French Grand Prix
1977 · Round 9 · Dijon, France · Jul 3, 1977Race summary
Victory went to Andretti (from 1st on the grid), with a 1.550s margin. Fittipaldi made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 11th (up 11 places). Laffite had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 80 | 1:39:40.130 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 80 | +1.550 | 6 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 80 | +33.870 | 4 |
| 4 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 3 | 80 | +1:11.080 | 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 9 | 80 | +1:14.150 | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 6 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 7 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 14 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 17 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Ian Scheckter | March | 20 | 69 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 8 | 66 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 13 | 64 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Shadow | 10 | 60 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | March | 18 | 27 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 15 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Purley | LEC | 21 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 19 | 4 | Accident | 0 |