Fuji Speedway · 24 October 1976
Mario Andretti won the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix for Team Lotus from 1st on the grid, 1 lap ahead of Patrick Depailler. Alan Jones gained the most places, from 20th on the grid to 4th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus Andretti 9 + Nilsson 1 | Andretti 9 + Nilsson 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell Depailler 6 + Scheckter 0 + Hoshino 0 | Depailler 6 + Scheckter 0 + Hoshino 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | McLaren Hunt 4 + Mass 0 | Hunt 4 + Mass 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Surtees Jones 3 + Takahara 0 | Jones 3 + Takahara 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ferrari Regazzoni 2 + Lauda 0 | Regazzoni 2 + Lauda 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ligier Laffite 0 | Laffite 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Hesketh Ertl 0 | Ertl 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Shadow Jarier 0 + Pryce 0 | Jarier 0 + Pryce 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Kojima Hasemi 0 | Hasemi 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wolf-Williams Binder 0 + Merzario 0 | Binder 0 + Merzario 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | March Brambilla 0 + Stuck 0 + Peterson 0 | Brambilla 0 + Stuck 0 + Peterson 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Penske Watson 0 | Watson 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Pace 0 + Perkins 0 | Pace 0 + Perkins 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | 1:43:58.860 | 73 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 72 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | James Hunt McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 72 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Alan Jones Surtees | Surtees | +1 Lap | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 72 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 72 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 72 | — | — | |
| 8 | Harald Ertl Hesketh | Hesketh | +1 Lap | 72 | — | — | |
| 9 | Noritake Takahara Surtees | Surtees | +3 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow | Shadow | +4 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 11 | Masahiro Hasemi Kojima | Kojima | +7 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Overheating | 58 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hans Binder Wolf-Williams | Wolf-Williams | DNF Wheel | 49 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tom Pryce Shadow | Shadow | DNF Physical | 46 | — | — | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla March | March | DNF Electrical | 38 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck March | March | DNF Electrical | 37 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass McLaren | McLaren | DNF Accident | 35 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Watson Penske | Penske | DNF Engine | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | Kazuyoshi Hoshino Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Tyre | 27 | — | — | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams | Wolf-Williams | DNF Gearbox | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF Withdrew | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Withdrew | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Withdrew | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Withdrew | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson March | March | DNF Engine | 0 | — | — |