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1977 French Grand Prix

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Date
  
July 3, 1977

Course length
  
3.801 km (2.361 mi)

Driver
  
Mario Andretti

Location
  
Dijon

Weather
  
Dry

1977 French Grand Prix

Distance
  
80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 mi)

The 1977 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon on 3 July 1977.

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Once again it was Mario Andretti on pole with James Hunt second and Gunnar Nilsson third on the grid. Hunt got the best start and led into the first corner from John Watson and Jacques Laffite, with Andretti dropping down to fourth. However, Watson passed Hunt on the fifth lap and started to build a gap until Andretti got up to second and began to reel him in. During the final few laps, leader Watson and Andretti were running nose-to-tail but Watson held him off till the last lap when his engine missed a beat and immediately Andretti was past. Andretti thus took the win ahead of a crestfallen Watson and Hunt.

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

    • References

    1977 French Grand Prix Wikipedia
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