1976 - Japanese Grand Prix

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1976 - Japanese Grand Prix

Race Name - Japanese Grand Prix
Date - 10/24/1976
Race Track - Fuji International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 73
Pole Winner Mario Andretti
Average Race Speed - 183.637 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - James Hunt
Race Number - 16

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	13	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	2	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	20	Alan Jones	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	7	Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
6	16	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73
8	22	Harald Ertl	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	24	Noritake Takahara	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	15	JeanPierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	10	Masahiro Hasemi	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE007	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	5	Jody Scheckter	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	25	Hans Binder	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	14	Tom Pryce	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	8	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	18	HansJoachim Stuck	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	12	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	4	John Watson	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	21	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Heros Racing	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	19	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	23	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	6	Carlos Pace	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
23	3	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
24	17	Larry Perkins	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12
25	9	Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV