French Grand Prix — R
| # | Driver | Team | Status | Time | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Finished | 1:41:36.520 | 5 | 54 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 CEV François Cevert | Tyrrell | Finished | +40.920 | 4 | 54 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 REU Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Finished | +46.480 | 8 | 54 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 STE Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Finished | +46.930 | 1 | 54 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 ICK Jacky Ickx | Ferrari PU: Ferrari | Finished | +48.900 | 12 | 54 | 2 |
| 6 | 27 HUN James Hunt | March | Finished | +1:22.540 | 14 | 54 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 MER Arturo Merzario | Ferrari PU: Ferrari | Finished | +1:29.190 | 10 | 54 | |
| 8 | 7 HUL Denny Hulme | McLaren PU: Mercedes | Finished | +1:29.530 | 6 | 54 | |
| 9 | 21 LAU Niki Lauda | BRM | Finished | +1:45.760 | 17 | 54 | |
| 10 | 12 HIL Graham Hill | Shadow | +1 Lap | — | 16 | 53 | |
| 11 | 20 BEL Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +1 Lap | — | 15 | 53 | |
| 12 | 19 REG Clay Regazzoni | BRM | +1 Lap | — | 9 | 53 | |
| 13 | 24 PAC Carlos Pace | Surtees | +3 Laps | — | 18 | 51 | |
| 14 | 25 GAN Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | +3 Laps | — | 24 | 51 | |
| 15 | 29 VON Rikky von Opel | Ensign | +3 Laps | — | 25 | 51 | |
| 16 | 11 FIT Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | +4 Laps | — | 19 | 50 | |
| DNF | 1 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Accident | — | 3 | 41 | |
| DNF | 8 SCH Jody Scheckter | McLaren PU: Mercedes | Accident | — | 2 | 43 | |
| DNF | 9 DE Andrea de Adamich | Brabham | Halfshaft | — | 13 | 28 | |
| DNF | 14 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | Halfshaft | — | 7 | 7 | |
| DNF | 15 WIS Reine Wisell | March | Overheating | — | 22 | 20 | |
| DNF | 16 FOL George Follmer | Shadow | Fuel system | — | 20 | 16 | |
| DNF | 17 OLI Jackie Oliver | Shadow | Clutch | — | 21 | 0 | |
| DNF | 23 HAI Mike Hailwood | Surtees | Oil leak | — | 11 | 29 | |
| DNF | 26 PES Henri Pescarolo | Iso Marlboro | Overheating | — | 23 | 16 |