Niki Lauda won the South African Grand Prix 1976 at Kyalami on 6 March 1976, starting from P2 on the grid. James Hunt finished second for McLaren, with Jochen Mass completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Niki LaudaLAU | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:18.4 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | James HuntHUN | McLaren | 78 | +1.3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jochen MassMAS | McLaren | 78 | +45.9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Tyrrell | 78 | +1:08.4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | John WatsonWAT | Penske | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Mario AndrettiAND | Parnelli | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | Tom PrycePRY | Shadow | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | March | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | Bob EvansEVA | Team Lotus | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Brett LungerLUN | Surtees | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | March | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Michel LeclèreLEC | Wolf | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Chris AmonAMO | Ensign | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | Harald ErtlERT | Hesketh | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Jacky IckxICK | Wolf | 73 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi | 70 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Shadow | 28 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Carlos PacePAC | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Gunnar NilssonNIL | Team Lotus | 18 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 16 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March | 15 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ian ScheckterSCH | Tyrrell | 0 | Accident | 0 |