The 1977 French Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1977 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Dijon, France on Sunday, 3 July 1977. Mario Andretti started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
1977 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 80 | 1:39:40.130 | 1:39:40.130 | - | - | 1:13.750 | 76 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 80 | +1.550 | 1:39:41.680 | +1.550 | +1.550 | 1:13.880 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +33.870 | 1:40:14.000 | +33.870 | +32.320 | 1:14.440 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +1:11.080 | 1:40:51.210 | +1:11.080 | +37.210 | 1:14.120 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 80 | +1:14.150 | 1:40:54.280 | +1:14.150 | +3.070 | 1:14.870 | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.870 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:15.060 | 16 | ||||
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:14.980 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 2 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:15.240 | 7 | ||||
| 10 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:16.250 | 14 | ||||
| 11 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:15.520 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:15.680 | 17 | ||||
| 13 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:15.060 | 11 | ||||
| NC | 10 | Ian Scheckter | South Africa | March Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +11 laps | 1:15.470 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 66 | Accident | 1:15.380 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 64 | Accident | 1:15.540 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Alan Jones | Australia | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 60 | Transmission | 1:15.210 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Gearbox | 1:15.620 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Accident | 1:15.690 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Engine | 1:16.890 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 31 | David Purley | Great Britain | Lec Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Accident | 1:17.750 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Accident | 1:16.250 | 19 | |||||
| DNQ | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 27 | Patrick Nève | Belgium | March Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 25 | Harald Ertl | Austria | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Larry Perkins | Australia | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 39 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Patrick Tambay | France | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 35 | Conny Andersson | Sweden | BRM | Goodyear |