1977 French Grand Prix
The 1977 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon on 3 July 1977.
| 1977 French Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 9 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | July 3, 1977 | ||
| Location | Dijon | ||
| Course length | 3.801 km (2.361 mi) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:12.21 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:13.75 on lap 76 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders
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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
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
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| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:12,21 | 1 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 1:12,73 | 2 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 1:12,79 | 3 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:12,83 | 4 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:13,30 | 5 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:13,36 | 6 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 1:13,41 | 7 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 1:13,45 | 8 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:13,52 | 9 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford | 1:13,56 | 10 |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 1:13,61 | 11 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:13,66 | 12 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:13,67 | 13 |
| 14 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford | 1:13,71 | 14 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford | 1:13,87 | 15 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 1:13,90 | 16 |
| 17 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:13,92 | 17 |
| 18 | Arturo Merzario | March-Ford | 1:13,92 | 18 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford | 1:14,17 | 19 |
| 20 | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford | 1:14,24 | 20 |
| 21 | David Purley | LEC-Ford | 1:14,39 | 21 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford | 1:14,45 | 22 |
| DNQ | Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford | 1:14,60 | — |
| DNQ | Patrick Nève | March-Ford | 1:14,74 | — |
| DNQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 1:14,83 | — |
| DNQ | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 1:15,06 | — |
| DNQ | Larry Perkins | Surtees-Ford | 1:15,13 | — |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Hesketh-Ford | 1:15,88 | — |
| DNQ | Patrick Tambay | Surtees-Ford | 1:16,06 | — |
| DNQ | Conny Andersson | B.R.M. | 1:16,17 | — |
Race classification
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Championship 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
- "1977 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "France 1977 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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