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1977 Grand Prix of France Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 9 of 17 Sunday, July 3, 1977 at Circuit de Dijon-Prenois, Fontains-les-Dijon, France 80 laps on a 3.800 kilometer road course (304.000 kilometers) Time of race: 1:39:40.13 Average speed: 183.01 kph Pole time: 72.21 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 1.55 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1977 Formula One results   /   1977 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 80 1:39:40.13 1 9 2 4 7   John Watson Martini Racing Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12 80 +1.55 75 6 3 2 1   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 80 +33.87 4 4 4 3 6   Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 80 +71.08 0 3 5 9 11   Niki Lauda Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 80 +74.15 0 2 6 6 12   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 79 +1 lap 0 1 7 16 22   Clay Regazzoni Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 79 +1 lap 0 0 8 5 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76 78 +2 laps 0 0 9 7 2   Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +2 laps 0 0 10 14 24   Rupert Keegan Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh 308E / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +2 laps 0 0 11 22 28   Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +3 laps 0 0 12 17 3   Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +3 laps 0 0 13 11 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +3 laps 0 0 nc 20 10   Ian Scheckter Team Rothmans International March 761B / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +11 laps 0 0 ret 8 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 66 crash 0 0 ret 13 8   Hans-Joachim Stuck Martini Racing Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12 64 crash 0 0 ret 10 17   Alan Jones Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 60 transmission 0 0 ret 18 37   Arturo Merzario Team Merzario March 761B / Ford Cosworth DFV 27 gearbox 0 0 ret 12 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 crash 0 0 ret 15 16   Riccardo Patrese Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 6 engine 0 0 ret 21 31   David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC CRP1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 5 crash 0 0 ret 19 34   Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team Penske PC4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 4 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 185.492 kph by Mario Andretti Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 23 Alex Ribeiro 9 Hollywood March Racing 24 Patrick Neve 27 Williams Grand Prix Eng. 25 Brett Lunger 30 Chesterfield Racing 26 Harald Ertl 25 Hesketh Racing 27 Larry Perkins 18 Durex Team Surtees 28 Hector Rebaque 39 Hesketh Racing 29 Patrick Tambay 18 Durex Team Surtees 30 Conny Andersson 35 Rotary Watches / Stanley BRM Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   James Hunt 1 4 4   John Watson 5 79 75   Mario Andretti 80 80 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Niki Lauda 33     2   Mario Andretti 32   -1   2   Jody Scheckter 32   -1   4   Carlos Reutemann 28   -5   5   Gunnar Nilsson 16   -17   6   Jochen Mass 14   -19   7   James Hunt 13   -20   8   Patrick Depailler 10   -23   9   Jacques Laffite 9   -24   9   John Watson 9   -24   11   Emerson Fittipaldi 8   -25   12   Carlos Pace 6   -27   13   Ronnie Peterson 4   -29   14   Vittorio Brambilla 3   -30   14   Alan Jones 3   -30   16   Hans-Joachim Stuck 2   -31   17   Clay Regazzoni 1   -32   17   Renzo Zorzi 1   -32   17   Jean-Pierre Jarier 1   -32