- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Mario Andretti, Patrick Depailler, and James Hunt
- Race date
- October 24, 1976
- Pole
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Laffite
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Fuji Speedway
The decisive result
Mario Andretti finished first for Team Lotus. Patrick Depailler is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with James Hunt 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Alan Jones from P20 to P4 (+16), Noritake Takahara from P24 to P9 (+15), and Harald Ertl from P22 to P8 (+14) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mario Andretti started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 +1 lap, 4 Withdrew, 2 Electrical, 2 Engine, and 1 +3 laps. Jacques Laffite holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.970. 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.