Tour de France for automobiles 1977

The 1977 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 15 to 23 in France .

The 1977 edition of the Tour Auto ran over five stages and 4500 km. After the prologue, the race started in Nice and led back to Nice via Albi , Villeneuve-sur-Lot , Nevers and Bourg-en-Bresse . Of 112 starters, 48 ​​reached the finish in southern France.

The event ended with a favorite victory for Bernard Darniche in a Lancia Stratos , which only Jacques Alméras in a Porsche Carrera could follow before he retired . Michèle Mouton won the women’s standings , who also remained victorious in the Group 3 class and came second in the overall standings.

The first six of the overall ranking

Pl.	driver	Copilot	vehicle
1	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Lancia Stratos
2	Michèle Mouton	Françoise Conconi	Porsche Carrera
3	Hubert Striebig	Francis Roussely	Porsche Carrera RSR
4th	Anne-Charlotte Verney	Denise Emmanuelli	Porsche Carrera
5	Jean-Hugus Hazard	Alain lack	BMW 3.0 CSL
6th	Pierre Meny	G. Berger	Alpine A110

Class winner

class	driver	Copilot	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
Group 4	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Lancia Stratos	Overall victory
Group 3	Michèle Mouton	Françoise Conconi	Porsche Carrera	Rank 2
Group 2	Jean-Hugus Hazard	Alain lack	BMW 3.0 CSL	Rank 5
Group 1	Jean-Louis Clarr	Vincent Laverne	Opel Kadett GTE	Rank 7