French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1976
Podium
DEPTyrrell
2
HUNMcLaren
1
WATPenske
3
Key facts
WinnerHUN1:40:58.600 from P1
PoleHUN1:47.890
Fastest lapLAU1:51.000 on lap 4
Finishers19 / 27classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1 | – | 54 | 1:40:58.600 | 9 | – |
| 2 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | ▲1 | 54 | +12.700s | 6 | – |
| 3 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 8 | ▲5 | 54 | +23.550s | 4 | – |
| 4 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 5 | ▲1 | 54 | +24.820s | 3 | – |
| 5 | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 7 | ▲2 | 54 | +43.920s | 2 | – |
| 6 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | ▲3 | 54 | +55.070s | 1 | – |
| 7 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | ▲10 | 54 | +81.550s | – | |
| 8 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | ▲8 | 54 | +90.670s | – | |
| 9 | MERArturo Merzario | March | 20 | ▲11 | 54 | +113.570s | – | |
| 10 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 19 | ▲9 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 11 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | ▼1 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 12 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | ▲3 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 13 | LECMichel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 22 | ▲9 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 14 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | ▼1 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 15 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | ▼1 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 16 | LUNBrett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | ▲7 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 17 | EDWGuy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | ▲8 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 18 | NEVPatrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | ▲8 | 53 | +1 lap | – | |
| 19 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 6 | ▼13 | 51 | +3 laps | – | |
| DNF | JONAlan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 44 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | 28 | Oil pressure | – | ||
| DNF | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 21 | Oil pressure | – | ||
| DNF | PESHenri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | 19 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 17 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | Engine | 1:51.000 | ||
| DNF | NILGunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 12 | 8 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | ERTHarald Ertl | Hesketh | 27 | 4 | Differential | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1:47.890 | |
| 2 | LAUNiki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:48.170 | +0.280s |
| 3 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:48.590 | +0.700s |
| 4 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:48.690 | +0.800s |
| 5 | PACCarlos Pace | Brabham | 1:48.750 | +0.860s |
| 6 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 1:49.070 | +1.180s |
| 7 | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 1:49.190 | +1.300s |
| 8 | WATJohn Watson | Penske | 1:49.220 | +1.330s |
| 9 | SCHJody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:49.630 | +1.740s |
| 10 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:49.790 | +1.900s |
| 11 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | March | 1:49.790 | +1.900s |
| 12 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:49.830 | +1.940s |
| 13 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:50.060 | +2.170s |
| 14 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 1:50.100 | +2.210s |
| 15 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1:50.120 | +2.230s |
| 16 | PRYTom Pryce | Shadow | 1:50.270 | +2.380s |
| 17 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:50.310 | +2.420s |
| 18 | JONAlan Jones | Surtees | 1:51.110 | +3.220s |
| 19 | ICKJacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 1:51.410 | +3.520s |
| 20 | MERArturo Merzario | March | 1:51.790 | +3.900s |
| 21 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:52.110 | +4.220s |
| 22 | LECMichel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 1:52.290 | +4.400s |
| 23 | LUNBrett Lunger | Surtees | 1:52.410 | +4.520s |
| 24 | PESHenri Pescarolo | Surtees | 1:52.600 | +4.710s |
| 25 | EDWGuy Edwards | Hesketh | 1:52.630 | +4.740s |
| 26 | NEVPatrick Nève | Ensign | 1:52.820 | +4.930s |
| 27 | DAMDAM | Brabham | 1:53.490 | +5.600s |
| 28 | HOFIngo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 1:53.780 | +5.890s |
| 29 | ERTHarald Ertl | Hesketh | 1:54.050 | +6.160s |
| 30 | KESLoris Kessel | Brabham | 1:55.300 | +7.410s |
Circuit Paul Ricard
Previous winners here
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1973 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
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