| Race details | ||
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season | ||
| Date | January 25, 1976 | |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Course | permanent racing facility 7.98 km (4.79 mi) |
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| Distance | 40 laps, 319.2 km (191.6 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford |
| Time | 2:32.50[1] | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford |
| Time | 2:35.07 on lap 31[2] | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| Second | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford |
| Third | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford |
The 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil on January 25, 1976. The race was contested over 40 laps and was the opening round of the 1976 Formula One season. The race was won by defending World Champion, Niki Lauda, who drove a Ferrari car. Patrick Depailler in a Tyrrell-Ford car and Tom Pryce in a Shadow-Ford car finished second and third respectively, to complete the podium.
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For the opening round of the season, James Hunt took pole position in his McLaren with reigning World Champion Niki Lauda alongside in his Ferrari (which set the tone for the season). Clay Regazzoni in the second Ferrari took the lead at the start. Regazzoni, Lauda, Hunt and Shadow's Jean-Pierre Jarier battled. Regazzoni and Jarier collided, and the former had to pit for repairs. Lauda now led from Hunt and Jarier, but Hunt crashed out due to a sticking throttle, and Jarier did the same a lap later after driving on some oil in the track. Lauda thus started his title defence with victory, with Patrick Depailler second in the Tyrrell, and Tom Pryce completing the podium in the other Shadow.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 40 | 1:45:16.78 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | + 21.47 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 40 | + 23.84 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 40 | + 1:28.17 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | + 1:56.46 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 1:58.27 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 40 | + 2:15.24 | 4 | |
| 8 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 19 | |
| 9 | 21 | Renzo Zorzi | Williams-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 17 | |
| 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 39 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
| 11 | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 12 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 37 | Out of Fuel | 15 | |
| 13 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 37 | + 3 Laps | 5 | |
| 14 | 10 | Lella Lombardi | March-Ford | 36 | + 4 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 33 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 32 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 15 | Oil Leak | 7 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 14 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 10 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 6 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 2 | Fuel System | 8 | |
| Ret | 14 | Ian Ashley | BRM | 2 | Oil Pump | 21 |
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Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/442/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
| Previous race: 1975 United States Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1976 season |
Next race: 1976 South African Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Brazilian Grand Prix | Next race: 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix |
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