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1976 French Grand Prix

Round
8/16
Date
Jul 4, 1976 at 00:00 CET
Location
Le Castellet, France
Circuit length
5.809 m
Race distance
313.686 km (54 laps)
Hunt
Winner
1:40:58.600
Winning time
Hunt
Pole position
Lauda
Fastest lap
1:51.000
Fastest lap time
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #11 James Hunt McLaren 1:40:58.600 1st 54 9
2 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell +12.700 3rd 54 6
3 #28 John Watson Penske +23.550 8th 54 4
4 #8 Carlos Pace Brabham +24.820 5th 54 3
5 #5 Mario Andretti Lotus +43.920 7th 54 2
6 #3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell +55.070 9th 54 1
7 #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck March +1:21.550 17th 54
8 #16 Tom Pryce Shadow +1:30.670 16th 54
9 #35 Arturo Merzario March +1:53.570 20th 54
10 #20 Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams +1 lap 19th 53
11 #7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham +1 lap 10th 53
12 #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow +1 lap 15th 53
13 #21 Michel Leclère Wolf-Williams +1 lap 22nd 53
14 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier +1 lap 13th 53
15 #12 Jochen Mass McLaren +1 lap 14th 53
16 #18 Brett Lunger Surtees +1 lap 23rd 53
17 #25 Guy Edwards Hesketh +1 lap 25th 53
18 #22 Patrick Nève Ensign +1 lap 26th 53
19 #10 Ronnie Peterson March Fuel system 6th 51
DNF #19 Alan Jones Surtees Suspension 18th 44
DNF #9 Vittorio Brambilla March Oil pressure 11th 28
DNF #30 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Oil pressure 21st 21
DNF #38 Henri Pescarolo Surtees Suspension 24th 19
DNF #2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Engine 4th 17
DNF #1 Niki Lauda Ferrari Engine 2nd 8
DNF #6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Gearbox 12th 8
DNF #24 Harald Ertl Hesketh Differential 27th 4
DNQ #33 Damien Magee Brabham
DNQ #31 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi
DNQ #32 Loris Kessel Brabham
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #11 James Hunt McLaren 1:47.890
2 #1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:48.170 +0.280
3 #4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 1:48.590 +0.700
4 #2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:48.690 +0.800
5 #8 Carlos Pace Brabham 1:48.750 +0.860
6 #10 Ronnie Peterson March 1:49.070 +1.180
7 #5 Mario Andretti Lotus 1:49.190 +1.300
8 #28 John Watson Penske 1:49.220 +1.330
9 #3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 1:49.630 +1.740
10 #7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 1:49.790 +1.900
11 #9 Vittorio Brambilla March 1:49.790 +1.900
12 #6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 1:49.830 +1.940
13 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:50.060 +2.170
14 #12 Jochen Mass McLaren 1:50.100 +2.210
15 #17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 1:50.120 +2.230
16 #16 Tom Pryce Shadow 1:50.270 +2.380
17 #34 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 1:50.310 +2.420
18 #19 Alan Jones Surtees 1:51.110 +3.220
19 #20 Jacky Ickx Wolf-Williams 1:51.410 +3.520
20 #35 Arturo Merzario March 1:51.790 +3.900
21 #30 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:52.110 +4.220
22 #21 Michel Leclère Wolf-Williams 1:52.290 +4.400
23 #18 Brett Lunger Surtees 1:52.410 +4.520
24 #38 Henri Pescarolo Surtees 1:52.600 +4.710
25 #25 Guy Edwards Hesketh 1:52.630 +4.740
26 #22 Patrick Nève Ensign 1:52.820 +4.930
27 #33 Damien Magee Brabham 1:53.490 +5.600
28 #31 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi 1:53.780 +5.890
29 #24 Harald Ertl Hesketh 1:54.050 +6.160
30 #32 Loris Kessel Brabham 1:55.300 +7.410
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:51.000 4

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 4 7 52
2 James Hunt McLaren 2 3 26 -26
3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 0 5 26 -26
4 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 1 2 24 -28
5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1 2 16 -36
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 0 1 10 -42
7 Jochen Mass McLaren 0 1 10 -42
8 John Watson Penske 0 1 6 -46
9 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 0 0 6 -46
10 Tom Pryce Shadow 0 1 4 -48
11 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 0 1 4 -48
12 Carlos Pace Brabham 0 0 4 -48
13 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 0 0 3 -49
14 Mario Andretti Lotus 0 0 3 -49
15 Chris Amon Ensign 0 0 2 -50
16 Alan Jones Surtees 0 0 2 -50
17 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 0 2 -50
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Ferrari Ferrari 5 9 55
2 Tyrrell Ford 1 7 37 -18
3 McLaren Ford 2 4 31 -24
4 Ligier Matra 0 1 10 -45
5 Lotus Ford 0 1 6 -49
6 Penske Ford 0 1 6 -49
7 Brabham Alfa Romeo 0 0 6 -49
8 March Ford 0 0 6 -49
9 Shadow Ford 0 1 4 -51
10 Ensign Ford 0 0 2 -53
11 Surtees Ford 0 0 2 -53
12 Fittipaldi Ford 0 0 2 -53
13 Parnelli Ford 0 0 1 -54

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The 1976 French Grand Prix started Jul 4, 1976 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.

In 1 hour, 40 minutes and 58 seconds James Hunt finished the race in first place.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.