The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 8

French Grand Prix

1976  ·  Circuit Paul Ricard  ·  4 July 1976  ·  54 laps

  1. 1st James Hunt McLaren · 01:40:58.6
  2. 2nd Patrick Depailler Tyrrell · +12.7
  3. 3rd John Watson Penske · +23.55

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 8

Niki Lauda

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

03 Lap 17

Clay Regazzoni

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

04 Lap 44

Alan Jones

Retirement Surtees  —  Suspension

05 On the Charge

Arturo Merzario

March  —  P20 → P9

06 Victory

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 James Hunt McLaren 1 54 01:40:58.6 9
2 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 3 54 +12.7 6
3 John Watson Penske 8 54 +23.55 4
4 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 5 54 +24.82 3
5 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 7 54 +43.92 2
6 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 9 54 +55.07 1
7 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 17 54 +1:21.550
8 Tom Pryce Shadow 16 54 +1:30.670
9 Arturo Merzario March 20 54 +1:53.570
10 Jacky Ickx Wolf 19 53 +1 Lap
11 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Alfa Romeo 10 53 +1 Lap
12 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 15 53 +1 Lap
13 Michel Leclère Wolf 22 53 +1 Lap
14 Jacques Laffite Ligier 13 53 +1 Lap
15 Jochen Mass McLaren 14 53 +1 Lap
16 Brett Lunger Surtees 23 53 +1 Lap
17 Guy Edwards Hesketh 25 53 +1 Lap
18 Patrick Nève Ensign 26 53 +1 Lap
19 Ronnie Peterson March 6 51 Fuel system
20 Alan Jones Surtees 18 44 Suspension
21 Vittorio Brambilla March 11 28 Oil pressure
22 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 21 21 Oil pressure
23 Henri Pescarolo Surtees 24 19 Suspension
24 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 4 17 Engine
25 Niki Lauda Ferrari 2 8 Engine
26 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 12 8 Gearbox
27 Harald Ertl Hesketh 29 4 Differential

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