1976 Grand Prix de France

Race 8 of 16

Paul Ricard
54 laps
Time of race: 1:40:58.60
Average speed of winner: 186.440 kph
Margin of victory: 12.70 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Niki Lauda 1:51.0
Lap leaders: Hunt pole, Lauda 1-8, Hunt 9-54

Race notes: Finale for Michel Leclère.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	James Hunt	11	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:47.89	54	1	46	1:40:58.60	9
2	3	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:48.59	54	0	0	+12.70	6
3	8	John Watson	28	Citibank Team Penske	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Penske	1:49.22	54	0	0	+23.55	4
4	5	Carlos Pace	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:48.75	54	0	0	+24.82	3
5	7	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:49.19	54	0	0	+43.92	2
6	9	Jody Scheckter	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:49.63	54	0	0	+55.07	1
7	17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	34	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:50.31	54	0	0	+81.55	0
8	16	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:50.27	54	0	0	+90.67	0
9	20	Arturo Merzario	35	Ovoro Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:51.79	54	0	0	+113.57	0
10	19	Jacky Ickx	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:51.41	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	10	Carlos Reutemann	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:49.79	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN5B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:50.12	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
13	22	Michel Leclère	21	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf-Williams FW05	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:52.29	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
14	13	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra MS73	Goodyear	Ligier	1:50.06	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
15	14	Jochen Mass	12	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:50.10	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
16	23	Brett Lunger	18	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:52.41	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
17	25	Guy Edwards	25	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:52.63	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
18	26	Patrick Nève	22	Team Ensign	Ensign N176	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:52.82	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
19	6	Ronnie Peterson	10	March Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:49.07	51	0	0	fuel system (classified)	0
20	18	Alan Jones	19	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:51.11	44	0	0	suspension	0
21	11	Vittorio Brambilla	9	Beta Team March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:49.79	28	0	0	oil pressure	0
22	21	Emerson Fittipaldi	30	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:52.11	21	0	0	oil pressure	0
23	24	Henri Pescarolo	38	Team Norev Racing	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Norev	1:52.60	19	0	0	suspension	0
24	4	Clay Regazzoni	2	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:48.69	17	0	0	engine	0
25	2	Niki Lauda	1	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:48.17	8	1	8	engine	0
26	12	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:49.83	8	0	0	gearbox	0
27	27	Harald Ertl	24	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:50.31	4	0	0	differential	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Niki Lauda	52	8	2	4	7
2	James Hunt	26	8	4	2	3
3	Patrick Depailler	26	8	0	0	5
4	Jody Scheckter	24	8	1	1	2
5	Clay Regazzoni	16	8	1	1	2
6	Jochen Mass	10	8	0	0	1
7	Jacques Laffite	10	8	0	0	1
8	John Watson	6	8	0	0	1
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	6	8	0	0	0
10	Tom Pryce	4	8	0	0	1
11	Gunnar Nilsson	4	7	0	0	1
12	Carlos Pace	4	8	0	0	0
13	Carlos Reutemann	3	8	0	0	0
14	Mario Andretti	3	7	0	0	0
15	Chris Amon	2	6	0	0	0
16	Alan Jones	2	6	0	0	0
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	2	7	0	0	0
18	Jacky Ickx	0	4	0	0	0
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	8	0	0	0
20	Ronnie Peterson	0	8	0	0	0
21	Vittorio Brambilla	0	8	0	0	0
22	Larry Perkins	0	3	0	0	0
23	Renzo Zorzi	0	1	0	0	0
24	Arturo Merzario	0	4	0	0	0
25	Bob Evans	0	1	0	0	0