Temporada 1976 - Ronda 8 - 1976-07-04
James Hunt se llevó el French Grand Prix de 1976 desde la pole position, llevando a Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) y John Watson (Penske) hasta el podio para McLaren.
Arturo Merzario (March) firmó la mayor remontada del día, pasando de la P20 en parrilla a la P9 en meta — 11 posiciones recuperadas. La carrera dejó alta tasa de abandonos, con 9 pilotos sin terminar.
27 pilotos fueron clasificados en la bandera a cuadros del French Grand Prix de 1976, cerrando la ronda 8 de la temporada.
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| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Parrilla | Estado | Vuelta rápida | Puntos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 23 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 27 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | Differential | 0 |