Grand Prix de France 1976
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 54 | 1:40:58.600 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 54 | 1:41:11.300 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 54 | 1:41:22.150 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 54 | 1:41:23.420 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 54 | 1:41:42.520 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 54 | 1:41:53.670 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 54 | 1:42:20.150 | — | 17 | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 54 | 1:42:29.270 | — | 16 | |
| 9 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March | 54 | 1:42:52.170 | — | 20 | |
| 10 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 53 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 11 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 53 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 53 | +1 lap | — | 15 | |
| 13 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 53 | +1 lap | — | 22 | |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 53 | +1 lap | — | 13 | |
| 15 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 53 | +1 lap | — | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 53 | +1 lap | — | 23 | |
| 17 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 53 | +1 lap | — | 25 | |
| 18 | 22 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 53 | +1 lap | — | 26 | |
| 19 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 51 | Fuel system | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 44 | Suspension | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 28 | Oil pressure | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | Oil pressure | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 19 | Suspension | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 17 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 8 | Engine | — | 2 | FL |
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 8 | Gearbox | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 4 | Differential | — | 27 | |
| DNQ | 33 | Damien Magee | Brabham | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:47.890 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:48.170 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:48.590 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:48.690 |
| 5 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:48.750 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:49.070 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:49.190 |
| 8 | John Watson | Penske | — | — | — | 1:49.220 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:49.630 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:49.790 |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | — | — | — | 1:49.790 |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:49.830 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:50.060 |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:50.100 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:50.120 |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:50.270 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | — | — | — | 1:50.310 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:51.110 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:51.410 |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | March | — | — | — | 1:51.790 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:52.110 |
| 22 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | — | — | — | 1:52.290 |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:52.410 |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:52.600 |
| 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:52.630 |
| 26 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:52.820 |
| 27 | Damien Magee | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:53.490 |
| 28 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:53.780 |
| 29 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | — | — | — | 1:54.050 |
| 30 | Loris Kessel | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:55.300 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | — |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 5 | — |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | — |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 7 | — |
| 8 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | — |
| 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | — |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | — |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | — |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 19 | — |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | — |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | — |
| 22 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 22 | — |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | — |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | — |
| 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | — |
| 26 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | — |
| 27 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 1:51.000 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 52 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 26 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 26 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | 24 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 16 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | 10 |
| 8 | John Watson | 6 |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 6 |
| 10 | Tom Pryce | 4 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | 4 |
| 12 | Carlos Pace | 4 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 |
| 14 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | 2 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | 2 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 |
