1976 Japanese Grand Prix

1976 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 16 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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Race details
Date 24 October 1976
Official name XI Japanese Grand Prix[1]
Location Fuji Speedway
Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.359 km (2.709 miles)
Distance 73 laps, 318.207[2] km (197.725 miles)
Weather Very wet and misty, eventually drying
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Ford
Time 1:12.77
Fastest lap
Driver France Jacques Laffite2 Ligier-Matra
Time 1:19.97 on lap 70
Podium
First
Lotus-Ford
Second
Tyrrell-Ford
Third
McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix1 was a Formula One motor race held at Fuji Speedway on 24 October 1976. It was the 16th and final race of the 1976 Formula One World Championship.

The 1976 World Championship was to be decided at the Mount Fuji circuit, with Niki Lauda just three points ahead of James Hunt after a season full of incidents including Lauda's near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring and subsequent missed races.

Background

Fuji Speedway in 1983

Entries

Further information: 1976 Formula One season § Teams and drivers

The field was almost unchanged from the previous race, but Noritake Takahara rented the second Surtees replacing Brett Lunger and Masami Kuwashima replaced Warwick Brown in the second Wolf-Williams. However, Kuwashima was himself replaced by Hans Binder during the meeting, after his money failed to materialize. Maki resurrected its Formula One car for Tony Trimmer while Heros Racing entered an old Tyrrell for Kazuyoshi Hoshino on Bridgestone tyres, which was the first Formula One start for the Japanese manufacturer. Kojima Engineering entered a locally built chassis for Masahiro Hasemi (on Dunlop tyres).

Championship standings before the race

Further information: List of Formula One points scoring systems

Heading into the final race of the season it was Niki Lauda who led the World Drivers' Championship by three points ahead of James Hunt. In the Constructors' Championship it was Ferrari who had an eleven point lead over McLaren.[3] As this was the final race of the season with 9 points available for the win it meant that the Japanese Grand Prix would decide the Drivers' Championship although Ferrari had confirmed their Constructors' title win in the previous round.[2]

Championship permutations

For Lauda to win the Championship he needed:

  • to finish ahead of Hunt
  • to finish 3rd with Hunt 2nd
  • to finish 4th or 5th with Hunt 3rd
  • to finish 6th with Hunt 4th or lower
  • Hunt to finish 5th or lower

For Hunt to win the Championship he needed to finish:

  • 1st
  • 2nd with Lauda 4th or lower
  • 3rd with Lauda 6th or lower
  • 4th with Lauda 7th or lower

Qualifying

Mario Andretti took pole position in the Lotus 77, with Hunt alongside him on the front row and Lauda third. Then came John Watson in the Penske, Jody Scheckter, Carlos Pace, Clay Regazzoni and Vittorio Brambilla. The top 10 was completed by Ronnie Peterson and Hasemi. Trimmer failed to qualify the Maki.

Qualifying classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 5 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:12.77  —
2 11 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:12.80 +0.03
3 1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:13.08 +0.31
4 28 United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford 1:13.29 +0.52
5 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:13.31 +0.54
6 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:13.43 +0.66
7 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:13.64 +0.87
8 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:13.72 +0.95
9 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:13.85 +1.08
10 51 Japan Masahiro Hasemi Kojima-Ford 1:13.88 +1.11
11 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:13.88 +1.11
12 12 Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:14.05 +1.28
13 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:14.15 +1.38
14 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:14.23 +1.46
15 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:14.32 +1.55
16 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 1:14.35 +1.58
17 7 Australia Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:14.38 +1.61
18 34 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 1:14.38 +1.61
19 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams-Ford 1:14.41 +1.64
20 19 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford 1:14.60 +1.83
21 52 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Tyrrell-Ford 1:14.65 +1.88
22 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 1:15.26 +2.49
23 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:15.30 +2.53
24 18 Japan Noritake Takahara Surtees-Ford 1:15.77 +3.00
25 21 Austria Hans Binder Wolf-Williams-Ford 1:17.36 +4.59
26 21 Japan Masami Kuwashima Wolf-Williams-Ford 1:17.90 +5.13
DNQ 54 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Maki-Ford 1:30.91 +18.14
Source:[4]

Race

On race day the weather was very wet with fog and running water at several places on the track. There were intense debates as to whether the race should be started; in the end the organisers decided to go ahead and a majority of drivers did not disagree. Some drivers, including Lauda, were not happy with the decision.

Hunt took the lead from the start with Watson and Andretti behind. On the second lap Watson slid down an escape road and Lauda drove into the pits to withdraw, as he believed the weather conditions made the track too dangerous. He later said "my life is worth more than a title." Larry Perkins made a similar decision after one lap, as did Pace and Emerson Fittipaldi later in the race.

Hunt continued to lead, behind him second place passed between Andretti and Brambilla. On lap 22 Brambilla challenged for the lead but spun out of contention before retiring 15 laps later with electrical problems. Jochen Mass moved into second before crashing on the 36th lap just before turn 7, promoting Patrick Depailler into the position with Andretti third.

It seemed Hunt was on for an easy win, but as the track began to dry he started to lose positions. He only needed a fourth place finish to win the title, because of Lauda's retirement. On lap 62 Hunt fell behind Depailler and Andretti, but two laps later Depailler's left rear tyre started to deflate and he had to pit. Andretti took the lead, but then Hunt had a similar tyre problem. Hunt pitted, dropped to fifth and set off after Depailler, Alan Jones and Regazzoni. Depailler overtook both drivers on lap 70 and on the next lap Hunt did the same and overtook both of them in order to win the World Drivers' Championship. There was brief confusion as the immediate unofficial finish marked him as fifth place, but with quick deliberation the official finish was third. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship despite Lauda's retirement.

Andretti's victory was his second in Formula One, coming five years, seven months and 18 days after his maiden win at the 1971 South African Grand Prix. As of 2024, this is the longest period between a first and second victory of a driver in the series.[5]

Race classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 73 1:43:58.86 1 9
2 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford G 72 + 1 Lap 13 6
3 11 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford G 72 + 1 Lap 2 4
4 19 Australia Alan Jones Surtees-Ford G 72 + 1 Lap 20 3
5 2 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari G 72 + 1 Lap 7 2
6 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford G 72 + 1 Lap 16 1
7 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra G 72 + 1 Lap 11  
8 24 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford G 72 + 1 Lap 22  
9 18 Japan Noritake Takahara Surtees-Ford G 70 + 3 Laps 24  
10 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford G 69 + 4 Laps 15  
11 51 Japan Masahiro Hasemi Kojima-Ford D 66 + 7 Laps 10  
Ret 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford G 58 Overheating 5  
Ret 21 Austria Hans Binder Wolf-Williams-Ford G 49 Wheel 25  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford G 46 Energy 14  
Ret 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford G 38 Electrical 8  
Ret 34 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford G 37 Electrical 18  
Ret 12 Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford G 35 Accident 12  
Ret 28 United Kingdom John Watson Penske-Ford G 33 Engine 4  
Ret 52 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Tyrrell-Ford B 27 Tyre 21  
Ret 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Wolf-Williams-Ford G 23 Gearbox 19  
Ret 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 9 Withdrew 23  
Ret 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 7 Withdrew 6  
Ret 1 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari G 2 Withdrew 3  
Ret 7 Australia Larry Perkins Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 1 Withdrew 17  
Ret 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford G 0 Engine 9  
DNS 21 Japan Masami Kuwashima Wolf-Williams-Ford G        
DNQ 54 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Maki-Ford D        
Source:[6][7]
  • ^ In Japan, the formal name of this Formula One event was not "Japanese Grand Prix" but was "Formula One World Championship in Japan" (F1世界選手権・イン・ジャパン), because an event of the Japanese Formula 2000 championship had been named "Japanese Grand Prix" in 1976.
  • ^ It was initially announced that the fastest lap was set by Masahiro Hasemi on lap 25, but this was a measurement mistake, and, several days later, the circuit issued a press release to correct the fastest lap holder of the race to Jacques Laffite with a time of 1:19.97 on lap 70.[8] This press release was promptly made known in Japan, and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and Japanese media corrected the record.[9][10] But this correction was not made well known outside Japan, thus, Hasemi is credited with the fastest lap of the race in many record books.

Notes

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

  1. ^ "1976 Japanese GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Japan 1976". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "USA East 1976 - Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Japan 1976 - Qualifications". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ^ Leslie, Jack (18 August 2017). "The 5 Drivers with the Biggest Gap between First and Second F1 Wins". wtf1.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ "1976 Japanese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ^ "1976 Japanese Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 24 October 1976. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ^ i-dea archives (14 January 2006), '76 F1イン・ジャパン (1976 F1 World Championship in Japan), Auto Sport Archives 日本の名レース100選 (The 100 Best races in Japan) (in Japanese), vol. 001, San-eishobo Publishing Co., Ltd., p. 77, ISBN 978-4-7796-0007-4, archived from the original on 13 December 2010, retrieved 16 December 2010
  9. ^ "Motorsport competition results: 1976 F1 World Championship in Japan" (in Japanese). Japan Automobile Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Archive: 1976 F1 World Championship in Japan" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. 25 October 1976. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Japan 1976 - Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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