Round 9 · 1975
French Grand Prix
WinnerLAUFerrari · from P1
PoleLAU
Fastest lap1:50.600Mass · L38
Biggest gain+10Andretti P15→P5
Retirements7of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1:40:18.840 | — | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | Hesketh | 3 | +1 | 54 | +1.590 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 7 | +4 | 54 | +2.310 FL | — | 4 |
| 4 | McLaren | 10 | +6 | 54 | +39.770 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Mario Andretti ANI | Parnelli | 15 | +10 | 54 | +1:02.080 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 13 | +7 | 54 | +1:07.400 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tony Brise BRI | Hill | 12 | +5 | 54 | +1:09.610 | — | |
| 8 | Shadow | 4 | -4 | 54 | +1:19.780 | — | ||
| 9 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 2 | -7 | 54 | +1:31.680 | — | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 17 | +7 | 54 | +1:36.020 | — | |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams | 16 | +5 | 54 | +1:36.770 | — | |
| 12 | Tyrrell | 21 | +9 | 54 | +1:37.130 | — | ||
| 13 | John Watson WAT | Surtees | 14 | +1 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 11 | -3 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 15 | Gijs van Lennep VAN | Ensign | 22 | +7 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 16 | Alan Jones JOE | Hill | 20 | +4 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 17 | Bob Evans EVA | BRM | 25 | +8 | 52 | +2 laps | — | |
| 18 | Lella Lombardi LOM | March | 26 | +8 | 50 | +4 laps | — | |
| — | Mark Donohue DON | Penske | 18 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Team Lotus | 19 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham | 5 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Williams | 24 | 0 | DNS | — | |||
| — | Fittipaldi | 23 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | |||
| — | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow | 6 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | March | 8 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | French Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 5 |
| 1971 | French Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |