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Round 08 · 1976

French.

France Circuit Paul Ricard · 1976-07-04
Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.

James Hunt won the French Grand Prix 1976 at Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 July 1976, starting from pole position. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, with John Watson completing the podium for Penske.

Race Results

Pos Driver Team Grid Pts FL Status
1
McLaren 1 9 Finished
2
Tyrrell 3 6 Finished
3
Penske 8 4 Finished
4
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 5 3 Finished
5
Team Lotus 7 2 Finished
6
Tyrrell 9 1 Finished
7
March 17 0 Finished
8
Shadow 16 0 Finished
9
March 20 0 Finished
10
Wolf 19 0 +1 Lap
11
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 10 0 +1 Lap
12
Shadow 15 0 +1 Lap
13
Wolf 22 0 +1 Lap
14
Ligier 13 0 +1 Lap
15
McLaren 14 0 +1 Lap
16
Surtees 23 0 +1 Lap
17
Hesketh 25 0 +1 Lap
18
Ensign 26 0 +1 Lap
19
March 6 0 Fuel system
R
Surtees 18 0 Suspension
R
March 11 0 Oil pressure
R
Fittipaldi 21 0 Oil pressure
R
Surtees 24 0 Suspension
R
Ferrari 4 0 Engine
R
Ferrari 2 0 Engine
R
Team Lotus 12 0 Gearbox
R
Hesketh 29 0 Differential
F
Brabham-Ford 0 0 Did not qualify
F
Fittipaldi 0 0 Did not qualify
F
Brabham-Ford 0 0 Did not qualify
Classification30 drivers
Grid
1
Points
9
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P1 → P1 – 0
Status Finished
View Hunt profile →
Grid
3
Points
6
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P3 → P2 ▲ 1
Status Finished
View Depailler profile →
Grid
8
Points
4
Team Penske
Grid → Finish P8 → P3 ▲ 5
Status Finished
View Watson profile →
Grid
5
Points
3
Grid → Finish P5 → P4 ▲ 1
Status Finished
View Pace profile →
Grid
7
Points
2
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P7 → P5 ▲ 2
Status Finished
View Andretti profile →
Grid
9
Points
1
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P9 → P6 ▲ 3
Status Finished
View Scheckter profile →
Grid
17
Points
0
Team March
Grid → Finish P17 → P7 ▲ 10
Status Finished
View Stuck profile →
Grid
16
Points
0
Team Shadow
Grid → Finish P16 → P8 ▲ 8
Status Finished
View Pryce profile →
Grid
20
Points
0
Team March
Grid → Finish P20 → P9 ▲ 11
Status Finished
View Merzario profile →
Grid
19
Points
0
Team Wolf
Grid → Finish P19 → P10 ▲ 9
Status +1 Lap
View Ickx profile →
Grid
10
Points
0
Grid → Finish P10 → P11 ▼ 1
Status +1 Lap
View Reutemann profile →
Grid
15
Points
0
Team Shadow
Grid → Finish P15 → P12 ▲ 3
Status +1 Lap
View Jarier profile →
Grid
22
Points
0
Team Wolf
Grid → Finish P22 → P13 ▲ 9
Status +1 Lap
View Leclère profile →
Grid
13
Points
0
Team Ligier
Grid → Finish P13 → P14 ▼ 1
Status +1 Lap
View Laffite profile →
Grid
14
Points
0
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P14 → P15 ▼ 1
Status +1 Lap
View Mass profile →
Grid
23
Points
0
Team Surtees
Grid → Finish P23 → P16 ▲ 7
Status +1 Lap
View Lunger profile →
Grid
25
Points
0
Team Hesketh
Grid → Finish P25 → P17 ▲ 8
Status +1 Lap
View Edwards profile →
Grid
26
Points
0
Team Ensign
Grid → Finish P26 → P18 ▲ 8
Status +1 Lap
View Nève profile →
Grid
6
Points
0
Team March
Grid → Finish P6 → P19 ▼ 13
Status Fuel system
View Peterson profile →
Grid
18
Points
0
Team Surtees
Grid → Finish P18 → DNF
Status Suspension
View Jones profile →
Grid
11
Points
0
Team March
Grid → Finish P11 → DNF
Status Oil pressure
View Brambilla profile →
Grid
21
Points
0
Team Fittipaldi
Grid → Finish P21 → DNF
Status Oil pressure
View Fittipaldi profile →
Grid
24
Points
0
Team Surtees
Grid → Finish P24 → DNF
Status Suspension
View Pescarolo profile →
Grid
4
Points
0
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P4 → DNF
Status Engine
View Regazzoni profile →
Grid
2
Points
0
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P2 → DNF
Status Engine
View Lauda profile →
Grid
12
Points
0
Team Team Lotus
Grid → Finish P12 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Nilsson profile →
Grid
29
Points
0
Team Hesketh
Grid → Finish P29 → DNF
Status Differential
View Ertl profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Magee profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Team Fittipaldi
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Hoffmann profile →
Grid
0
Points
0
Grid → Finish P0 → DNQ
Status Did not qualify
View Kessel profile →