1976 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 8 of 1976
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
- Location
- Le Castellet, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- James Hunt
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Ford
- Pole position
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 54 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 54 | 6 | — |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 54 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 5 | 54 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | 54 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 54 | — | — |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | 54 | — | — |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | 54 | — | — |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams | 19 | 53 | — | — |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | 53 | — | — |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 53 | — | — |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams | 22 | 53 | — | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 53 | — | — |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 53 | — | — |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | 53 | — | — |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 53 | — | — |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | 53 | — | — |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 51 | — | Fuel system |
| DNQ | Damien Magee | Brabham | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Loris Kessel | Brabham | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | — | Engine · fastest lap |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 17 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | 28 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | 8 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 44 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 21 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | 19 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 27 | 4 | — | Differential |