South African Grand Prix
Round 2 · 6 March 1976 ·Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
Hunt
McLaren
2
Lauda
Ferrari
1
Mass
McLaren
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:18.4 | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt |  British | McLaren | 78 | +1.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Mass |  German | McLaren | 78 | +45.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Tyrrell | 78 | +1:08.4 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | British | Penske | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti |  American | Parnelli | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | British | Shadow | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla |  Italian | March | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler |  French | Tyrrell | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Bob Evans | British | Team Lotus | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | American | Surtees | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | March | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | French | Wolf | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Chris Amon |  New Zealander | Ensign | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Austrian | Hesketh | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Wolf | 73 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 70 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Ferrari | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Shadow | 28 | Radiator | 0 |
| R | Carlos Pace | Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson |  Swedish | Team Lotus | 18 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 16 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Swedish | March | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Ian Scheckter | South African | Tyrrell | 0 | Accident | 0 |
- R
- Retired