The 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 25 January 1976. James Hunt started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and Niki Lauda was the race winner for Ferrari.
1976 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | 1:45:16.780 | 1:45:16.780 | - | - | 2:35.840 | 14 | 181.460 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +21.470 | 1:45:38.250 | +21.470 | +21.470 | 2:36.910 | 14 | 180.840 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +23.840 | 1:45:40.620 | +23.840 | +2.370 | 2:37.100 | 21 | 180.780 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +1:28.170 | 1:46:44.950 | +1:28.170 | +1:04.330 | 2:37.710 | 16 | 178.960 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +1:56.460 | 1:47:13.240 | +1:56.460 | +28.290 | 2:38.980 | 3 | 178.170 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +1:58.270 | 1:47:15.050 | +1:58.270 | +1.810 | 2:38.550 | 13 | 178.120 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | +2:15.240 | 1:47:32.020 | +2:15.240 | +16.970 | 2:36.570 | 12 | 177.660 | 4 | |
| 8 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Wolf-Williams Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:46:10.360 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:41.290 | 31 | 175.430 | 19 | |
| 9 | 21 | Renzo Zorzi | Italy | Wolf-Williams Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:46:12.800 | 1 lap | +2.440 | 2:41.210 | 19 | 175.370 | 17 | |
| 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:47:14.830 | 1 lap | +1:02.030 | 2:41.060 | 7 | 173.680 | 10 | |
| 11 | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:47:47.360 | 1 lap | +32.530 | 2:43.770 | 3 | 172.800 | 20 | |
| 12 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 37 | Out of Fuel | 3 laps | 2 laps | 2:40.140 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 13 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 37 | +3 laps | 1:45:53.960 | 3 laps | +1:45:53.960 | 2:38.910 | 9 | 166.870 | 5 | |
| 14 | 10 | Lella Lombardi | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 36 | +4 laps | 1:47:49.200 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 2:41.750 | 16 | 159.470 | 22 | |
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Accident | 2:35.070 | 31 | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Accident | 2:36.290 | 21 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Oil Leak | 2:37.870 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 14 | Transmission | 2:37.790 | 13 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Accident | 2:40.170 | 2 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Accident | 2:40.450 | 3 | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Fuel System | 2:50.290 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Ian Ashley | Great Britain | BRM | Goodyear | 2 | Oil Pump | 2:59.870 | 2 | 21 |