1976 Grand Prix de France
Paul Ricard · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hunt | 1 | 27 | 12.700 | 54 | 313.7 | Niki Lauda |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 54 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 54 | +12.700s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | Ford | 54 | +23.550s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 54 | +24.820s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 54 | +43.920s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | Ford | 54 | +55.070s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | Ford | 54 | +81.550s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 16 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | Ford | 54 | +90.670s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 20 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March | Ford | 54 | +113.570s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 19 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 10 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 15 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 22 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 14 | 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 15 | 14 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 16 | 23 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 17 | 25 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 18 | 26 | 22 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 19 | 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 51 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | Ford | 44 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 11 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | Ford | 28 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 21 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 24 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | Ford | 19 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 4 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 17 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 8 | ★ | — | Engine | |
| — | 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Ford | 8 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 27 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | Ford | 4 | — | Differential | ||
| — | — | 33 | Damien Magee | Brabham | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham | Ford | — | Not classified |