French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 4 | Graham Hill | Brabham |
| 5 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | BRM |
| 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 9 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Surtees |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Alfa Romeo |
| 13 | John Surtees | Surtees |
| 14 | Tim Schenken | Brabham |
| 15 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford |
| 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford |
| 18 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford |
| 19 | Peter Gethin | McLaren |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | March-Alfa Romeo |
| 21 | Alex Soler-Roig | March-Ford |
| 22 | Max Jean | March-Ford |
| 23 | François Mazet | March-Ford |