July 4, 1976 Circuit Paul Ricard | Lap distance 5.810 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1976 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 11 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:40'58.60 | 1 | 1'47.89 | 3 | 1'51.3 | (17) | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:41'11.30 | +12.70 | 3 | 1'48.59 | 5 | 1'51.5 | (14) |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | John Watson (GBR) | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:41'22.15 | +23.55 | 8 | 1'49.22 | 4 | 1'51.4 | (51) |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Carlos Pace (BRA) | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 54 | 1:41'23.42 | +24.82 | 5 | 1'48.75 | 6 | 1'51.6 | (41) |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 77 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:41'42.52 | +43.92 | 7 | 1'49.19 | 8 | 1'51.8 | (51) |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:41'53.67 | +55.07 | 9 | 1'49.63 | 8 | 1'51.8 | (20) |
| 7 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:42'20.15 | +1'21.55 | 17 | 1'50.31 | 12 | 1'52.6 | (10) | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce (GBR) | Shadow DN5B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:42'29.27 | +1'30.67 | 16 | 1'50.27 | 13 | 1'52.9 | (33) | |
| 9 | 35 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:42'52.17 | +1'53.57 | 20 | 1'51.79 | 16 | 1'53.2 | (11) | |
| 10 | 20 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Wolf-Williams FW05 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:41'02.90 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'51.41 | 19 | 1'53.5 | (42) | |
| 11 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:41'10.42 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'49.79 | 13 | 1'52.9 | (4) | |
| 12 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Shadow DN5B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:41'13.69 | +1 lap | 15 | 1'50.12 | 16 | 1'53.2 | (15) | |
| 13 | 21 | Michel Leclère (FRA) | Wolf-Williams FW05 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:41'18.15 | +1 lap | 22 | 1'52.29 | 22 | 1'53.8 | (9) | |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS5 | Matra MS73 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:41'18.44 | +1 lap | 13 | 1'50.06 | 10 | 1'52.2 | (14) | |
| 15 | 12 | Jochen Mass (GER) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:41'28.31 | +1 lap | 14 | 1'50.10 | 13 | 1'52.9 | (5) | |
| 16 | 18 | Brett Lunger (USA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:42'03.29 | +1 lap | 23 | 1'52.41 | 23 | 1'53.9 | (39) | |
| 17 | 25 | Guy Edwards (GBR) | Hesketh 308D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:42'16.27 | +1 lap | 25 | 1'52.63 | 26 | 1'54.3 | (15) | |
| 18 | 22 | Patrick Nève (BEL) | Ensign N176 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:42'26.50 | +1 lap | 26 | 1'52.82 | 25 | 1'54.2 | (12) | |
| 19 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 51 | +3 laps | 6 | 1'49.07 | 7 | 1'51.7 | (23) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| suspension | 19 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 18 | 1'51.11 | 16 | 1'53.2 | (31) | |||
| oil pressure | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 28 | 11 | 1'49.79 | 11 | 1'52.4 | (9) | |||
| oil pressure | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi FD04 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 21 | 21 | 1'52.11 | 21 | 1'53.7 | (15) | |||
| suspension | 38 | Henri Pescarolo (FRA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 19 | 24 | 1'52.60 | 24 | 1'54.0 | (6) | |||
| engine | 2 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 17 | 4 | 1'48.69 | 2 | 1'51.2 | (16) | |||
| engine | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 8 | 2 | 1'48.17 | 1 | 1'51.0 | (4) | |||
| gearbox | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson (SWE) | Team Lotus 77 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 12 | 1'49.83 | 19 | 1'53.5 | (6) | |||
| differential | 24 | Harald Ertl (AUT) | Hesketh 308D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4 | 27 | 1'53.79 | 27 | 1'57.3 | (2) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 33 | Damien Magee (GBR) | Brabham BT44B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'53.49 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann (BRA) | Fittipaldi FD04 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'53.78 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Loris Kessel (SUI) | Brabham BT44B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'55.30 | ||||||||
