Niki Lauda won the Brazilian Grand Prix 1976 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 25 January 1976, starting from P2 on the grid. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, with Tom Pryce completing the podium for Shadow.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | | 2 | 9 | Finished | |
2 | | | 9 | 6 | Finished | |
3 | | | 12 | 4 | Finished | |
4 | | | 14 | 3 | Finished | |
5 | | | 13 | 2 | Finished | |
6 | | | 6 | 1 | Finished | |
7 | | | 4 | 0 | Finished | |
8 | | 19 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 | | 17 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
10 | | 10 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
11 | | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
12 | | 15 | 0 | Out of fuel | ||
13 | | 5 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
14 | | 22 | 0 | +4 Laps | ||
R | | 3 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | | 1 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | | 7 | 0 | Oil leak | ||
R | | 11 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R | | 18 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | | 16 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | | 8 | 0 | Fuel system | ||
R | | 21 | 0 | Oil pump |