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 266
R
06/03/1976 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 78 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | +1 | 78 | 1:42:18.400 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | -1 | 78 | 1:42:19.700 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | +1 | 78 | 1:43:04.300 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | +8 | 78 | 1:43:26.800 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 3 | -2 | 77 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | +7 | 77 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | = | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | -3 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | -3 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 23 | +13 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | +9 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | +5 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | +9 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 18 | +4 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | +9 | 74 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +3 | 73 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | +4 | 70 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | -9 | 52 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | -11 | 49 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | -5 | 28 | — | 0 | Radiator | — | |
| 21 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | -7 | 22 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 22 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 25 | +3 | 18 | — | 0 | Clutch | — | |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | -12 | 16 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 13 | -11 | 15 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 25 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | -9 | 0 | — | 0 | Accident | — |