The 1977 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Dijon on 3 July 1977.
Report[]
Once again it was Mario Andretti on pole with James Hunt second and Gunnar Nilsson third on the grid. Hunt got the best start and led into the first corner from John Watson and Jacques Laffite, with Andretti dropping down to fourth. However, Watson passed Hunt on the fifth lap and started to build a gap until Andretti got up to second and began to reel him in. During the final few laps, leader Watson and Andretti were running nose-to-tail but Watson held him off till the last lap when his engine missed a beat and immediately Andretti was past. Andretti thus took the win ahead of a crestfallen Watson and Hunt.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 80 | 1:39:40.13 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 |  John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 80 | +1.55 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 80 | +33.87 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Gunnar Nilsson
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Lotus-Ford | 80 | +1:11.08 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Niki Lauda
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Ferrari | 80 | +1:14.15 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari | 79 | +1 Lap | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Ensign-Ford | 79 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 8 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 78 | + 2 Laps | 5 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Jochen Mass
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McLaren-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 10 | 24 | Rupert Keegan
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Hesketh-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 14 | |
| 11 | 28 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 22 | |
| 12 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson
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Tyrrell-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 13 | 19 |  Vittorio Brambilla
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Surtees-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| NC | 10 |  Ian Scheckter
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March-Ford | 69 | Not Classified | 20 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford | 66 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 8 | Hans Joachim Stuck
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 64 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Alan Jones
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Shadow-Ford | 60 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 37 | Arturo Merzario
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March-Ford | 27 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 21 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Riccardo Patrese
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Shadow-Ford | 6 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 31 | David Purley
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LEC-Ford | 5 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Penske-Ford | 4 | Accident | 19 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Alex Ribeiro
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 27 |  Patrick Nève
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger
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McLaren-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Harald Ertl
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Hesketh-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Larry Perkins
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Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 39 |  Hector Rebaque
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Hesketh-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Patrick Tambay
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Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Conny Andersson
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BRM |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1977/433/. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
| Previous race: 1977 Swedish Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1977 season |
Next race: 1977 British Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1976 French Grand Prix |
French Grand Prix | Next race: 1978 French Grand Prix |
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