had been named "Japanese Grand Prix" in 1976. It was initially announced that the fastest lap was set by Masahiro Hasemi on lap 25, but this was a measurement mistake, and, several days later, the circuit issued a press release to correct the fastest lap holder of the race to Jacques Laffite with a time of 1:19.97 on lap 70. This press release was promptly made known in Japan, and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and Japanese media corrected the record. But this correction was not made well known outside Japan, thus, Hasemi is credited with the fastest lap of the race in many record books. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings References Japanese Grand Prix Japanese Grand Prix Grand Prix October 1976 sports events in Asia