Pit Lane F1
1976 Season - Round 8 - 1976-07-04
James Hunt won the 1976 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and John Watson (Penske) home for McLaren.
Arturo Merzario (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1976 French Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
