Round 8 | Circuit Paul Ricard
French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, 1976-07-04. James Hunt won it for McLaren. Podium: James Hunt, Patrick Depailler, John Watson.
Winner
James Hunt
McLaren
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard
France
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 54 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 54 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 54 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | 54 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | 54 | Finished | 1.0 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 54 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | 54 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | 54 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 51 | Fuel system | 0.0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 44 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | 28 | Oil pressure | 0.0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 21 | Oil pressure | 0.0 |
| R | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | 19 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 17 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | 8 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | 4 | Differential | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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