1977 Grand Prix de France

Race 9 of 17

Dijon-Prenois
80 laps
Time of race: 1:39:40.13
Average speed of winner: 183.010 kph
Margin of victory: 1.55 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Mario Andretti 1:13.750
Lap leaders: Andretti pole, Hunt 1-4, Watson 5-79, Andretti 80

Race notes: Finale for David Purley. Niki Lauda took the points lead from Jody Scheckter.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:12.21	80	1	1	1:39:40.13	9
2	4	John Watson	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:12.83	80	1	75	+1.55	6
3	2	James Hunt	1	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:12.73	80	1	4	+33.87	4
4	3	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:12.79	80	0	0	+71.08	3
5	9	Niki Lauda	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:13.52	80	0	0	+74.15	2
6	6	Carlos Reutemann	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:13.36	79	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	16	Clay Regazzoni	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:13.90	79	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	5	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:13.30	78	0	0	+2 laps	0
9	7	Jochen Mass	2	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:13.41	78	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	14	Rupert Keegan	24	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:13.71	78	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	22	Emerson Fittipaldi	28	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:14.45	77	0	0	+3 laps	0
12	17	Ronnie Peterson	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:13.92	77	0	0	+3 laps	0
13	11	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:13.61	77	0	0	+3 laps	0
14	20	Ian Scheckter	10	Team Rothmans International	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:14.24	69	0	0	+11 laps (not classified)	0
15	8	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:13.45	66	0	0	accident	0
16	13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:13.67	64	0	0	accident	0
17	10	Alan Jones	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:13.56	60	0	0	transmission	0
18	18	Arturo Merzario	37	Team Merzario	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Merzario	1:13.92	27	0	0	gearbox	0
19	12	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:13.66	21	0	0	accident	0
20	15	Riccardo Patrese	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:13.87	6	0	0	engine	0
21	21	David Purley	31	LEC Refrigeration Racing	LEC CRP1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	LEC	1:14.39	5	0	0	accident	0
22	19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	34	ATS Racing Team	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	ATS	1:14.17	4	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Niki Lauda	33	9	1	1	5
2	Mario Andretti	32	9	4	3	3
3	Jody Scheckter	32	9	0	2	5
4	Carlos Reutemann	28	9	0	1	5
5	Gunnar Nilsson	16	8	0	1	1
6	Jochen Mass	14	9	0	0	1
7	James Hunt	13	9	3	0	2
8	Patrick Depailler	10	9	0	0	1
9	Jacques Laffite	9	9	0	1	1
10	John Watson	9	9	1	0	1
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	8	9	0	0	0
12	Carlos Pace	6	3	0	0	1
13	Ronnie Peterson	4	9	0	0	1
14	Vittorio Brambilla	3	9	0	0	0
15	Alan Jones	3	6	0	0	0
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	2	7	0	0	0
17	Clay Regazzoni	1	8	0	0	0
18	Renzo Zorzi	1	5	0	0	0
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1	5	0	0	0
20	Ingo Hoffmann	0	2	0	0	0
21	Ian Scheckter	0	6	0	0	0
22	Tom Pryce	0	3	0	0	0
23	Hans Binder	0	6	0	0	0
24	Harald Ertl	0	3	0	0	0
25	Riccardo Patrese	0	3	0	0	0