1976 French Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Lauda’s lead at this point is over the Tyrrell pair of Depailler with 26 points and Scheckter with 24. Hunt sits further back. The Spanish Grand Prix result — where McLaren’s appeal has yet to be heard — continues to suppress Hunt’s official tally.
Previous race
The Tyrrell P34 took its first victory at Anderstorp in Sweden, with Scheckter leading Depailler home for a six-wheel 1–2. Andretti led for much of the race in the Lotus before his engine failed on lap 46. Lauda moved into third after Chris Amon’s Ensign lost suspension, with Hunt fifth. The P34’s dominance of the race alarmed many of the other teams.
Milestones
This is the 25th Grand Prix start for Ensign.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1976 French Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 28 Mar | 🇺🇸 United States Grand Prix West | Regazzoni | Regazzoni | Lauda | Depailler |
| 4 | 2 May | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Hunt | Hunt | Lauda | Nilsson |
| 5 | 16 May | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Lauda | Lauda | Regazzoni | Laffite |
| 6 | 30 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Lauda | Lauda | Scheckter | Depailler |
| 7 | 13 Jun | 🇸🇪 Swedish Grand Prix | Scheckter | Scheckter | Depailler | Lauda |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 48 | 4 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 23 | 1 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 4 | 0 |