World Championship · Round 8
French Grand Prix
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 54 | 01:40:58.6 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 54 | +12.7 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 54 | +23.55 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | 54 | +24.82 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | +43.92 | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 9 | 54 | +55.07 | 1 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 17 | 54 | +1:21.550 | |
| 8 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 16 | 54 | +1:30.670 | |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | March | 20 | 54 | +1:53.570 | |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf | 19 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 22 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 23 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh | 25 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | Ensign | 26 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 6 | 51 | Fuel system | |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 44 | Suspension | |
| 21 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 11 | 28 | Oil pressure | |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 21 | Oil pressure | |
| 23 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 24 | 19 | Suspension | |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 17 | Engine | |
| 25 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | Engine | |
| 26 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | 8 | Gearbox | |
| 27 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 29 | 4 | Differential |
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