Round 8 · 4 July 1976
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
34 drivers
After Round 7
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
48
pts
2
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
23
pts
3
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
20
pts
4
James Hunt
McLaren
17
pts
5
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
16
pts
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6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
10
pts
7
Jochen Mass
McLaren
10
pts
8
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
6
pts
9
Tom Pryce
Shadow
4
pts
10
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
4
pts
11
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
3
pts
12
John Watson
Penske
2
pts
13
Chris Amon
Ensign
2
pts
14
Alan Jones
Surtees
2
pts
15
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
2
pts
16
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1
pts
17
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
1
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Wolf
0
pts
-
Ronnie Peterson
March
0
pts
-
Vittorio Brambilla
March
0
pts
-
Larry Perkins
Boro
0
pts
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
0
pts
-
Michel Leclère
Wolf
0
pts
-
Bob Evans
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
Surtees
0
pts
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
March
0
pts
-
Lella Lombardi
March
0
pts
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Patrick Nève
Brabham-Ford
0
pts
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
0
pts
-
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
0
pts
After the race
36 drivers
After Round 8
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
—
48
+0
2
James Hunt
McLaren
↑2
26
+9
3
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
26
+6
4
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell
↓2
24
+1
5
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
—
16
+0
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6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
10
+0
7
Jochen Mass
McLaren
—
10
+0
8
John Watson
Penske
↑4
6
+4
9
Hans-Joachim Stuck
March
↓1
6
+0
10
Tom Pryce
Shadow
↓1
4
+0
11
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
↓1
4
+0
12
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
↑4
4
+3
13
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
↓2
3
+0
14
Mario Andretti
Parnelli
↑3
3
+2
15
Chris Amon
Ensign
↓2
2
+0
16
Alan Jones
Surtees
↓2
2
+0
17
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↓2
2
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Ronnie Peterson
March
—
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
March
—
0
+0
-
Larry Perkins
Boro
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
March
—
0
+0
-
Renzo Zorzi
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Michel Leclère
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Bob Evans
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Loris Kessel
Brabham-Ford
—
0
+0
-
Lella Lombardi
March
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Guy Edwards
Hesketh
NEW
0
+0
-
Patrick Nève
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Ian Ashley
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Henri Pescarolo
Surtees
NEW
0
+0
-
Ian Scheckter
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
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Race classification
27 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:40:58.600 | 9 |
| 2 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | +12.700 | 6 |
| 3 | WAT John Watson | Penske | 8 | +23.550 | 4 |
| 4 | PAC Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | +24.820 | 3 |
| 5 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | +43.920 | 2 |
| 6 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | +55.070 | 1 |
| 7 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | +1:21.550 | 0 |
| 8 | PRY Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | +1:30.670 | 0 |
| 9 | MER Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | +1:53.570 | 0 |
| 10 | ICK Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | LEC Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| 16 | LUN Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | 1L | 0 |
| 17 | EDW Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 1L | 0 |
| 18 | NÈV Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | 1L | 0 |
| 19 | PET Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 3L | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | PES Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | ERT Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | — | 0 |