Race Result
| GP n. 280 - 24/10/1976 - Grand Prix of Japan Fuji International Speedway |
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| Winner: | Mario Andretti / Lotus-Ford - 1:43'58.86 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Mario Andretti / Lotus-Ford - 1:12.77 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Masahiro Hasemi / Kojima-Ford - 1:18.23 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 |  Mario Andretti |
Lotus-Ford | 73 | 1:43'58.86 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 |  Patrick Depailler |
Tyrrell-Ford | 72 | + 1 lap | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 |  James Hunt |
McLaren-Ford | 72 | + 1 lap | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 |  Alan Jones |
Surtees-Ford | 72 | + 1 lap | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 72 | + 1 lap | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 |  Gunnar Nilsson |
Lotus-Ford | 72 | + 1 lap | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Matra | 72 | + 1 lap | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 |  Harald Ertl |
Hesketh-Ford | 72 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 |  Noritake Takahara |
Surtees-Ford | 70 | +3 laps | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Jean Pierre Jarier |
Shadow-Ford | 69 | + 4 laps | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | 51 | Masahiro Hasemi |
Kojima-Ford | 66 | + 7 laps | 10 | 0 |
| Ret | 3 |  Jody Scheckter |
Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | overheating | 5 | 0 |
| Ret | 21 | Hans Binder |
Wolf-Williams-Ford | 49 | wheel | 25 | 0 |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce |
Shadow-Ford | 46 | energy | 14 | 0 |
| Ret | 9 |  Vittorio Brambilla |
March-Ford | 38 | electrical | 8 | 0 |
| Ret | 34 |  Hans Joachim Stuck |
March-Ford | 37 | electrical | 18 | 0 |
| Ret | 12 | Jochen Mass |
McLaren-Ford | 35 | accident | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson |
Penske-Ford | 33 | engine | 4 | 0 |
| Ret | 52 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
Tyrrell-Ford | 27 | tyre | 21 | 0 |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario |
Wolf-Williams-Ford | 23 | gear box | 19 | 0 |
| Ret | 30 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 9 | withdrew | 23 | 0 |
| Ret | 7 | Larry Perkins |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | withdrew | 17 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 0 | engine | 9 | 0 |
| Dnq | 54 | Tony Trimmer |
Maki-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Wd | 8 | Jose Carlos Pace |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | withdrew | 6 | 0 |
| Wd | 1 | Niki Lauda |
Ferrari | 2 | withdrew | 3 | 0 |