The 1976 French Grand Prix started July 4th, 1976 at 01:00 on Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. James Hunt started from pole position with Niki Lauda next to him. Patrick Depailler started from third place.
After 1 hour, 40 minutes and 58 seconds James Hunt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Patrick Depailler in second and John Watson in third place.
After the 1976 French Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 52 points. Lauda is 26 points ahead of James Hunt.
After 1 hour, 40 minutes and 58 seconds James Hunt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Patrick Depailler in second and John Watson in third place.
After the 1976 French Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 52 points. Lauda is 26 points ahead of James Hunt.
Circuit
Location
Le Castellet, France
Date
July 4th, 1976 at 01:00
Round
8/16
Winner
James Hunt
Winning time
1:40:58.60
Pole position
James Hunt
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #11 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:40:58.60 | 1 | 54 | 9 |
2 1 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +12.70 | 3 | 54 | 6 |
3 5 | #28 John Watson | Penske | +23.55 | 8 | 54 | 4 |
4 1 | #8 Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +24.82 | 5 | 54 | 3 |
5 2 | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +43.92 | 7 | 54 | 2 |
6 3 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | +55.07 | 9 | 54 | 1 |
7 10 | #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | +1:21.55 | 17 | 54 | 0 |
8 8 | #16 Tom Pryce | Shadow | +1:30.67 | 16 | 54 | 0 |
9 11 | #35 Arturo Merzario | March | +1:53.57 | 20 | 54 | 0 |
10 9 | #20 Jacky Ickx | Wolf | +1 Lap | 19 | 53 | 0 |
11 1 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 10 | 53 | 0 |
12 3 | #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | +1 Lap | 15 | 53 | 0 |
13 9 | #21 Michel Leclère | Wolf | +1 Lap | 22 | 53 | 0 |
14 1 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 13 | 53 | 0 |
15 1 | #12 Jochen Mass | McLaren | +1 Lap | 14 | 53 | 0 |
16 7 | #18 Brett Lunger | Surtees | +1 Lap | 23 | 53 | 0 |
17 8 | #25 Guy Edwards | Hesketh | +1 Lap | 25 | 53 | 0 |
18 8 | #22 Patrick Nève | Ensign | +1 Lap | 26 | 53 | 0 |
19 13 | #10 Ronnie Peterson | March | Fuel system | 6 | 51 | 0 |
- | #19 Alan Jones | Surtees | DNF (Suspension) | 18 | 44 | 0 |
- | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | March | DNF (Oil pressure) | 11 | 28 | 0 |
- | #30 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Oil pressure) | 21 | 21 | 0 |
- | #38 Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | DNF (Suspension) | 24 | 19 | 0 |
- | #2 Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 4 | 17 | 0 |
- | #1 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 2 | 8 | 0 |
- | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 12 | 8 | 0 |
- | #24 Harald Ertl | Hesketh | DNF (Differential) | 29 | 4 | 0 |
- | #33 Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | #31 Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | #32 Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 7 | 52 | |
2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 3 | 26 | -26 |
3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 26 | -26 | |
4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 2 | 24 | -28 |
5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 16 | -36 |
6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 10 | -42 | |
7 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1 | 10 | -42 | |
8 | John Watson | Penske | 1 | 6 | -46 | |
9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | -46 | ||
10 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 1 | 4 | -48 | |
11 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 1 | 4 | -48 | |
12 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | -48 | ||
13 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | -49 | ||
14 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 3 | -49 | ||
15 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 2 | -50 | ||
16 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 2 | -50 | ||
17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 2 | -50 | ||
18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 0 | -52 | ||
19 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 0 | -52 | ||
20 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 0 | -52 | ||
21 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 0 | -52 | ||
22 | Larry Perkins | Boro | 0 | -52 | ||
23 | Arturo Merzario | March | 0 | -52 | ||
24 | Renzo Zorzi | Williams | 0 | -52 | ||
25 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 0 | -52 | ||
26 | Bob Evans | Team Lotus | 0 | -52 | ||
27 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 0 | -52 | ||
28 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 0 | -52 | ||
29 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -52 | ||
30 | Lella Lombardi | March | 0 | -52 | ||
31 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 0 | -52 | ||
32 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 0 | -52 | ||
33 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 0 | -52 | ||
34 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 0 | -52 | ||
35 | Ian Ashley | BRM | 0 | -52 | ||
36 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell | 0 | -52 | ||
37 | Jac Nelleman | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -52 | ||
38 | Emilio Zapico | Williams | 0 | -52 | ||
39 | Emilio de Villota | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -52 | ||
40 | Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -52 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ferrari | 5 | 9 | 55 | |
2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 7 | 37 | -18 |
3 | McLaren | 2 | 4 | 31 | -24 |
4 | Ligier | 1 | 10 | -45 | |
5 | Penske | 1 | 6 | -49 | |
6 | Team Lotus | 1 | 6 | -49 | |
7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | -49 | ||
8 | March | 6 | -49 | ||
9 | Shadow | 1 | 4 | -51 | |
10 | Ensign | 2 | -53 | ||
11 | Surtees | 2 | -53 | ||
12 | Fittipaldi | 2 | -53 | ||
13 | Parnelli | 1 | -54 | ||
14 | Wolf | 0 | -55 | ||
15 | Boro | 0 | -55 | ||
16 | Williams | 0 | -55 | ||
17 | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -55 | ||
18 | Hesketh | 0 | -55 | ||
19 | BRM | 0 | -55 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc |
2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli | 1:16.630 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | |
2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | |
2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello | |
1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | |
1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | Patrick Tambay | |
1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | René Arnoux | |
1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | John Watson | |
1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | Mario Andretti | |
1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | |
1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | |
1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | |
1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx | |
1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | |
1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | |
1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Lorenzo Bandini | |
1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | |
1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | |
1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Mike Hawthorn | |
1957 | #2 Juan Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | Juan Fangio | |
1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari | |
1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari | |
1951 | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
1950 | #6 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | Juan Fangio |