Who won the French Grand Prix 1976?

James Hunt won the French Grand Prix 1976, driving for McLaren.

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Round 8 · 1976

French Grand Prix

Circuit Paul Ricard · 1976-07-04

James Hunt

McLaren

Patrick Depailler

Tyrrell

John Watson

Penske

James Hunt won the French Grand Prix 1976 at Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 July 1976, starting from pole position. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, with John Watson completing the podium for Penske.

Race Results

Pos	Grid	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	1	James HuntHUN	McLaren	54	1:40:58.60	9
2	3	Patrick DepaillerDEP	Tyrrell	54	+12.70	6
3	8	John WatsonWAT	Penske	54	+23.55	4
4	5	Carlos PacePAC	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	54	+24.82	3
5	7	Mario AndrettiAND	Team Lotus	54	+43.92	2
6	9	Jody ScheckterSCH	Tyrrell	54	+55.07	1
7	17	Hans-Joachim StuckSTU	March	54	+1:21.55	0
8	16	Tom PrycePRY	Shadow	54	+1:30.67	0
9	20	Arturo MerzarioMER	March	54	+1:53.57	0
10	19	Jacky IckxICK	Wolf	53	+1 Lap	0
11	10	Carlos ReutemannREU	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	53	+1 Lap	0
12	15	Jean-Pierre JarierJAR	Shadow	53	+1 Lap	0
13	22	Michel LeclèreLEC	Wolf	53	+1 Lap	0
14	13	Jacques LaffiteLAF	Ligier	53	+1 Lap	0
15	14	Jochen MassMAS	McLaren	53	+1 Lap	0
16	23	Brett LungerLUN	Surtees	53	+1 Lap	0
17	25	Guy EdwardsEDW	Hesketh	53	+1 Lap	0
18	26	Patrick NèveNVE	Ensign	53	+1 Lap	0
19	6	Ronnie PetersonPET	March	51	Fuel system	0
R	18	Alan JonesJON	Surtees	44	Suspension	0
R	11	Vittorio BrambillaBRA	March	28	Oil pressure	0
R	21	Emerson FittipaldiFIT	Fittipaldi	21	Oil pressure	0
R	24	Henri PescaroloPES	Surtees	19	Suspension	0
R	4	Clay RegazzoniREG	Ferrari	17	Engine	0
R	2	Niki LaudaLAU	Ferrari	8	Engine	0
R	12	Gunnar NilssonNIL	Team Lotus	8	Gearbox	0
R	29	Harald ErtlERT	Hesketh	4	Differential	0
F	0	Damien MageeMAG	Brabham-Ford	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Ingo HoffmannHOF	Fittipaldi	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Loris KesselKES	Brabham-Ford	0	Did not qualify	0

Key links:

Winner James Hunt
Circuit Circuit Paul Ricard
Winning team McLaren

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