- 500 cc classification
- 350 cc classification
- 250 cc classification
- 50 cc classification
- Sidecar classification
- References
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = French | flag = France | Location = Circuit Bugatti Le Mans | Course_mi = 2.635 | Course_km = 4.240 | Race_No = 1 | Season_No = 12 | Official_Name = Grand Prix de France | Date = 25 April | Year = 1976 | Image = Bugatti Circuit.svg | Pole_Rider_500 = Barry Sheene | Pole_Rider_500_Country = UK | Pole_Rider_500_Bike = Suzuki | Pole_Time_500 = 1:43.16 | Fast_Rider_500 = Marco Lucchinelli | Fast_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Fast_Rider_500_Bike = Suzuki | Fast_Time_500 = 1:41.4 | First_Rider_500 = Barry Sheene | First_Rider_500_Country = UK | First_Rider_500_Bike = Suzuki | Second_Rider_500 = Johnny Cecotto | Second_Rider_500_Country = Venezuela | Second_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix = 1930 | Second_Rider_500_Bike = Yamaha | Third_Rider_500 = Marco Lucchinelli | Third_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Third_Rider_500_Bike = Suzuki | Pole_Rider_350 = Giacomo Agostini | Pole_Rider_350_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_350_Bike = MV Agusta | Pole_Time_350 = 1:45.60 | Fast_Rider_350 = Walter Villa | Fast_Rider_350_Country = Italy | Fast_Rider_350_Bike = Harley-Davidson | Fast_Time_350 = 1:44.6 | First_Rider_350 = Walter Villa | First_Rider_350_Country = Italy | First_Rider_350_Bike = Harley-Davidson | Second_Rider_350 = Johnny Cecotto | Second_Rider_350_Country = Venezuela | Second_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix = 1930 | Second_Rider_350_Bike = Yamaha | Third_Rider_350 = Jean-François Baldé | Third_Rider_350_Country = France | Third_Rider_350_Bike = Yamaha | Pole_Rider_250 = Walter Villa | Pole_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_250_Bike = Harley-Davidson | Pole_Time_250 = 1:48.92 | Fast_Rider_250 = Walter Villa | Fast_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Fast_Rider_250_Bike = Harley-Davidson | Fast_Time_250 = 1:47.8 | First_Rider_250 = Walter Villa | First_Rider_250_Country = Italy | First_Rider_250_Bike = Harley-Davidson | Second_Rider_250 = Gianfranco Bonera | Second_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Second_Rider_250_Bike = Harley-Davidson | Third_Rider_250 = Pentti Korhonen | Third_Rider_250_Country = Finland | Third_Rider_250_Bike = Yamaha | Pole_Rider_50 = Ángel Nieto | Pole_Rider_50_Country = Spain | Pole_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix = 1945 | Pole_Rider_50_Bike = Bultaco | Pole_Time_50 = 2:13.39 | Fast_Rider_50 = Rudolf Kunz | Fast_Rider_50_Country = Germany | Fast_Rider_50_Bike = Kreidler | Fast_Time_50 = 2:11.2 | First_Rider_50 = Herbert Rittberger | First_Rider_50_Country = Germany | First_Rider_50_Bike = Kreidler | Second_Rider_50 = Rudolf Kunz | Second_Rider_50_Country = Germany | Second_Rider_50_Bike = Kreidler | Third_Rider_50 = Stefan Dörflinger | Third_Rider_50_Country = Switzerland | Third_Rider_50_Bike = Kreidler | Pole_Rider_Sidecar = Werner Schwärzel | Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country = Germany | Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = König | Pole_Passenger_Sidecar = Andreas Huber | Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = Germany | Pole_Time_Sidecar = 1:53.97 | Fast_Rider_Sidecar = Rolf Biland | Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country = Switzerland | Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = Yamaha | Fast_Passenger_Sidecar = Ken Williams | Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = UK | Fast_Time_Sidecar = 1:52.80 | First_Rider_Sidecar = Rolf Biland | First_Rider_Sidecar_Country = Switzerland | First_Passenger_Sidecar = Ken Williams | First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = UK | First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = Yamaha | Second_Rider_Sidecar = Alain Michel | Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country = France | Second_Passenger_Sidecar = Bernard Garcia | Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = France | Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = Yamaha | Third_Rider_Sidecar = Helmut Schilling | Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country = Germany | Third_Passenger_Sidecar = Rainer Gundel | Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = Germany | Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = Aro |}}The 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1976 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans. 500 cc classification Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 7 | GBR}} Barry Sheene | Suzuki | 30 | 51:45.33 | 1 | 15 |
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2 | 55 | VEN|1930}} Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | 30 | +3.84 | 3 | 12 |
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3 | 33 | ITA}} Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | 30 | +19.29 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 4 | FIN}} Tepi Länsivuori | Suzuki | 30 | +49.85 | 12 | 8 |
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5 | 1 | ITA}} Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | 30 | +55.65 | 5 | 6 |
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6 | 43 | ESP|1945}} Victor Palomo | Yamaha | 30 | +1:27.66 | 9 | 5 |
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7 | 56 | NZL}} Stu Avant | Suzuki | 30 | +1:28.24 | 4 |
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8 | 13 | DEU}} Dieter Braun | Suzuki | 30 | +1:47.88 | 3 |
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9 | 12 | AUT}} Karl Auer | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | 2 |
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10 | 51 | NLD}} Boet van Dulmen | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | 1 |
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11 | 19 | FRA}} Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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12 | 45 | GBR}} Steve Parrish | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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13 | 11 | GBR}} Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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14 | 25 | FRA}} Gilles Husson | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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15 | 6 | GBR}} Alex George | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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16 | 44 | BRA}} Edmar Ferreira | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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17 | 48 | FRA}} René Guili | Suzuki | 28 | +2 laps |
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18 | 30 | SWE}} Johnny Bengtsson | Suzuki | 28 | +2 laps |
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19 | 41 | DEU}} Helmut Kassner | Suzuki | 28 | +2 laps |
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20 | 36 | BEL}} Jules Nies | Suzuki | 27 | +3 laps |
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Ret | FRA}} Christian Estrosi | Suzuki | 4 |
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Ret | GBR}} John Williams | Suzuki | 6 |
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Ret | GBR}} Phil Read | Suzuki | 7 |
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Ret | ITA}} Nico Cereghini | Suzuki | 8 |
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Ret | CHE}} Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | 10 |
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Ret | FRA}} Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | 11 |
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35 starters in total | [1] |
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350 cc classification Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 73 | ITA}} Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | 30 | 52:45.01 | 4 | 15 |
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2 | 1 | VEN|1930}} Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | 30 | +17.91 | 3 | 12 |
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3 | 24 | FRA}} Jean-François Baldé | Yamaha | 30 | +30.07 | 7 | 10 |
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4 | 70 | JPN}} Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 30 | +37.05 | 2 | 8 |
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5 | 44 | FRA}} Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 30 | +42.33 | 8 | 6 |
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6 | 49 | ITA}} Paolo Tordi | Yamaha | 30 | +44.73 | 6 | 5 |
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7 | 42 | FRA}} Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 30 | +57.12 | 5 | 4 |
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8 | 3 | FIN}} Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 30 | +1:04.88 | 3 |
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9 | 9 | GBR}} Tom Herron | Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.72 | 2 |
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10 | 65 | AUS}} John Dodds | Yamaha | 30 | +1:16.94 | 1 |
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11 | 52 | FIN}} Pekka Nurmi | Yamaha | 30 | +1:40.94 |
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12 | 28 | FRA}} Alain Vial | Yamaha | 30 | +1:42.52 |
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13 | 81 | FRA}} Claude Benelhadj | Yamaha | 30 | +1:56.00 |
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14 | 46 | FRA}} Jean-Louis Olivier | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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15 | 32 | FRA}} Christian Bourgeois | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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16 | 47 | FRA}} Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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17 | 62 | GBR}} John Weeden | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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18 | 60 | ZAF|1928}} Alan North | Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [2] |
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19 | 61 | GBR}} Steve Parrish | Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [2] |
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20 | 22 | CHE}} Franz Kunz | Yamaha | 24 | +6 laps [2] |
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21 | 13 | CHE}} Philippe Coulon | Yamaha | 23 | +7 laps [2] |
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Ret | ITA}} Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | 1 |
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Ret | FRA}} Patrick Pons | Yamaha | 9 |
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Ret | FRA}} Christian Huguet | Yamaha | 10 |
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36 starters in total | [1] |
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- Footnotes
1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book | title=Motocourse 1976-1977 | publisher=Hazleton Securities Ltd. | editor-last = Carter | editor-first = Chris | pages=53 | isbn=0-905138-02-3}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 North, Parrish, Kunz and Coulon retired but were classified as finishers. 3. ^Gustafsson, Herron and Moineau retired but were classified as finishers. 4. ^van Dongen retired but was classified as a finisher. 5. ^Schwärzel and Huber retired but were classified as finishers.
250 cc classification Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 1 | ITA}} Walter Villa | Harley Davidson | 30 | 54:41.62 | 1 | 15 |
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2 | 90 | ITA}} Gianfranco Bonera | Harley Davidson | 30 | +42.14 | 6 | 12 |
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3 | 19 | FIN}} Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | 30 | +48.71 | 5 | 10 |
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4 | 49 | FRA}} Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | 30 | +49.92 | 8 | 8 |
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5 | 18 | FRA}} Gérard Choukron | Yamaha | 30 | +1:03.05 | 6 |
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6 | 59 | FIN}} Pekka Nurmi | Yamaha | 30 | +1:08.01 | 5 |
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7 | 5 | FRA}} Patrick Pons | Yamaha | 30 | +1:08.18 | 4 |
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8 | 36 | FRA}} Philippe Bouzanne | Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.42 | 3 |
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9 | 21 | FRA}} Jean-Claude Hogrel | Yamaha | 30 | +1:09.57 | 2 |
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10 | 46 | FRA}} Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | 30 | +1:11.52 | 9 | 1 |
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11 | 65 | AUS}} John Dodds | Yamaha | 30 | +1:24.28 |
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12 | 6 | GBR}} Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 30 | +1:29.55 |
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13 | 32 | FRA}} Denis Boulom | Yamaha | 30 | +1:29.80 |
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14 | 74 | ITA}} Paolo Tordi | Yamaha | 30 | +1:35.87 |
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15 | 63 | ESP|1945}} Jaime Samaranch | Yamaha | 30 | +1:36.17 |
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16 | 34 | FRA}} Gilbert Lavelle | Yamaha | 30 | +1:36.84 |
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17 | 53 | FRA}} Christian Huguet | Yamaha | 30 | +1:45.48 |
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18 | 48 | FRA}} Christian Sarron | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | 10 |
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19 | 54 | FRA}} Thiérry Noblesse | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap |
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20 | 8 | SWE}} Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | 28 | +2 laps [3] |
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21 | 13 | GBR}} Tom Herron | Yamaha | 25 | +5 laps [2] |
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22 | 23 | FRA}} Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | 23 | +7 laps [2] |
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Ret | USA}} Pat Evans | Yamaha | 2 |
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Ret | FRA}} Raymond Roche | Yamaha | 3 |
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Ret | FIN}} Tapio Virtanen | MZ | 4 |
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Ret | CHE}} Franz Kunz | Yamaha | 7 |
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36 starters in total | [1] |
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{{Reflist|group=N}}50 cc classification Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 5 | DEU}} Herbert Rittberger | Kreidler | 15 | 34:04.21 | 6 | 15 |
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2 | 4 | DEU}} Rudolf Kunz | Kreidler | 15 | +0.19 | 4 | 12 |
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3 | 6 | CHE}} Stefan Dörflinger | Kreidler | 15 | +3.57 | 7 | 10 |
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4 | 25 | FRA}} Pierre Audry | ABF | 15 | +4.88 | 2 | 8 |
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5 | 12 | ITA}} Aldo Pero | Kreidler | 15 | +1:07.39 | 6 |
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6 | 11 | NLD}} Theo Timmer | Yamathi | 15 | +1:17.45 | 5 |
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7 | 28 | FRA}} Yves le Tourmelin | Scrab-Ty | 15 | +1:21.14 | 4 |
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8 | 2 | ITA}} Eugenio Lazzarini | Morbidelli | 15 | +1:22.42 | 5 | 3 |
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9 | 23 | FRA}} Benjamin Laurent | Kreidler | 15 | +1:52.42 | 2 |
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10 | 14 | CHE}} Ulrich Graf | Kreidler | 15 | +1:54.27 | 1 |
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11 | 38 | FRA}} Jacques Hutteau | Scrab | 15 | +2:07.53 |
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12 | 24 | FRA}} Raymond Duriez | Kreidler | 15 | +2:13.68 |
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13 | 42 | HUN}} J. Zweisldo | Kreidler | 14 | +1 lap |
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14 | 33 | ESP|1945}} Joaquin Gali | Derbi | 14 | +1 lap |
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15 | 36 | DEU}} Günter Schirnhöfer | Kreidler | 14 | +1 lap |
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16 | 44 | BEL}} Giuido Delys | Kreidler | 13 | +2 laps |
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17 | 26 | FRA}} Pierre Harlay | Kreidler | 13 | +2 laps |
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18 | 16 | NLD}} Cees van Dongen | Morbidelli | 12 | +3 laps [4] | 8 |
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19 | 29 | BEL}} Patrick de Wulf | Kreidler | 12 | +3 laps |
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Ret | ESP|1945}} Ángel Nieto | Bultaco | 1 |
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Ret | FRA}} Jean-Paul Fargues | ABF | 3 |
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Ret | NLD}} Nico Polane | Morbidelli | 9 |
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Ret | BEL}} Julien van Zeebroeck | Kreidler | 10 |
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32 starters in total | [1] |
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{{Reflist|group=N}}Sidecar classification Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points | 1 | 3 | CHE}} Rolf Biland | GBR}} Ken Williams | Yamaha | 25 | 47:53.53 | 4 | 15 |
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2 | 32 | FRA}} Alain Michel | FRA}} Bernard Garcia | Yamaha | 25 | +4.13 | 2 | 12 |
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3 | 11 | DEU}} Helmut Schilling | DEU}} Rainer Gundel | Aro | 24 | +1 lap | 5 | 10 |
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4 | 21 | CHE}} Bruno Holzer | CHE}} Charly Meierhans | LCR-Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 6 | 8 |
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5 | 9 | ITA}} Amedeo Zini | ITA}} Andrea Fornaro | König | 24 | +1 lap | 6 |
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6 | 34 | CHE}} Hanspeter Hubacher | CHE}} Kurt Huber | Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 5 |
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7 | 27 | DEU}} Ted Janssen | DEU}} Eric Schmitz | Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 4 |
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8 | 22 | DEU}} Siegfried Schauzu | DEU}} A. Lorentz | Aro | 23 | +2 laps | 3 |
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9 | 15 | GBR}} Dick Greasley | GBR}} Cliff Holland | Chell Yamaha | 23 | +2 laps | 2 |
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10 | 14 | DEU}} Heinz Luthringhauser | DEU}} Lorenzo Puzo | BMW | 23 | +2 laps | 1 |
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11 | 2 | DEU}} Werner Schwärzel | DEU}} Andreas Huber | König | 22 | +3 laps [5] | 1 |
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12 | 25 | FRA}} Yves Trolliet | FRA}} P. Muller | König | 22 | +3 laps |
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Ret | DEU}} Klaus Enders | DEU}} Wolfgang Kalauch | Heukerot | 3 |
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Ret | AUT}} Hans Prugl | AUT}} Horst Kussberger | König | 7 |
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Ret | CHE}} Hermann Schmid | CHE}} Jean Petit | Yamaha | 7 |
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24 starters in total | [1] |
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- Footnotes
{{Reflist|group=N}}References{{reflist}}{{MotoGP_race report | Name_of_race = French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1976 | Previous_race_in_season = 1975 Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1976 Austrian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1975 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1977 French Grand Prix }} 3 : French motorcycle Grand Prix|1976 MotoGP race reports|1976 in French motorsport |