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1976 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImagePaul Ricard 1970.png
Previous_round1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Next_round1976 British Grand Prix
Official nameLXII Grand Prix de France
Date4 July
Year1976
Race_No8
Season_No16
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.610
Course_km5.809
Distance_laps54
Distance_mi194.915
Distance_km313.686
Pole_DriverJames Hunt
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Pole_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Pole_Time1:47.89
Fast_DriverNiki Lauda
Fast_CountryAustria
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:51.0
Fast_Lap4
First_DriverJames Hunt
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Second_DriverPatrick Depailler
Second_CountryFrance
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Third_DriverJohn Watson
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_TeamPenske-Ford
Lapchart

Le Castellet, Var, France

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 km circuit for a race distance of 313 km.

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).

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Source:
11United Kingdom James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:47.89—
1Austria Niki LaudaFerrari1:48.17+0.28
4France Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:48.59+0.70
2Switzerland Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:48.69+0.80
8Brazil Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:48.75+0.86
10Sweden Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:49.07+1.18
5United States Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:49.19+1.30
28United Kingdom John WatsonPenske-Ford1:49.22+1.33
3South Africa Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:49.63+1.74
7Argentina Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:49.79+1.90
9Italy Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:49.79+1.90
6Sweden Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford1:49.83+1.94
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:50.06+2.17
12West Germany Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:50.10+2.21
17France Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:50.12+2.23
16United Kingdom Tom PryceShadow-Ford1:50.27+2.38
34West Germany Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford1:50.31+2.42
19Australia Alan JonesSurtees-Ford1:51.11+3.22
20Belgium Jacky IckxWolf-Williams-Ford1:51.41+3.52
35Italy Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford1:51.79+3.90
30Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:52.11+4.22
21France Michel LeclèreWolf-Williams-Ford1:52.29+4.40
18United States Brett LungerSurtees-Ford1:52.41+4.52
38France Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford1:52.60+4.71
25United Kingdom Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford1:52.63+4.74
22Belgium Patrick NèveEnsign-Ford1:52.82+4.93
33United Kingdom Damien MageeBrabham-Ford1:53.49+5.60
31Brazil Ingo HoffmannFittipaldi-Ford1:53.78+5.89
24Austria Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford1:53.79+5.90
32Switzerland Loris KesselBrabham-Ford1:55.30+7.41

*Drivers with a red background failed to qualify. Ertl had failed to qualify, but he had started on the back of the grid.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
11United Kingdom **James Hunt****McLaren-Ford**541:40:58.601**9**
4France **Patrick Depailler****Tyrrell-Ford**54+ 12.703**6**
28United Kingdom **John Watson****Penske-Ford**54+ 23.558**4**
8Brazil **Carlos Pace****Brabham-Alfa Romeo**54+ 24.825**3**
5United States **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**54+ 43.927**2**
3South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Tyrrell-Ford**54+ 55.079**1**
34West Germany Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford54+ 1:21.5517
16United Kingdom Tom PryceShadow-Ford54+ 1:30.6716
35Italy Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford54+ 1:53.5720
20Belgium Jacky IckxWolf-Williams-Ford53+ 1 Lap19
7Argentina Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Alfa Romeo53+ 1 Lap10
17France Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford53+ 1 Lap15
21France Michel LeclèreWolf-Williams-Ford53+ 1 Lap22
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra53+ 1 Lap13
12West Germany Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford53+ 1 Lap14
18United States Brett LungerSurtees-Ford53+ 1 Lap23
25United Kingdom Guy EdwardsHesketh-Ford53+ 1 Lap25
22Belgium Patrick NèveEnsign-Ford53+ 1 Lap26
10Sweden Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford51Fuel System6
19Australia Alan JonesSurtees-Ford44Suspension18
9Italy Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford28Oil Pressure11
30Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford21Oil Pressure21
38France Henri PescaroloSurtees-Ford19Suspension24
2Switzerland Clay RegazzoniFerrari17Engine4
1Austria Niki LaudaFerrari8Engine2
6Sweden Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford8Gearbox12
24Austria Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford4Differential27

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Belgian driver Patrick Nève.
  • This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor Ensign.
  • This was the 1st podium finish for Penske.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1AUT Niki Lauda55
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 12FRA Patrick Depailler26
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13South Africa Jody Scheckter24
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 44UK James Hunt17
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 15SUI Clay Regazzoni16

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1ITA Ferrari58
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Tyrrell-Ford37
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK McLaren-Ford23
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4FRA Ligier-Matra10
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5GBR Lotus-Ford8
  • 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

| Previous_year's_race = 1975 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1977 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "1976 French GP".
  2. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  3. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  4. "France 1976 - Qualifications • STATS F1".
  5. "France 1976 - Starting grid • STATS F1".
  6. "1976 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "France 1976 - Championship • STATS F1".
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