Autódromo José Carlos Pace · 25 January 1976
Niki Lauda won the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid, 21.47s ahead of Patrick Depailler. Jacky Ickx gained the most places, from 19th on the grid to 8th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Lauda 9 + Regazzoni 0 | Lauda 9 + Regazzoni 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell Depailler 6 + Scheckter 2 | Depailler 6 + Scheckter 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Shadow Pryce 4 + Jarier 0 | Pryce 4 + Jarier 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | March Stuck 3 + Lombardi 0 + Brambilla 0 | Stuck 3 + Lombardi 0 + Brambilla 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | McLaren Mass 1 + Hunt 0 | Mass 1 + Hunt 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Wolf-Williams Ickx 0 + Zorzi 0 | Ickx 0 + Zorzi 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Pace 0 + Reutemann 0 | Pace 0 + Reutemann 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Fittipaldi Hoffmann 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | Hoffmann 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ligier Laffite 0 | Laffite 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Team Lotus Peterson 0 + Andretti 0 | Peterson 0 + Andretti 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Penske Watson 0 | Watson 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | BRM Ashley 0 | Ashley 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:45:16.780 | 40 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +21.470s | 40 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Tom Pryce Shadow | Shadow | +23.840s | 40 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck March | March | +1:28.170 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1:56.460 | 40 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jochen Mass McLaren | McLaren | +1:58.270 | 40 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | +2:15.240 | 40 | — | — | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams | Wolf-Williams | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 9 | Renzo Zorzi Wolf-Williams | Wolf-Williams | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 10 | Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 11 | Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Out of fuel | 37 | — | — | |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +3 Laps | 37 | — | — | |
| 14 | Lella Lombardi March | March | +4 Laps | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow | Shadow | DNF Accident | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | James Hunt McLaren | McLaren | DNF Accident | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla March | March | DNF Oil leak | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | DNF Transmission | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Accident | 10 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Accident | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Watson Penske | Penske | DNF Fuel system | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ian Ashley BRM | BRM | DNF Oil pump | 2 | — | — |