1976 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Jul 1976
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 8 of 16
- Winner
- James Hunt (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 54 | 1:40:58.60 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 54 | +12.70 | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 54 | +23.55 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | 54 | +24.82 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | +43.92 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | 54 | +55.07 | 1 | |
| 7 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 54 | +1:21.55 | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | 54 | +1:30.67 | 0 | |
| 9 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | 54 | +1:53.57 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 51 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 44 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | 28 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | 19 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | 8 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | 4 | Differential | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 52 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | John Watson | Penske | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 55 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 37 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Penske | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | March | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Ensign | 0 | 2 |