Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 1 · 25 January 1976 ·Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Depailler
Tyrrell
2
Lauda
Ferrari
1
Pryce
Shadow
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Ferrari | 40 | 1:45:16.78 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler |  French | Tyrrell | 40 | +21.47 | 6 |
| 3 | Tom Pryce |  British | Shadow | 40 | +23.84 | 4 |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |  German | March | 40 | +1:28.17 | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Tyrrell | 40 | +1:56.46 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | German | McLaren | 40 | +1:58.27 | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Ferrari | 40 | +2:15.24 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Wolf | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Renzo Zorzi |  Italian | Williams | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Pace |  Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Ingo Hoffmann | Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 37 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 37 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Lella Lombardi | Italian | March | 36 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Shadow | 33 | Accident | 0 |
| R | James Hunt | British | McLaren | 32 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | Italian | March | 15 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 14 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Ronnie Peterson |  Swedish | Team Lotus | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti |  American | Team Lotus | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| R | John Watson | British | Penske | 2 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Ian Ashley | British | BRM | 2 | Oil pump | 0 |
- R
- Retired