Race results
Race startJanuary 24, 1976 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:45:16.78 | 40 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +21.470 | 40 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | +23.840 | 40 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | +1:28.170 | 40 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | +1:56.460 | 40 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | +1:58.270 | 40 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +2:15.240 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | +1 Lap | 39 | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Renzo Zorzi | Williams | +1 Lap | 39 | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 39 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 39 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Out of fuel) | 37 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +3 Laps | 37 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | Lella Lombardi | March | +4 Laps | 36 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | DNF (Oil leak) | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Transmission) | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 28 | John Watson | Penske | DNF (Fuel system) | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Ian Ashley | BRM | DNF (Oil pump) | 2 | 21 | 0 |