Round 8 · 4 July 1976
1976 French Grand Prix: results
James Hunt (McLaren) won the 1976 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 4 July 1976 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 1. Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and John Watson (Penske) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:40:58.600 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | +12.700 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | +23.550 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | +24.820 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | +43.920 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | +55.070 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | +81.550 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | +90.670 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | +113.570 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 23 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | — | — | Suspension |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 26 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 27 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | — | — | Differential |