- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Niki Lauda, Patrick Depailler, and Tom Pryce
- Race date
- January 25, 1976
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- Jean-Pierre Jarier
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The decisive result
Niki Lauda finished first for Ferrari. Patrick Depailler is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Tom Pryce 3 for Shadow.
Grid to finish
Jacky Ickx from P19 to P8 (+11), Hans-Joachim Stuck from P14 to P4 (+10), and Tom Pryce from P12 to P3 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. James Hunt started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 Accident, 1 +3 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Jean-Pierre Jarier holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:35.070 on lap 31. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.