1976 season/ Round 8
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. Sun, 4 Jul 1976. 54 laps.
France- Winner
HUNMcLaren- Pole
- HUNMcLaren
- Fastest lap
LAU1:51.000
Weekend
Race
- Patrick DepaillerTYTyrrell+12.7002
- James HuntMcLaren1:40:58.6001
- John WatsonPEPenske+23.5503
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
MAMER
+11 places, P20 to P9
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
LAU
1:51.000, lap 4
DNFs
8
JON, BRA, FIT, PES, REG, LAU, NIL, ERT
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUN | McLaren | 1 | 1:40:58.600 | 9 |
| 2 | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 3+1 | +12.700 | 6 |
| 3 | PEWAT | PEPenske | 8+5 | +23.550 | 4 |
| 4 | BRPAC | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 5+1 | +24.820 | 3 |
| 5 | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 7+2 | +43.920 | 2 |
| 6 | TYSCH | TYTyrrell | 9+3 | +55.070 | 1 |
| 7 | MASTU | MAMarch | 17+10 | +1:21.550 | |
| 8 | SHPRY | SHShadow | 16+8 | +1:30.670 | |
| 9 | MAMER | MAMarch | 20+11 | +1:53.570 | |
| 10 | WOICK | WOWolf | 19+9 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | BRREU | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 10-1 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | SHJAR | SHShadow | 15+3 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | WOLEC | WOWolf | 22+9 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | LILAF | LILigier | 13-1 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | MAS | McLaren | 14-1 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | SULUN | SUSurtees | 23+7 | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | HEEDW | HEHesketh | 25+8 | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | ENNÈV | ENEnsign | 26+8 | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | MAPET | MAMarch | 6-13 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | SUJON | SUSurtees | 18 | Suspension | |
| DNF | MABRA | MAMarch | 11 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 21 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | SUPES | SUSurtees | 24 | Suspension | |
| DNF | REG | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | |
| DNF | LAU | Ferrari | 2 | Engine | |
| DNF | LONIL | LOTeam Lotus | 12 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | HEERT | HEHesketh | 29 | Differential |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 1:51.000 |