1977 French Grand Prix

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1977 French Grand Prix
Race 9 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Dijon-Prenois Circuit.svg
Race details
Date3 July 1977
Location Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
Course length 3.801 km (2.361 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:12.21
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford
Time 1:13.75 on lap 76
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1977 French Grand Prix

The 1977 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France on 3 July 1977. It was race 9 of 17 in both the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

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The 80-lap race was won by American driver Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from pole position. Northern Irishman John Watson led for most of the race in his Brabham-Alfa Romeo, before Andretti passed him on the final lap. Watson finished 1.55 seconds behind the American, with Englishman James Hunt third in his McLaren-Ford.

Austrian Niki Lauda finished fifth in his Ferrari to take the lead of the Drivers' Championship from South African Jody Scheckter, who failed to finish in his Wolf-Ford.

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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.NoDriverConstructorTimeGap
15 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:12.21
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:12.73+0.52
36 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 1:12.79+0.58
47 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:12.83+0.62
526 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:13.30+1.09
612 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:13.36+1.15
72 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:13.41+1.20
820 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 1:13.45+1.24
911 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:13.52+1.31
1017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 1:13.56+1.35
1119 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 1:13.61+1.40
124 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:13.66+1.45
138 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:13.67+1.46
1424 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 1:13.71+1.50
1516 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Shadow-Ford 1:13.87+1.66
1622 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 1:13.90+1.69
173 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 1:13.92+1.71
1837 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario March-Ford 1:13.92+1.71
1934 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 1:14.17+1.96
2010 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Ian Scheckter March-Ford 1:14.24+2.03
2131 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley LEC-Ford 1:14.39+2.18
2228 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:14.45+2.24
Cut-off
239 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 1:14.60+2.39
2427 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève March-Ford 1:14.74+2.53
2530 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 1:14.83+2.62
2625 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 1:15.06+2.85
2718 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Surtees-Ford 1:15.13+2.92
2839 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Hesketh-Ford 1:15.88+3.67
2918 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Surtees-Ford 1:16.06+3.85
3035 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson BRM 1:16.17+3.96

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 801:39:40.1319
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 80+ 1.5546
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford 80+ 33.8724
46 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 80+ 1:11.0833
511 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 80+ 1:14.1592
612 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 79+ 1 Lap61
722 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 79+ 1 Lap16 
826 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 78+ 2 Laps5 
92 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 78+ 2 Laps7 
1024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 78+ 2 Laps14 
1128 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 77+ 3 Laps22 
123 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 77+ 3 Laps17 
1319 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 77+ 3 Laps11 
NC10 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Ian Scheckter March-Ford 69+ 11 Laps20 
Ret20 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 66Accident8 
Ret8 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 64Accident13 
Ret17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 60Transmission10 
Ret37 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario March-Ford 27Gearbox18 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 21Accident12 
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Shadow-Ford 6Engine15 
Ret31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley LEC-Ford 5Accident21 
Ret34 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 4Accident19 
DNQ9 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Alex Ribeiro March-Ford   
DNQ27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève March-Ford   
DNQ30 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford   
DNQ25 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford   
DNQ18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins Surtees-Ford   
DNQ39 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Hesketh-Ford   
DNQ18 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Surtees-Ford   
DNQ35 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson BRM     
Source: [1]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "1977 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "France 1977 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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