F1 French Grand Prix: Top 5 races of all time 

#4 1977 French Grand Prix

Mario Andretti During the 1977 French Grand Prix

One look at the qualifying and race results and one would never believe that the race was ever interesting. Mario Andretti managed a hat-trick during the race, qualifying on pole, running the fastest lap during the race and finally going on to win it.

However, Mario did not have a clean start to the race, which allowed James Hunt, Jacques Laffite, and John Watson to get past him.

The American then played catch up for the rest of the race, and the final laps saw a nail-biting battle between Mario and Watson, who was by then in the lead of the race.

Unfortunately for John, his engine seemed to give way on the last lap and while he was able to bring the car in and secure the second position, the win was grabbed by Andretti.