French Grand Prix
Charade Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees |
| 6 | Helmut Marko | BRM |
| 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March |
| 10 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | March |
| 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees |
| 13 | Brian Redman | McLaren |
| 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | March |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
| 18 | Reine Wisell | BRM |
| 19 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari |
| 20 | Graham Hill | Brabham |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | March |
| 22 | David Walker | Team Lotus |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |