The 1976 World Championship was to be decided at the Mount Fuji circuit, with Niki Lauda just three points ahead of James Hunt after a season full of incidents including Lauda's near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring and subsequent missed races.
O Campionato do Mundo de 1976 íase a decidir no circuíto de Monte Fuji, con Niki Lauda só tres puntos por diante de James Hunt logo dunha tempada chea de incidentes, incluíndo accidente case fatal de Lauda en Nürburgring e a perda posterior de carreiras.