Race results
Race startOctober 24, 1976 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:43:58.86 | 73 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 72 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | +1 Lap | 72 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | +1 Lap | 72 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 72 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 72 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 72 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | +1 Lap | 72 | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Noritake Takahara | Surtees | +3 Laps | 70 | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | +4 Laps | 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | 51 | Masahiro Hasemi | Kojima | +7 Laps | 66 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | DNF (Overheating) | 58 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Hans Binder | Wolf | DNF (Wheel) | 49 | 25 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | DNF (Physical) | 46 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | DNF (Electrical) | 38 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | DNF (Electrical) | 37 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 35 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 28 | John Watson | Penske | DNF (Engine) | 33 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 52 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Tyrrell | DNF (Tyre) | 27 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | DNF (Gearbox) | 23 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNS (Withdrew) | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNS (Withdrew) | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | DNS (Withdrew) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNS (Withdrew) | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | DNF (Engine) | 0 | 9 | 0 |