French Grand Prix 1976

Paul Ricard
Le Castellet
4 July 1976
54 laps
313.7 km
5.809 km a lap

Pole positionJames HuntMcLaren · 1:47.890
Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:51.000 · lap 4
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	James Hunt	11	McLaren · Ford	1	54	1:40:58.600	9
2	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	3	54	+12.700	6
3	John Watson	28	Penske · Ford	8	54	+23.550	4
4	Carlos Pace	8	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	5	54	+24.820	3
5	Mario Andretti	5	Lotus · Ford	7	54	+43.920	2
6	Jody Scheckter	3	Tyrrell · Ford	9	54	+55.070	1
7	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	March · Ford	17	54	+1:21.550
8	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow · Ford	16	54	+1:30.670
9	Arturo Merzario	35	March · Ford	20	54	+1:53.570
10	Jacky Ickx	20	Wolf-Williams · Ford	19	53	+1 lap
11	Carlos Reutemann	7	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	10	53	+1 lap
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow · Ford	15	53	+1 lap
13	Michel Leclère	21	Wolf-Williams · Ford	22	53	+1 lap
14	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	13	53	+1 lap
15	Jochen Mass	12	McLaren · Ford	14	53	+1 lap
16	Brett Lunger	18	Surtees · Ford	23	53	+1 lap
17	Guy Edwards	25	Hesketh · Ford	25	53	+1 lap
18	Patrick Nève	22	Ensign · Ford	26	53	+1 lap
19	Ronnie Peterson	10	March · Ford	6	51	Fuel system
DNF	Alan Jones	19	Surtees · Ford	18	44	Suspension
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	9	March · Ford	11	28	Oil pressure
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	Fittipaldi · Ford	21	21	Oil pressure
DNF	Henri Pescarolo	38	Surtees · Ford	24	19	Suspension
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	2	Ferrari	4	17	Engine
DNF	Niki Laudafastest lap	1	Ferrari	2	8	Engine
DNF	Gunnar Nilsson	6	Lotus · Ford	12	8	Gearbox
DNF	Harald Ertl	24	Hesketh · Ford	27	4	Differential
DNQ	Damien Magee	33	Brabham · Ford	–
DNQ	Ingo Hoffmann	31	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Loris Kessel	32	Brabham · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1:47.890
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:48.170	+0.280
3	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:48.590	+0.700
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:48.690	+0.800
5	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:48.750	+0.860
6	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:49.070	+1.180
7	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:49.190	+1.300
8	John Watson	Penske	1:49.220	+1.330
9	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:49.630	+1.740
10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:49.790	+1.900
11	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:49.790	+1.900
12	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:49.830	+1.940
13	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:50.060	+2.170
14	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:50.100	+2.210
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:50.120	+2.230
16	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:50.270	+2.380
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:50.310	+2.420
18	Alan Jones	Surtees	1:51.110	+3.220
19	Jacky Ickx	Wolf-Williams	1:51.410	+3.520
20	Arturo Merzario	March	1:51.790	+3.900
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:52.110	+4.220
22	Michel Leclère	Wolf-Williams	1:52.290	+4.400
23	Brett Lunger	Surtees	1:52.410	+4.520
24	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	1:52.600	+4.710
25	Guy Edwards	Hesketh	1:52.630	+4.740
26	Patrick Nève	Ensign	1:52.820	+4.930
27	Damien Magee	Brabham	1:53.490	+5.600
28	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	1:53.780	+5.890
29	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1:54.050	+6.160
30	Loris Kessel	Brabham	1:55.300	+7.410

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	4	1:51.000

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 8
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Niki Lauda	52
2	James Hunt	26	▲2
3	Patrick Depailler	26
4	Jody Scheckter	24	▼2
5	Clay Regazzoni	16
6	Jacques Laffite	10
7	Jochen Mass	10
8	John Watson	6	▲4
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	6	▼1
10	Gunnar Nilsson	4	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 8
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	55
2	Tyrrell	37
3	McLaren	31
4	Ligier	10
5	Lotus	6	▲1
5	Penske	6	▲4
7	Brabham	6	▲1
8	March	6	▼3
9	Shadow	4	▼3
10	Ensign	2	▼1