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1977 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImageDijon-Prenois Circuit.svg
Date3 July
Year1977
Race_No9
Season_No17
LocationDijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
Course_mi2.361
Course_km3.801
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi188.88
Distance_km304.08
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverMario Andretti
Pole_CountryUSA
Pole_TeamLotus-Ford
Pole_Time1:12.21
Fast_DriverMario Andretti
Fast_CountryUSA
Fast_TeamLotus-Ford
Fast_Time1:13.75
Fast_Lap76
First_DriverMario Andretti
First_CountryUSA
First_TeamLotus-Ford
Second_DriverJohn Watson
Second_CountryUK
Second_TeamBrabham-Alfa Romeo
Third_DriverJames Hunt
Third_CountryUK
Third_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Lapchart

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.

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.

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.NoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
5USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford**1:12.21**
1GBR James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:12.73+0.52
6SWE Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford1:12.79+0.58
7GBR John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:12.83+0.62
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:13.30+1.09
12ARG Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:13.36+1.15
2FRG Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:13.41+1.20
20RSA Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford1:13.45+1.24
11AUT Niki LaudaFerrari1:13.52+1.31
17AUS Alan JonesShadow-Ford1:13.56+1.35
19ITA Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford1:13.61+1.40
4FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:13.66+1.45
8FRG Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:13.67+1.46
24GBR Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford1:13.71+1.50
16ITA Riccardo PatreseShadow-Ford1:13.87+1.66
22SUI Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford1:13.90+1.69
3SWE Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford1:13.92+1.71
37ITA Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford1:13.92+1.71
34FRA Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford1:14.17+1.96
10RSA Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford1:14.24+2.03
31GBR David PurleyLEC-Ford1:14.39+2.18
28BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:14.45+2.24
*Cut-off*
9BRA Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford1:14.60+2.39
27BEL Patrick NèveMarch-Ford1:14.74+2.53
30USA Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford1:14.83+2.62
25AUT Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford1:15.06+2.85
18AUS Larry PerkinsSurtees-Ford1:15.13+2.92
39MEX Héctor RebaqueHesketh-Ford1:15.88+3.67
18FRA Patrick TambaySurtees-Ford1:16.06+3.85
35SWE Conny AnderssonBRM1:16.17+3.96

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213NCRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
5USA **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**801:39:40.131**9**
7UK **John Watson****Brabham-Alfa Romeo**80+ 1.554**6**
1UK **James Hunt****McLaren-Ford**80+ 33.872**4**
6SWE **Gunnar Nilsson****Lotus-Ford**80+ 1:11.083**3**
11AUT **Niki Lauda****Ferrari**80+ 1:14.159**2**
12ARG **Carlos Reutemann****Ferrari**79+ 1 Lap6**1**
22SUI Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford79+ 1 Lap16
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra78+ 2 Laps5
2FRG Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford78+ 2 Laps7
24UK Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford78+ 2 Laps14
28BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford77+ 3 Laps22
3SWE Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford77+ 3 Laps17
19ITA Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford77+ 3 Laps11
10RSA Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford69+ 11 Laps20
20RSA Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford66Accident8
8FRG Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo64Accident13
17AUS Alan JonesShadow-Ford60Transmission10
37ITA Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford27Gearbox18
4FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford21Accident12
16ITA Riccardo PatreseShadow-Ford6Engine15
31UK David PurleyLEC-Ford5Accident21
34FRA Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford4Accident19
9BRA Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford
27BEL Patrick NèveMarch-Ford
30USA Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford
25AUT Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford
18AUS Larry PerkinsSurtees-Ford
39MEX Héctor RebaqueHesketh-Ford
18FRA Patrick TambaySurtees-Ford
35SWE Conny AnderssonBRM

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for French driver and future Grand Prix winner Patrick Tambay.
  • This race marked the 200th Grand Prix start for a Swedish driver. In those 200 races, Swedish drivers had won 10 Grands Prix, achieved 24 podium finishes, 12 pole positions, and 6 fastest laps.
  • This was the 25th Grand Prix start for Ligier.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 11AUT Niki Lauda33
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 22USA Mario Andretti32
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 23RSA Jody Scheckter32
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 14ARG Carlos Reutemann28
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 15SWE Gunnar Nilsson16

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1ITA Ferrari50 (52)
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Lotus-Ford43
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3CAN Wolf-Ford32
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK McLaren-Ford25
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 15UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo17
  • 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

| Previous_year's_race = 1976 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1978 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "1977 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  2. "France 1977 - Championship • STATS F1".
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