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Event: French Grand Prix			Date: 4.7.1976
Track: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet (France), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP France
Formula 1 World Championship (round 8)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	11	James Hunt	McLaren M23 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	54
2^nd	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell P34 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	54
3^rd	28	John Watson	Penske PC4 Ford	Citibank Team Penske	54
4^th	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo	Martini Racing	54
5^th	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 77 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	54
6^th	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell P34 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	54
7^th	34	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March 761 Ford	March Racing	54
8^th	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow DN5 Ford	Shadow Racing	54
9^th	35	Arturo Merzario	March 761 Ford	March Racing	54
10^th	20	Jacky Ickx	Williams FW05 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	53
11^th	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo	Martini Racing	53
12^th	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow DN5 Ford	Shadow Racing	53
13^th	21	Michel Leclère	Williams FW05 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	53
14^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS5 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	53
15^th	12	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	53
16^th	18	Brett Lunger	Surtees TS19 Ford	Team Surtees	53
17^th	25	Guy Edwards	Hesketh 308D Ford	Hesketh Racing	53
18^th	22	Patrick Neve	Ensign N176 Ford	Team Ensign	53

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
10	Ronnie Peterson	March 761 Ford	March Racing	51	Metering unit
19	Alan Jones	Surtees TS19 Ford	Team Surtees	44	Rear anti-roll bar bolt
9	Vittorio Brambilla	March 761 Ford	Beta Team March	28	Oil pressure
30	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04 Ford	Copersucar Fittipaldi	21	Oil pressure
38	Henri Pescarolo	Surtees TS19 Ford	Team Norev Racing with BS Fabrications	19	Rear hub
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	17	Engine, accident
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	8	Engine
6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus 77 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	8	Transmission
24	Harald Ertl	Hesketh 308D Ford	Hesketh Racing	4	Drive shaft

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
33	Damien Magee	Brabham BT44B Ford	RAM Racing
31	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi FD04 Ford	Copersucar Fittipaldi
32	Loris Kessel	Brabham BT44B Ford	RAM Racing

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	1T	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312 T2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car
	5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 77 Ford	John Player Team Lotus		Spare car
	7T	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo	Martini Racing		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS5 Matra	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car
	31T	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi FD04 Ford	Copersucar Fittipaldi		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
3T		Tyrrell 007 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	Spare car
4T		Tyrrell 007 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	Spare car
12T		McLaren M23 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
17T		Shadow DN5 Ford	Shadow Racing	Spare car
28T		Penske PC3 Ford	Citibank Team Penske	Spare car

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