1977 French Grand Prix
289th World Championship race, 27th World Championship French Grand Prix, 2nd World Championship race at Dijon-Prenois
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 3 July 1977 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Mario Andretti  Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: | Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: | Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Dijon-Prenois, 80 laps |
| Round: | 9 of 17 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1hr 39m 40.130s | 9 | |
| 2 | +2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 80 | +1.550s | 6 |
| 3 | -1 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +33.870s | 4 |
| 4 | -1 |  Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1m 11.080s | 3 |
| 5 | +4 |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 80 | +1m 14.450s | 2 |
| 6 |  Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | +9 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | -3 |  Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | -2 |  Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +4 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +11 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | +5 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | -2 |  Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
| NC |  Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +11 laps | ||
| R | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | ||
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 64 | DNF | ||
| R |  Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 60 | DNF | ||
| R | Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | David Purley | LEC-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (P) | 4 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.210 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 14 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | |
| 17 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 20 | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 21 | David Purley | LEC-Ford Cosworth | |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford Cosworth |
 Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| Larry Perkins | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
 Hector Rebaque | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| Patrick Tambay | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| Conny Andersson | BRM |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 33 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | 32 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 32 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 28 |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | 16 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | 14 |
| 7 | James Hunt | 13 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | 10 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 9 |
| 10 | John Watson | 9 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 8 |
| 12 | Carlos Pace | 6 |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | 4 |
| 14 | Vittorio Brambilla | 3 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | 3 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
| = | Renzo Zorzi | 1 |
| = | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: David Purley
- Constructor: LEC
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Vittorio Brambilla
- Wins
- Driver: 5th for Mario Andretti
- Constructor: 62nd for Lotus
- Podiums
- Driver: 19th for James Hunt, 8th for Mario Andretti, 4th for John Watson
- Constructor: 111th for Lotus, 74th for Brabham, 69th for McLaren
- Poles
- Driver: 6th for Mario Andretti
- Constructor: 72nd for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 5th for Mario Andretti
- Constructor: 54th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- Driver: 17th for James Hunt, 8th for Mario Andretti
- Pole & win
- Driver: 3rd for Mario Andretti
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 2nd for Mario Andretti
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 1st for Mario Andretti (20th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 3rd American driver)