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Niki Lauda won the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix

Niki Lauda won the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Patrick Depailler and Tom Pryce at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Niki LaudaFerrari1:45:16.7809
2Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:45:38.2506
3Tom PryceShadow1:45:40.6204
4Hans-Joachim StuckMarch1:46:44.9503
5Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:47:13.2402
6Jochen MassMcLaren1:47:15.0501
7Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:47:32.0200
8Jacky IckxWolf-Williams+1 lap0
9Renzo ZorziWolf-Williams+1 lap0
10Carlos PaceBrabham+1 lap0
11Ingo HoffmannFittipaldi+1 lap0
12Carlos ReutemannBrabhamOut of fuel0
13Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+3 laps0
14Lella LombardiMarch+4 laps0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierShadowAccident0
DNFJames HuntMcLarenThrottle0
DNFVittorio BrambillaMarchOil leak0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierTransmission0
DNFRonnie PetersonTeam LotusAccident0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusAccident0