French Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit Paul Ricard
RACE DATE
4 Jul 1976
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1976 French Grand Prix.
WINNERHuntP1 → P1
RACE LAPS54
BIGGEST GAIN+11Merzario
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1:40:58.600Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | +1 | 54 | +12.700Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | +5 | 54 | +23.550Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | +1 | 54 | +24.820Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | +2 | 54 | +43.920Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | +3 | 54 | +55.070Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | +10 | 54 | +1:21.550Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | +8 | 54 | +1:30.670Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | +11 | 54 | +1:53.570Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | -1 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | +3 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | +9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | -1 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | -1 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | +7 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | +8 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | +8 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | -13 | 51 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | -2 | 44 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | -10 | 28 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | -1 | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | +1 | 19 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | -20 | 17 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | -23 | 8 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | -14 | 8 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | +2 | 4 | Differential | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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