Pit Lane F1
1976 Season - Round 2 - 1976-03-06
Niki Lauda won the 1976 South African Grand Prix for Ferrari, with James Hunt (McLaren) second and Jochen Mass (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Bob Evans (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1976 South African Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jody Scheckter |
| Tyrrell |
| 12 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | Penske | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 5 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | Radiator | 0 |
| 21 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 22 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 25 | Clutch | 0 |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 16 | Accident | 0 |
