1977 Season - Round 9 - 1977-07-03
Mario Andretti won the 1977 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading John Watson (Brabham) and James Hunt (McLaren) home for Team Lotus.
Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P11 at the flag β a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1977 French Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gunnar Nilsson |
| Team Lotus |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ian Scheckter | March | 20 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Arturo Merzario | March | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | David Purley | LEC | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 19 | Accident | 0 |