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1977 France Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Dijon-Prenois circuit. Full information

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1977 France Grand Prix

1977 France Grand Prix is 289th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Dijon-Prenois circuit. Mario Andretti won the pole position and this race. John Watson and James Hunt also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 80 laps (304 km).

Previous race: 1977 Sweden Grand Prix
Next race: 1977 Britain Grand Prix
Race Start: 3rd July 1977

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1977 France Grand Prix

62nd victory for the Lotus team
5th victory for the Mario Andretti
8th podium for the Mario Andretti
4th podium for the John Watson
19th podium for the James Hunt

Mario Andretti - Winner of the 1977 France Grand Prix

1977 France Grand Prix

Lotus 78 #5 - 1977 France Grand Prix winner

1977 France Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78, #5	9.00	1h 39m 40.13s ( 183.006 km/h )	80	John Player Team Lotus
2	John Watson	Brabham BT45B, #7	6.00	1h 39m 41.68s ( +01.55s )	80	Martini Racing
3	James Hunt	McLaren M26, #1	4.00	1h 40m 14.00s ( +33.87s )	80	Marlboro Team McLaren
4	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus 78, #6	3.00	1h 40m 51.21s ( +1m 11.08s )	80	John Player Team Lotus
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312T2, #11	2.00	1h 40m 54.58s ( +1m 14.45s )	80	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T2, #12	1.00		79	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign N177, #22	0		79	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7, #26	0		78	Ligier Gitanes
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23, #2	0		78	Marlboro Team McLaren
10	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh 308E, #24	0		78	Penthouse Rizla Racing
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5, #28	0	Out of fuel	77	Copersucar-Fittipaldi
12	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell P34, #3	0		77	Elf Team Tyrrell
13	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19, #19	0		77	Beta Team Surtees
nc	Ian Scheckter	March 761B, #10	0		69	Team Rothmans Internationnal
ab	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR3, #20	0	Collision	66	Walter Wolf Racing
ab	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham BT45B, #8	0	Collision	64	Martini Racing
ab	Alan Jones	Shadow DN8, #17	0	Transmission	60	Shadow Racing Team
ab	Arturo Merzario	March 761B, #37	0	Gearbox	27	Team Merzario
ab	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell P34, #4	0	Collision	21	Elf Team Tyrrell
ab	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow DN8, #16	0	Engine	6	Shadow Racing Team
ab	David Purley	LEC CRP1, #31	0	Accident	5	LEC Refrigeration Racing
ab	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske PC4, #34	0	Spin	4	ATS Racing Team
f	Loris Kessel	Apollon Fly, #41	0	Not present		Jolly Club Switzerland
nq	Hector Rebaque	Hesketh 308E, #39	0			Hesketh Racing
f	Henri Pescarolo	March 761, #38	0	Not present		British Formula 1 Racing Team
f	Emilio De Villota	McLaren M23, #36	0	Car unavailable		Iberia Airlines
nq	Conny Andersson	BRM P207, #35	0			Rotary Watches Stanley BRM
nq	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23, #30	0			Chesterfield Racing
nq	Patrick Neve	March 761, #27	0			Williams Grand Prix Engineering
nq	Harald Ertl	Hesketh 308E, #25	0			Hesketh Racing
nq	Alex Ribeiro	March 761B, #9	0			Hollywood March Racing
f	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01, #15	0	Car unavailable		Equipe Renault Elf
nq	Patrick Tambay, Larry Perkins	Surtees TS19, #18	0			Team Surtees

Qualifying Results for the 1977 France Grand Prix on the Dijon-Prenois circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78, #5	1'12''21	John Player Team Lotus
2	James Hunt	McLaren M26, #1	1'12''73	Marlboro Team McLaren
3	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus 78, #6	1'12''79	John Player Team Lotus
4	John Watson	Brabham BT45B, #7	1'12''83	Martini Racing
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7, #26	1'13''30	Ligier Gitanes
6	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312T2, #12	1'13''36	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23, #2	1'13''41	Marlboro Team McLaren
8	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR3, #20	1'13''45	Walter Wolf Racing
9	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312T2, #11	1'13''52	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
10	Alan Jones	Shadow DN8, #17	1'13''56	Shadow Racing Team
11	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19, #19	1'13''61	Beta Team Surtees
12	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell P34, #4	1'13''66	Elf Team Tyrrell
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham BT45B, #8	1'13''67	Martini Racing
14	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh 308E, #24	1'13''71	Penthouse Rizla Racing
15	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow DN8, #16	1'13''87	Shadow Racing Team
16	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign N177, #22	1'13''90	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
17	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell P34, #3	1'13''92	Elf Team Tyrrell
18	Arturo Merzario	March 761B, #37	1'13''92	Team Merzario
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske PC4, #34	1'14''17	ATS Racing Team
20	Ian Scheckter	March 761B, #10	1'14''24	Team Rothmans Internationnal
21	David Purley	LEC CRP1, #31	1'14''39	LEC Refrigeration Racing
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5, #28	1'14''45	Copersucar-Fittipaldi
23	Alex Ribeiro	March 761B, #9	1'14''60	Hollywood March Racing
24	Patrick Neve	March 761, #27	1'14''74	Williams Grand Prix Engineering
25	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23, #30	1'14''83	Chesterfield Racing
26	Harald Ertl	Hesketh 308E, #25	1'15''06	Hesketh Racing
27	Larry Perkins	Surtees TS19, #18	1'15''13	Team Surtees
28	Hector Rebaque	Hesketh 308E, #39	1'15''88	Hesketh Racing
29	Patrick Tambay	Surtees TS19, #18	1'16''06	Team Surtees
30	Conny Andersson	BRM P207, #35	1'16''17	Rotary Watches Stanley BRM
0	Loris Kessel	Apollon Fly, #41	0	Jolly Club Switzerland
0	Henri Pescarolo	March 761, #38	0	British Formula 1 Racing Team
0	Emilio De Villota	McLaren M23, #36	0	Iberia Airlines
0	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01, #15	0	Equipe Renault Elf