The 1976 South African Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 6 March 1976. James Hunt started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and Niki Lauda was the race winner for Ferrari.
1976 South African 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 | 78 | 1:42:18.400 | 1:42:18.400 | - | - | 1:17.970 | 6 | 187.700 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +1.300 | 1:42:19.700 | +1.300 | +1.300 | 1:18.080 | 6 | 187.700 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +45.900 | 1:43:04.300 | +45.900 | +44.600 | 1:18.650 | 7 | 186.300 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +1:08.400 | 1:43:26.800 | +1:08.400 | +22.500 | 1:18.380 | 34 | 185.700 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:18.940 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 27 | Mario Andretti | United States | Parnelli Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.150 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:18.730 | 76 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:18.490 | 21 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:18.600 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | 5 | Bob Evans | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.840 | 26 | 23 | ||||
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger | United States | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.830 | 45 | 20 | ||||
| 12 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:19.860 | 30 | 17 | |||
| 13 | 21 | Michel Leclere | France | Wolf-Williams Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:20.080 | 7 | 22 | ||||
| 14 | 22 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:19.000 | 25 | 18 | ||||
| 15 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Austria | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:22.700 | 54 | 24 | |||
| 16 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Wolf-Williams Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.030 | 39 | 19 | |||
| 17 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 70 | Engine | 8 laps | 3 laps | 1:18.920 | 34 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 52 | Engine | 1:18.880 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 49 | Engine | 1:19.280 | 20 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Radiator | 1:19.820 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 22 | Oil Pressure | 1:19.370 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Clutch | 1:20.000 | 7 | 25 | |||||
| DNF | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 16 | Oil Pressure | 1:19.420 | 12 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Accident | 1:18.790 | 4 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Ian Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 16 |