| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.890 | 193.864 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 01:48.170 | +00.280 (+0.260%) | +00.280 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.590 | +00.700 (+0.649%) | +00.420 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 01:48.690 | +00.800 (+0.741%) | +00.100 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:48.750 | +00.860 (+0.797%) | +00.060 |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.070 | +01.180 (+1.094%) | +00.320 |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.190 | +01.300 (+1.205%) | +00.120 |
| 8 | 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.220 | +01.330 (+1.233%) | +00.030 |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.630 | +01.740 (+1.613%) | +00.410 |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:49.790 | +01.900 (+1.761%) | +00.160 |
| 11 | 11 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.790 | +01.900 (+1.761%) | +00.000 |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.830 | +01.940 (+1.798%) | +00.040 |
| 13 | 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:50.060 | +02.170 (+2.011%) | +00.230 |
| 14 | 14 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.100 | +02.210 (+2.048%) | +00.040 |
| 15 | 15 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.120 | +02.230 (+2.067%) | +00.020 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.270 | +02.380 (+2.206%) | +00.150 |
| 17 | 17 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.310 | +02.420 (+2.243%) | +00.040 |
| 18 | 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.110 | +03.220 (+2.985%) | +00.800 |
| 19 | 19 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.410 | +03.520 (+3.263%) | +00.300 |
| 20 | 20 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.790 | +03.900 (+3.615%) | +00.380 |
| 21 | 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.110 | +04.220 (+3.911%) | +00.320 |
| 22 | 22 | 21 | Michel Leclere | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.290 | +04.400 (+4.078%) | +00.180 |
| 23 | 23 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.410 | +04.520 (+4.189%) | +00.120 |
| 24 | 24 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.600 | +04.710 (+4.366%) | +00.190 |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.630 | +04.740 (+4.393%) | +00.030 |
| 26 | 26 | 22 | Patrick Neve | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.820 | +04.930 (+4.569%) | +00.190 |
| 27 | 33 | Damien Magee | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.490 | +05.600 (+5.190%) | +00.670 | |
| 28 | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.780 | +05.890 (+5.459%) | +00.290 | |
| 29 | 27 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.790 | +05.900 (+5.469%) | +00.010 |
| 30 | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:55.300 | +07.410 (+6.868%) | +01.510 |