French Grand Prix
Round 8 · 4 July 1976 ·Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
Depailler
Tyrrell
2
Hunt
McLaren
1
Watson
Penske
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 54 | 1:40:58.60 | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 54 | +12.70 | 6 | |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 54 | +23.55 | 4 | |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 54 | +24.82 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 54 | +43.92 | 2 | |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 54 | +55.07 | 1 | |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 54 | +1:21.55 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 54 | +1:30.67 | 0 | |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 54 | +1:53.57 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 51 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Alan Jones | Surtees | 44 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 28 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 19 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 8 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 4 | Differential | 0 | |
| F | Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify