| «1976-08» | France Grand Prix - LXII Grand Prix de France |
| 1976-07-04 | Le Castellet - Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track - 54 laps × 5.81 km : 313.74 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 01:51.000 | 188.432 km/h | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:51.200 | 188.094 km/h | 16 | +00.200 |
| 3 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.300 | 187.925 km/h | 17 | +00.300 |
| 4 | 28 | John Watson | Penske • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.400 | 187.756 km/h | 51 | +00.400 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.500 | 187.587 km/h | 14 | +00.500 |
| 6 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:51.600 | 187.419 km/h | 41 | +00.600 |
| 7 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.700 | 187.252 km/h | 23 | +00.700 |
| 8 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.800 | 187.084 km/h | 20 | +00.800 |
| 9 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.800 | 187.084 km/h | 51 | +00.800 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:52.200 | 186.417 km/h | 14 | +01.200 |
| 11 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.400 | 186.085 km/h | 9 | +01.400 |
| 12 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.600 | 185.755 km/h | 10 | +01.600 |
| 13 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:52.900 | 185.261 km/h | 4 | +01.900 |
| 14 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.900 | 185.261 km/h | 5 | +01.900 |
| 15 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.900 | 185.261 km/h | 33 | +01.900 |
| 16 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.200 | 184.770 km/h | 11 | +02.200 |
| 17 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.200 | 184.770 km/h | 15 | +02.200 |
| 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.200 | 184.770 km/h | 31 | +02.200 |
| 19 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.500 | 184.282 km/h | 6 | +02.500 |
| 20 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.500 | 184.282 km/h | 42 | +02.500 |
| 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.700 | 183.958 km/h | 15 | +02.700 |
| 22 | 21 | Michel Leclere | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.800 | 183.796 km/h | 9 | +02.800 |
| 23 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.900 | 183.635 km/h | 39 | +02.900 |
| 24 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.000 | 183.474 km/h | 6 | +03.000 |
| 25 | 22 | Patrick Neve | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.200 | 183.152 km/h | 12 | +03.200 |
| 26 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:54.300 | 182.992 km/h | 15 | +03.300 |
| 27 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:57.300 | 178.312 km/h | 2 | +06.300 |