French Grand Prix
1976 · Round 8 · Le Castellet, France · Jul 4, 1976Race summary
Hunt won the race from 1st on the grid, 12.7s ahead of Depailler. Merzario was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 9th. Peterson lost the most ground, from 6th on the grid down to 19th (down 13 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 54 | 1:40:58.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 54 | +12.700 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 54 | +23.550 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | 54 | +24.820 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | +43.920 | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | 54 | +55.070 | 1 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 54 | +1:21.550 | 0 |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | 54 | +1:30.670 | 0 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | 54 | +1:53.570 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 51 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 44 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | 28 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | 8 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | 4 | Differential | 0 |