The 1976 French Grand Prix was a Formula Onemotor race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, near Marseille in France, on 4 July 1976. It was the eighth race of the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Constructors. It was the 54th French Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.8-kilometre (3.6 mi) circuit for a race distance of 313 kilometres (194 mi).
The race was won by eventual 1976 world champion James Hunt driving a McLaren M23. Hunt won by twelve seconds over the Tyrrell P34 of Patrick Depailler. It was Hunt's second win for the year and his third career Grand Prix victory, although at this stage his appeal against disqualification from the Spanish Grand Prix win had yet to be upheld. Eleven seconds further back in third was John Watson driving a Penske PC4. It was the first podium finish for both Watson and Penske, although the result only came after Ronnie Peterson's March 761 stopped with three laps to go and after Watson was disqualified for a rear wing irregularity and subsequently reinstated upon appeal.
Reigning champion Niki Lauda retired his Ferrari 312T2 with an engine failure while leading. While Hunt would eventually prove to be the challenger to Lauda for the 1976 championship Lauda's points lead at this time was over the Tyrrell pair of Patrick Depailler (26 points) and Scheckter (24 points).
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Points accurate at final declaration of results: before the next race in Britain, Hunt was reinstated as the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix.
References
^"1976 French GP". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
^Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 128. ISBN0-85429-380-9.
^Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 130. ISBN0-85429-380-9.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1976 French Grand Prix news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1976 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet near Marseille in France on 4 July 1976 It was the eighth race of the 1976 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1976 International Cup for F1 Constructors It was the 54th French Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Paul Ricard The race was held over 54 laps of the 5 8 kilometre 3 6 mi circuit for a race distance of 313 kilometres 194 mi 1976 French Grand PrixRace 8 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season Previous raceNext race Race detailsDate4 July 1976Official nameLXII Grand Prix de France 1 LocationCircuit Paul RicardLe Castellet Var FranceCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length5 809 km 3 610 miles Distance54 laps 313 686 km 194 915 miles Pole positionDriverJames HuntMcLaren FordTime1 47 89 2 Fastest lapDriverNiki LaudaFerrariTime1 51 0 on lap 4 3 PodiumFirstJames HuntMcLaren FordSecondPatrick DepaillerTyrrell FordThirdJohn WatsonPenske FordLap leaders The race was won by eventual 1976 world champion James Hunt driving a McLaren M23 Hunt won by twelve seconds over the Tyrrell P34 of Patrick Depailler It was Hunt s second win for the year and his third career Grand Prix victory although at this stage his appeal against disqualification from the Spanish Grand Prix win had yet to be upheld Eleven seconds further back in third was John Watson driving a Penske PC4 It was the first podium finish for both Watson and Penske although the result only came after Ronnie Peterson s March 761 stopped with three laps to go and after Watson was disqualified for a rear wing irregularity and subsequently reinstated upon appeal Fourth place was taken by young Brazilian driver Carlos Pace driving a Brabham BT45 ahead of Mario Andretti Lotus 77 and the Tyrrell P34 of Jody Scheckter Reigning champion Niki Lauda retired his Ferrari 312T2 with an engine failure while leading While Hunt would eventually prove to be the challenger to Lauda for the 1976 championship Lauda s points lead at this time was over the Tyrrell pair of Patrick Depailler 26 points and Scheckter 24 points Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Race 2 Championship standings after the race 3 ReferencesClassification EditQualifying Edit This section needs expansion with a qualifying report You can help by adding to it April 2019 Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 11 James Hunt McLaren Ford 1 47 89 2 1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1 48 17 0 283 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 1 48 59 0 704 2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1 48 69 0 805 8 Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 48 75 0 866 10 Ronnie Peterson March Ford 1 49 07 1 187 5 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 1 49 19 1 308 28 John Watson Penske Ford 1 49 22 1 339 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 1 49 63 1 7410 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 49 79 1 9011 9 Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 1 49 79 1 9012 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 1 49 83 1 9413 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 1 50 06 2 1714 12 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 1 50 10 2 2115 17 Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 1 50 12 2 2316 16 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 1 50 27 2 3817 34 Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 1 50 31 2 4218 19 Alan Jones Surtees Ford 1 51 11 3 2219 20 Jacky Ickx Wolf Williams Ford 1 51 41 3 5220 35 Arturo Merzario March Ford 1 51 79 3 9021 30 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 1 52 11 4 2222 21 Michel Leclere Wolf Williams Ford 1 52 29 4 4023 18 Brett Lunger Surtees Ford 1 52 41 4 5224 38 Henri Pescarolo Surtees Ford 1 52 60 4 7125 25 Guy Edwards Hesketh Ford 1 52 63 4 7426 22 Patrick Neve Ensign Ford 1 52 82 4 9327 33 Damien Magee Brabham Ford 1 53 49 5 6028 31 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi Ford 1 53 78 5 8929 24 Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 1 53 79 5 9030 32 Loris Kessel Brabham Ford 1 55 30 7 41Source 4 5 Drivers with a red background failed to qualify Ertl had failed to qualify but he had started on the back of the grid 5 Race Edit This section needs expansion with a race report You can help by adding to it April 2019 Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 11 James Hunt McLaren Ford 54 1 40 58 60 1 92 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 54 12 70 3 63 28 John Watson Penske Ford 54 23 55 8 44 8 Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 54 24 82 5 35 5 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 54 43 92 7 26 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 54 55 07 9 17 34 Hans Joachim Stuck March Ford 54 1 21 55 17 8 16 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 54 1 30 67 16 9 35 Arturo Merzario March Ford 54 1 53 57 20 10 20 Jacky Ickx Wolf Williams Ford 53 1 Lap 19 11 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Alfa Romeo 53 1 Lap 10 12 17 Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 53 1 Lap 15 13 21 Michel Leclere Wolf Williams Ford 53 1 Lap 22 14 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 53 1 Lap 13 15 12 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 53 1 Lap 14 16 18 Brett Lunger Surtees Ford 53 1 Lap 23 17 25 Guy Edwards Hesketh Ford 53 1 Lap 25 18 22 Patrick Neve Ensign Ford 53 1 Lap 26 19 10 Ronnie Peterson March Ford 51 Fuel System 6 Ret 19 Alan Jones Surtees Ford 44 Suspension 18 Ret 9 Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 28 Oil Pressure 11 Ret 30 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 21 Oil Pressure 21 Ret 38 Henri Pescarolo Surtees Ford 19 Suspension 24 Ret 2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 17 Engine 4 Ret 1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 8 Engine 2 Ret 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 8 Gearbox 12 Ret 24 Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 4 Differential 27 Source 6 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Niki Lauda 552 Patrick Depailler 263 Jody Scheckter 244 James Hunt 175 Clay Regazzoni 16Source 7 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 Ferrari 582 Tyrrell Ford 373 McLaren Ford 234 Ligier Matra 105 Lotus Ford 8Source 7 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship Points accurate at final declaration of results before the next race in Britain Hunt was reinstated as the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix References Edit 1976 French GP www chicanef1 com Retrieved 2020 08 02 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 128 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 130 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 France 1976 Qualifications STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 11 April 2019 a b France 1976 Starting grid STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 11 April 2019 1976 French Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 10 December 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2015 a b France 1976 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 15 March 2019 Previous race 1976 Swedish Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1976 season Next race 1976 British Grand PrixPrevious race 1975 French Grand Prix 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