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Japan Grand Prix

Fuji, 24 Oct 1976

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Mario Andretti Lotus 77 [1 JPS11] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus 		73 1h 43m 58.86s
2 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell P34 [3-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell 		72 1h 43m 59.14s
3 James Hunt McLaren M23 [8-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#11 Marlboro Team McLaren 		72 1h 43m 00.06s
4 Alan Jones Surtees TS19 [04] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Durex Team Surtees (see note 1) 		72 1h 44m 12.07s
5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312T2 [027] - f12
#2 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		72 1h 44m 18.76s
6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 77 [2 JPS12] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus 		72 1h 44m 18.92s
7 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS5 [01] - Matra MS73 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes 		72 1h 44m 18.92s
8 Harald Ertl Hesketh 308D [2/3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Hesketh Racing 		72 1h 44m 18.92s
9 Noritake Takahara Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Team Surtees 		70
10 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN5 [5B] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team 		69
11 Masahiro Hasemi Kojima KE007 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#51 Kojima Engineering 		66
R Jody Scheckter Tyrrell P34 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell 		58 overheating
R Hans Binder Williams FW05 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#21 Walter Wolf Racing 		49 lost wheel
R Tom Pryce Shadow DN8 Mk1 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Shadow Racing Team 		46 engine
R Vittorio Brambilla March 761 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 Beta Team March 		38 electrics
R Hans-Joachim Stuck March 761 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#34 March Racing 		37 electrics
R Jochen Mass McLaren M23 [9] - Cosworth DFV V8
#12 Marlboro Team McLaren 		35 accident
R John Watson Penske PC4 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28 Citibank Team Penske 		33 engine
R Kazuyoshi Hoshino Tyrrell 007 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#52 Heroes Racing 		27 puncture
R Arturo Merzario Williams FW05 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing 		23 gearbox
R Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD04 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Copersucar Fittipaldi 		9 withdrew due to weather
R Carlos Pace Brabham BT45 [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#8 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		7 withdrew due to weather
R Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 [026] - f12
#1 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		2 withdrew due to weather
R Larry Perkins Brabham BT45 [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#7 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		1 withdrew due to weather
R Ronnie Peterson March 761 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 March Engineering 		0 engine
DNS Masami Kuwashima Williams FW05 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#21 Walter Wolf Racing 		Did not start
(alternative driver)
DNQ Tony Trimmer Maki F102A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#54 Maki Engineering 		Did not qualify
T Jody Scheckter Tyrrell P34 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3T Elf Team Tyrrell 		(Only used in practice)
T Larry Perkins Brabham BT45 [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#7 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		(Only used in practice)
T Carlos Pace Brabham BT45 [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#8 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		(Only used in practice)
T/C Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN5 [4B] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team 		(Crashed in practice)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Mario Andretti (F1) 3-litre Lotus 77 [1 JPS11] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.77s
2 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [8-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.80s
3 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [026] - Ferrari f12 1m 13.08s
4 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Penske PC4 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.29s
5 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.31s
6 Carlos Pace (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45 [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 13.43s
7 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [027] - Ferrari f12 1m 13.64s
8 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre March 761 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.72s
9 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre March 761 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.85s
10 Masahiro Hasemi (F1) 3-litre Kojima KE007 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.88s
11 Jacques Laffite (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS5 [01] - Matra MS73 V12 1m 13.88s
12 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [9] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.05s
13 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [3-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.15s
14 Tom Pryce (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk1 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.23s
15 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN5 [5B] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.32s
16 Gunnar Nilsson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 77 [2 JPS12] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.35s
17 Larry Perkins (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45 [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 14.38s
18 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre March 761 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.38s
19 Arturo Merzario (F1) 3-litre Williams FW05 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.41s
20 Alan Jones (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [04] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.60s
21 Kazuyoshi Hoshino (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.65s
22 Harald Ertl (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308D [2/3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 15.26s
23 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi FD04 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 15.30s
24 Noritake Takahara (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 15.77s
25 Hans Binder (F1) 3-litre Williams FW05 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 17.36s
26 Masami Kuwashima * (F1) 3-litre Williams FW05 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 17.90s
27 Tony Trimmer * (F1) 3-litre Maki F102A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 30.91s
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. Surtees TS19 [04] (Alan Jones): Alan Jones received a new car, Surtees TS19/04, in time for the 1976 Austrian GP, and raced this for the rest of the season. It was raced by Vittorio Brambilla in the South American races at the start of 1977, before being sold to Olympus Cameras for Divina Galica to race in Shellsport Group 8. It was acquired by Alo Lawler in 1978, but was quickly sold to John Cooper, then to Robin Smith. Smith updated it to "TS20S" specification in 1980, and added sports car bodywork for a couple of Can-Am events in 1981. It was sold to Ken Moore and then Rod Tolhurst, both of whom ran it in HSCC F1 in 1983 for Willie Green and John Narcisi. Its next seven owners did not race it, but it returned to competition in TGP in 1999, then raced regularly until 2012. It returned for Monaco in 2016.

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.