Season 1976 · Round 8

French Grand Prix

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1976-07-04 · Circuit Paul Ricard · France · French Grand Prix

Winner

11 James Hunt

1:40:58.600

Pole Position

11 James Hunt

Grid P1

Fastest Lap

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DNF

DNFs · starters 27 cars

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Lap	Time / Status	Points
1	11 James Hunt	McLaren	1	54	1:40:58.600	9
2	4 Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	3	54	+12.700	6
3	28 John Watson	Penske	8	54	+23.550	4
4	8 Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	54	+24.820	3
5	5 Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	7	54	+43.920	2
6	3 Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	9	54	+55.070	1
7	34 Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	17	54	+1:21.550
8	16 Tom Pryce	Shadow	16	54	+1:30.670
9	20 Arturo Merzario	March	20	54	+1:53.570
10	22 Jacky Ickx	Wolf	19	53	+1 Lap
11	35 Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	53	+1 Lap
12	17 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	15	53	+1 Lap
13	21 Michel Leclère	Wolf	22	53	+1 Lap
14	26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	53	+1 Lap
15	12 Jochen Mass	McLaren	14	53	+1 Lap
16	18 Brett Lunger	Surtees	23	53	+1 Lap
17	25 Guy Edwards	Hesketh	25	53	+1 Lap
18	22 Patrick Nève	Ensign	26	53	+1 Lap
19	10 Ronnie Peterson	March	6	51	Fuel system
R	19 Alan Jones	Surtees	18	44	Suspension
R	9 Vittorio Brambilla	March	11	28	Oil pressure
R	30 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	21	21	Oil pressure
R	38 Henri Pescarolo	Surtees	24	19	Suspension
R	2 Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	4	17	Engine
R	1 Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2	8	Engine
R	6 Gunnar Nilsson	Team Lotus	12	8	Gearbox
R	24 Harald Ertl	Hesketh	29	4	Differential

Record Basis · Calculation basis

Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15