| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 | 1:47,890 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:48,170 |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 | 1:48,590 |
| 4 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:48,690 |
| 5 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 | 1:48,750 |
| 6 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March 761 | 1:49,070 |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 77 | 1:49,190 |
| 8 | 28 | John Watson | Penske PC4 | 1:49,220 |
| 9 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell P34 | 1:49,630 |
| 10 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 | 1:49,790 |
| 11 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 | 1:49,790 |
| 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 77 | 1:49,830 |
| 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra JS5 | 1:50,060 |
| 14 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M23 | 1:50,100 |
| 15 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5B | 1:50,120 |
| 16 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN5 | 1:50,270 |
| 17 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March 761 | 1:50,310 |
| 18 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees TS19 | 1:51,110 |
| 19 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf Williams FW05 | 1:51,410 |
| 20 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March 761 | 1:51,790 |
| 21 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 | 1:52,110 |
| 22 | 21 | Michel Leclere | Wolf Williams FW05 | 1:52,290 |
| 23 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees TS19 | 1:52,410 |
| 24 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees TS19 | 1:52,600 |
| 25 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh 308D | 1:52,630 |
| 26 | 22 | Patrick Neve | Ensign N176 | 1:52,820 |
| 27 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308D | 1:53,590 |
| DNQ | 33 | Damien Magee | Brabham BT44B | 1:53,490 |
| DNQ | 31 | Ingo Hoffman | Copersucar FD04 | 1:53,780 |
| DNQ | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham BT44B | 1:55,300 |
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Grand Prix de France 1976