1976 French Grand Prix

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Results from the 1976 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 4, 1976.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	54	40:59.4	1	9
2	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	54	12.7	3	6
3	28	John Watson	Penske-Ford	54	23.55	8	4
4	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	54	24.82	5	3
5	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	54	43.92	7	2
6	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	54	55.07	9	1
7	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 Leclère	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	29
DNQ	33	Damien Magee	Brabham-Ford
DNQ	31	Ingo Hoffman	Fittipaldi-Ford
DNQ	32	Loris Kessel	Brabham-Ford

[edit] Notes

• Fastest lap: Niki Lauda 1'51.000
• Watson was originally disqualified but reinstated on appeal

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