Season
1976
Race
8. French Grand Prix
1976 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 43.2506, 5.79167
- Altitude
- 432 m
- Race number
- 272
R
04/07/1976 00:00 · Europe/Paris · 54 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | = | 54 | 1:40:58.600 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | +1 | 54 | 1:41:11.300 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | +5 | 54 | 1:41:22.150 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | +1 | 54 | 1:41:23.420 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | +2 | 54 | 1:41:42.520 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | +3 | 54 | 1:41:53.670 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | +10 | 54 | 1:42:20.150 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | +8 | 54 | 1:42:29.270 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | +11 | 54 | 1:42:52.170 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +9 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | -1 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | +3 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | +9 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | -1 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | -1 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | +7 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | +8 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | +8 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | -13 | 51 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | -2 | 44 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 21 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | -10 | 28 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | -1 | 21 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 23 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | +1 | 19 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | -20 | 17 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 25 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | -23 | 8 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 26 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | -14 | 8 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 27 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | +2 | 4 | — | 0 | Differential | — |