- Winner
- James Hunt
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- James Hunt, Patrick Depailler, and John Watson
- Race date
- July 4, 1976
- Pole
- James Hunt
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Classified drivers
- 30
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
The decisive result
James Hunt finished first for McLaren. Patrick Depailler is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with John Watson 3 for Penske.
Grid to finish
Arturo Merzario from P20 to P9 (+11), Hans-Joachim Stuck from P17 to P7 (+10), and Jacky Ickx from P19 to P10 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. James Hunt started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 +1 lap, 9 Finished, 3 DNQ, 2 Engine, and 2 Oil pressure. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:51.000 on lap 4. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.