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1976 Grand Prix of France Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 8 of 16 Sunday, July 4, 1976 at Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 54 laps on a 5.810 kilometer road course (313.740 kilometers) Time of race: 1:40:58.60 Average speed: 186.44 kph Pole time: 107.89 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 12.70 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1976 Formula One results   /   1976 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 11   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 1:40:58.60 46 9 2 3 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +12.70 0 6 3 8 28   John Watson Citibank Team Penske Penske PC4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +23.55 0 4 4 5 8   Carlos Pace Martini Racing Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12 54 +24.82 0 3 5 7 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +43.92 0 2 6 9 3   Jody Scheckter Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +55.07 0 1 7 17 34   Hans-Joachim Stuck March Engineering March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +81.55 0 0 8 16 16   Tom Pryce Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +90.67 0 0 9 20 35   Arturo Merzario Ovoro Team March March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +113.57 0 0 10 19 20   Jacky Ickx Frank Williams Racing Cars Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 11 10 7   Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Brabham BT45 / Alfa Romeo 115-12 53 +1 lap 0 0 12 15 17   Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 13 22 21   Michel Leclere Frank Williams Racing Cars Wolf-Williams FW05 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 14 13 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS5 / Matra MS73 53 +1 lap 0 0 15 14 12   Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 16 23 18   Brett Lunger Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 17 25 25   Guy Edwards Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308D / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 18 26 22   Patrick Neve Team Ensign Ensign N176 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 19 6 10   Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 fuel system 0 0 ret 18 19   Alan Jones Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 suspension 0 0 ret 11 9   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team March March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV 28 oil pressure 0 0 ret 21 30   Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD04 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 oil pressure 0 0 ret 24 38   Henri Pescarolo Team Norev Racing Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 19 suspension 0 0 ret 4 2   Clay Regazzoni Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 17 engine 0 0 ret 2 1   Niki Lauda Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 8 engine 8 0 ret 12 6   Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 / Ford Cosworth DFV 8 gearbox 0 0 ret 27 24   Harald Ertl Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308D / Ford Cosworth DFV 4 differential 0 0

Fastest Lap: 188.432 kph by Niki Lauda Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 28 Damien Magee 33 RAM Racing 29 Ingo Hoffmann 31 Copersucar-Fittipaldi 30 Loris Kessel 32 RAM Racing Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Niki Lauda 1 8 8   James Hunt 9 54 46 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Niki Lauda 52     2   James Hunt 26   -26   2   Patrick Depailler 26   -26   4   Jody Scheckter 24   -28   5   Clay Regazzoni 16   -36   6   Jochen Mass 10   -42   6   Jacques Laffite 10   -42   8   Hans-Joachim Stuck 6   -46   8   John Watson 6   -46   10   Tom Pryce 4   -48   10   Gunnar Nilsson 4   -48   10   Carlos Pace 4   -48   13   Carlos Reutemann 3   -49   13   Mario Andretti 3   -49   15   Chris Amon 2   -50   15   Alan Jones 2   -50   15   Emerson Fittipaldi 2   -50