1975 Season - Round 9 - 1975-07-06
Niki Lauda won the 1975 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading James Hunt (Hesketh) and Jochen Mass (McLaren) home for Ferrari.
Mario Andretti (Parnelli) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1975 French Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi |
| McLaren |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli | 15 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Tony Brise | Embassy Hill | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 4 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Tyrrell | 21 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | John Watson | Surtees | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Gijs van Lennep | Ensign | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Embassy Hill | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Evans | BRM | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Lella Lombardi | March | 26 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 19 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 8 | Chassis | 0 |
| 23 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Mark Donohue | Penske | 18 | Transmission | 0 |
| 25 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| 26 | François Migault | Williams | 24 | Withdrew | 0 |