NIKI LAUDA - FERRARI

1977 FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPION

Formula 1 - 1977 Round 03 - South Africa Grand Prix  HIGHLIGHTS

Formula 1   1977 Round 04    USA Grand_Prix  2 H 1 MINS FULL RACE



Formula 1 - 1977 Round 05 - Spain Grand Prix  1 H 52 MINS FULL RACE




Formula 1 - 1977 Round 10 - Britain Grand Prix     HIGHLIGHTS

Formula 1 - 1977 Round 11 - Germany Grand Prix  1 H 52 MINS FULL RACE




Formula 1 - 1977 Round 13 - Holland Grand Prix 2 H 2 MINS FULL RACE

Formula 1 - 1977 Round 17 - Japan Grand Prix  1 H 40 MINS FULL RACE

1977 Formula One season

The 1977 Formula One season included the 28th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 9, 1977, and ended on October 23 after seventeen races.

Season summary

Niki Lauda took his second championship, though Mario Andretti won more races. Jody Scheckter's Wolf won first time out, Shadow took their only victory, and Gunnar Nilsson achieved the only win of a career tragically cut short by cancer. Renault entered grand prix racing with a turbocharged car which was initially not very successful. The German ATS team took over the Penske cars and the South African Grand Prix was the last race a BRM ever qualified to start.

The season was also marred by one of the most horrific accidents in Formula One history. During the South African GP on March 5, TV cameras captured how Tom Pryce was unable to avoid 19-year-old race marshall Frederik Jansen Van Vuuren. The latter was killed by the terrifying collision, his bloody corpse was hurtled into the air, and his fire extinguisher killed and nearly decapitated Pryce, whose car proceeded to the end of the straight where it collided with Jacques Laffite's Ligier.

Drivers and constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver	Rounds
Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren	M23 M26	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	1	James Hunt	All
					2	Jochen Mass	All
					14	Bruno Giacomelli	14
					40	Gilles Villeneuve	10
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	3	Ronnie Peterson	All
					4	Patrick Depailler	All
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	78	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	5	Mario Andretti	All
					6	Gunnar Nilsson	All
Martini Racing	Brabham	BT45 BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	G	7	John Watson	All
					8	Carlos Pace	1-3
						Hans-Joachim Stuck	4-17
					21	Giorgio Francia	14
Hollywood March Racing Team Rothmans International	March	761B 771	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	9	Alex Ribeiro	All
					10	Ian Scheckter	1-2, 5-16
						Hans-Joachim Stuck	3
						Brian Henton	4
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	G	11	Niki Lauda	1-15
						Gilles Villeneuve	17
					12	Carlos Reutemann	All
					21	Gilles Villeneuve	16
Rotary Watches Stanley BRM Stanley BRM	BRM	P207 P201B	BRM P202 3.0 V12 BRM P200 3.0 V12	G	14	Larry Perkins	2-3
					29	Teddy Pilette	13-14
					35	Conny Andersson	5, 7-9
						Guy Edwards	10
					40	Teddy Pilette	11
Interscope Racing	Penske	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	14	Danny Ongais	15-16
Équipe Renault Elf	Renault	RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	10, 13-16
Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN5B DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	16	Tom Pryce	1-3
						Renzo Zorzi	4-5
						Riccardo Patrese	6-7, 9-11, 13-14, 16-17
						Jackie Oliver	8
						Arturo Merzario	12
						Jean-Pierre Jarier	15
					17	Renzo Zorzi	1-3
						Alan Jones	4-17
Durex Team Surtees Beta Team Surtees Team Surtees	Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	18	Hans Binder	1-6, 15-17
						Larry Perkins	7-9
						Patrick Tambay	9
						Vern Schuppan	10-13
						Lamberto Leoni	14
					19	Vittorio Brambilla	All
Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf	WR1 WR2 WR3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	20	Jody Scheckter	All
Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	Ensign	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	22	Clay Regazzoni	All
						Jacky Ickx	6
Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Ensign	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	23	Patrick Tambay	10-17
Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh Racing	Hesketh	308E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	24	Rupert Keegan	5-16
					25	Harald Ertl	5-9
						Héctor Rebaque	11-13
						Ian Ashley	14-16
					39	Héctor Rebaque	7-9
						Ian Ashley	12-13
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS7	Matra MS76 3.0 V12	G	26	Jacques Laffite	All
					27	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	27	Patrick Nève	5, 7-16
Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	FD04 FD5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	28	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-16
					29	Ingo Hoffmann	1-2
Chesterfield Racing	March McLaren	761 M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	30	Brett Lunger	3-5, 7-16
LEC Refrigeration Racing	LEC	CRP1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	31	David Purley	5, 7-10
RAM Racing/F&S Properties RAM Racing	March	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	32	Mikko Kozarowitsky	8, 10
						Michael Bleekemolen	13
					33	Boy Hayje	3, 5-8, 13
						Andy Sutcliffe	10
ATS Racing Team	Penske	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	33	Hans Binder	12, 14
					35	Hans Heyer	11
						Hans Binder	13
					34	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4-14
Iberia Airlines	McLaren	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	36	Emilio de Villota	5, 7-8, 10-12, 14
Team Merzario	March	761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	37	Arturo Merzario	5-7, 9-11, 13
British Formula One Team	March	761 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Bernard de Dryver	7
						Brian Henton	5, 10, 12
HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen	Boro	001	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Brian Henton	13-14
Jolly Club of Switzerland	Apollon	Fly	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	41	Loris Kessel	14
Melchester Racing	Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	44	Tony Trimmer	10
Brian McGuire	McGuire	BM1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	45	Brian McGuire	10
Meiritsu Racing Team	Tyrrell	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D	50	Kunimitsu Takahashi	17
Kojima Engineering	Kojima	KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	B	51	Noritake Takahara	17
Heroes Racing Corporation	Kojima	KE007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	B	52	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	17

Race-by-Race

Race One: Argentina

The 1977 season started in Argentina, and it was reigning world champion James Hunt who started off his title defence with pole position in his McLaren. Countryman John Watson shared the front row with him in the Brabham, and Patrick Depailler in the six-wheeled Tyrrell was third on the grid.

Watson took the lead at the start with Hunt second. Watson led for the first 10 laps until Hunt moved ahead and pulled away, with Mario Andretti's Lotus third, but soon the other McLaren of Jochen Mass took the place. Mass had to retire soon after with an engine failure which caused him to spin, and a suspension failure took teammate and race leader Hunt out three laps later. Watson took the lead again, but he also had suspension failures and let teammate Carlos Pace through. Watson eventually retired, and Pace struggled towards the end due to heat in his cockpit and was passed by Jody Scheckter's Wolf and Andretti, but the latter retired then with a wheel bearing failure. Scheckter took the first win of 1977, with Pace second, and home hero Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Ferrari.

Race Two: Brazil

The second round took place in Brazil, and Hunt took pole again with Reutemann second and Andretti third on the grid. Home hero Pace took the lead at the start, with Hunt dropping behind Reutemann as well but soon Hunt was back behind Pace and attacking. There was contact, and Hunt took the lead whereas Pace had to pit for repairs. Hunt led Reutemann until he began to suffer from tyre troubles and was passed by Reutemann. Hunt pitted for new tyres, and rejoined fourth and soon passed Niki Lauda in the Ferrari and Watson to reclaim second. Reutemann marched on to victory, Hunt was second and Lauda third after Watson crashed out.

Race Three: South Africa

The race in South Africa was over a month later, but Hunt still continued his streak of poles, with Pace alongside and Lauda next. Hunt led off at the start, with Lauda and Scheckter following him after Pace struggled. The order stayed put until the seventh lap when Lauda took the lead and was never headed again, with Scheckter taking second from Hunt 11 laps later.

On lap 21, two marshals ran on the track, the second one with a fire extinguisher after the Shadow of Renzo Zorzi failed. The second marshal, Fredrik Jansen van Vuuren was hit by the car of Tom Pryce and was killed instantly by the collision, whereas the fire extinguisher flew off his hands and landed on Pryce's face, killing and nearly decapitating him.

The race continued however, and Lauda won, his first since his own horror crash last year, with home hero Scheckter second, and Depailler's six-wheeler took third from Hunt in the closing laps.

Race Four: United States GP West

The death of Pryce had shaken the field up, and then before the next round, there was more bad news, as Carlos Pace, who had finished second in the opening round in Argentina, was killed in a plane crash.

The field, in a somber mood, went to Long Beach in the USA, and Lauda took pole ahead of home hero Andretti, with Scheckter third. At the start, it was Scheckter who got the best start, and he passed both Andretti and Lauda, with Reutemann going up an escape road and spinning as he tried to follow Scheckter through. The top three of Scheckter, Andretti and Lauda pulled away from the rest of the pack, and ran closely together but the order did not change. However, a tyre began to deflate for Scheckter, and both Andretti and Lauda passed him with two laps left, with Andretti thus taking a popular home victory ahead of Lauda and a disappointed Scheckter.

Race Five: Spain

The next round was in Spain, where Andretti continued his recent form with pole and Jacques Laffite's Ligier springing a surprise, beating Lauda to second, however Lauda was unable to take part in the race due to a broken rib. At the start, Andretti took the lead with Laffite following. Laffite gave chase to Andretti in the early stages but had to pit with a deflating tyre, leaving Andretti to romp to victory with Reutemann second. Hunt inherited third but retired with a misfire, giving it to Watson until he lost places due to a spin, leaving Scheckter to take the final spot on the podium.

Race Six: Monaco

In the elite Monaco race, Watson took his first career pole for Brabham with Scheckter also on the front row and Reutemann third. It was Scheckter who got the best start to beat Watson to the first corner, with Reutemann running third in the early stages until he was passed by his teammate Lauda. Watson ran second to Scheckter until mid-race when he had to retire with gearbox trouble, allowing Lauda to close in on Scheckter but the latter was flawless and held on to take his second win of the season. Lauda had to be satisfied with second, with Reutemann completing the podium.

Race Seven: Belgium

Belgium was host to the seventh race of the season, and in qualifying Andretti took a comfortable pole with Watson just beating the second Lotus of Gunnar Nilsson to second. The race was wet due to rain earlier in the day, and Watson took the lead at the first corner, but later in the first lap, Andretti ran into the back to him while attempting to retake the lead, resulting in both of them spinning out and Scheckter taking the lead.

Scheckter led the early stages ahead of Nilsson, whereas Reutemann made an early charge but spun off. The track began to dry and everyone had to pit for tyres, and those who stopped early were the ones who benefited, as now Lauda was leading from Jochen Mass and Scheckter was down to fifth. Mass spun off from second, handing it to Nilsson who then went on to catch and pass Lauda before driving away to his first career victory. Behind second-placed Lauda, Ronnie Peterson completed the podium for Team Tyrrell after Scheckter retired with an engine failure.

Race Eight: Sweden

The Swedish race was full of anticipation after Nilsson's win last time out, but once again in qualifying, it was his teammate Andretti leading the way from Watson, with Hunt heading the second row. At the start, again it was Watson who led into the first corner followed by Scheckter, but soon Andretti passed both of them and opened up a lead. Watson and Scheckter battled for second until they collided, with Scheckter having to retire and Watson pitting for repairs. Hunt took second but he began to drop back and was passed by a charging Laffite, and then by his team-mate Mass. Andretti however, was dominant until he had to pit due to a fuel metering problem with two laps left, handing the lead to Laffite who went on to take his first ever win ahead of Mass and Reutemann.

Race Nine: France

The next race was staged in France, and once again it was Andretti on pole with Hunt second and Nilsson third on the grid. Hunt got the best start and led into the first corner from Watson and Laffite, with Andretti dropping down to fourth. However, Watson passed Hunt on the fifth lap and started to build a gap until Andretti got up to second and began to reel him in. During the final few laps, leader Watson and Andretti were running nose-to-tail but Watson held him off till the last lap when his engine missed a beat and immediately Andretti was past. Andretti thus took the win ahead of a crestfallen Watson and Hunt.

Race Ten: Great Britain

British drivers had not much luck this season, so it was a relief to the British fans to see defending champion Hunt on pole for his home race with Watson alongside, and Lauda next. Hunt did not get a good start, and so Watson lead into the first corner ahead of Lauda and Scheckter, but as the race progressed, a recovering Hunt soon passed both to get up to second behind Watson. The race was set for a grandstand British finish with Hunt slowly closing down leader Watson, but the fans were robbed of it when Watson's fuel system failed with 15 laps left. Hunt took the lead and went on to win his first race of the season, with Lauda second. Scheckter ran third until his engine failed, thus giving the place to Andretti until he too suffered a similar fate, leaving Nilsson to take the final spot on the podium.

Race Eleven: Germany

The German race took place in Hockenheim because the Nürburgring track was deemed to be too dangerous to race on. In qualifying, Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of Watson and then Lauda who headed the second row. Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions. Watson put pressure on Scheckter until his engine failed on the eighth lap, giving second to Lauda who passed Scheckter soon after and began to pull away. Scheckter battled for second with Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure, giving third to Watson's teammate and home driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck.

Race Twelve: Austria

With two-thirds of the season complete, Lauda led the championship as the drivers went to Austria. He pleased his home fans further by beating Hunt to pole, with Andretti settling for third on the grid. The race started in damp conditions, and poleman Lauda led into the first corner followed by Hunt, but Andretti passed both at one corner soon after. His teammate Nilsson was on a charge and was rapidly up to second, whereas Lauda went backwards.

Nilsson had to pit to change tyres, giving second to Hunt and this became the lead when Andretti's engine failed. Alan Jones in the Shadow was now charging up the order, passing both Scheckter and Stuck and as the race progressed, the recovering Nilsson and Lauda also passed the duo, however none of them could make an impression on Hunt. Hunt seemed to be headed for victory until his engine failed with ten laps left, giving Jones his first ever Formula One victory. Lauda took second and Stuck was third, both benefiting after Nilsson also retired with an engine failure.

Race Thirteen: Holland

The field went to Holland for the next round, and in qualifying Andretti took his fifth pole of the season with Laffite alongside on the front row, and Hunt third. At the start, Hunt jumped both the front row starters to lead but before the end of the first lap, Andretti tried to drive alongside him but some aggressive defending from Hunt forced him to lift, and Laffite took advantage to get second. Five laps later, Andretti had got back past Laffite and was attack attacking Hunt, who again defended aggressively but this time Andretti did not lift and they collided. Hunt was out on the spot, whereas Andretti spun and rejoined fourth.

This left Laffite leading from the Ferraris of Lauda and Reutemann. The latter had a long battle with Andretti for third, repeatedly exchanging places, until the Lotus driver's engine blew up. Soon after, Lauda passed Laffite to take the lead, and he went on build a gap and win comfortably. Laffite finished second. After Andretti's demise, Reutemann ran third until the second Lotus of Nilsson attacked him, and the two collided with Nilsson out and Reutemann rejoining at the back. This sensationally left Patrick Tambay in the Ensign third, but he ran out of fuel on the last lap, thus handing the place to Scheckter.

This meant that Lauda had a 21 point lead over Scheckter with four races left.

Race Fourteen: Italy

Italy was next on the calender, but the fact that it was Ferrari's home race did not deter Hunt who took pole, whereas Reutemann cheered the home fans by starting second in front of Scheckter. Scheckter took the lead after a brilliant start, and in second place was Clay Regazzoni's Ensign who got an even better one. Regazzoni however did not have the pace and soon dropped down the order, whereas Andretti was on the move, passing Hunt on the second lap, and Scheckter a few laps later to take the lead. Hunt dropped back with brake troubles as the race progressed, and Scheckter retired when his engine failured, leaving Reutemann and Lauda in second and third. Lauda was soon past Reutemann, and the latter had to retire when he spun off on oil on the track, handing third to Jones. The race finished in that order; with Andretti taking a dominant victory from Lauda, who closed in on the championship, and Jones who took his second podium in three races.

Race Fifteen: United States

The scenario gong into the race was that if Lauda had a single point or if Scheckter did not win the race, Lauda would be world champion. Scheckter's hopes looked bleak as he qualified ninth to Lauda's seventh, as Hunt took pole from the Brabhams of Stuck and Watson. Stuck got the best start and took the lead into the first corner followed by Hunt and Andretti. Scheckter was on a charge and passed many drivers, including Lauda, in the early stages to get up to fourth, which became third when leader Stuck crashed out. However, Hunt and Andretti continued to pull away from him and, with Lauda running fourth, Scheckter needed something extraordinary to happen to keep the title battle alive. That did not happen, as the rest of the race passed on without incident, with Hunt winning ahead of Andretti and Scheckter, with Lauda's fourth place enough to make him the world champion.

After the race, Lauda decided not to race in the final two races because of the declining relationship between him and Ferrari.

Race Sixteen: Canada

Canada was host to the penultimate round of the season, and the field went in minus Lauda. In qualifying, Andretti took yet another pole ahead of Hunt, with Ronnie Peterson's six-wheeled Tyrrell in third. Both Andretti and Hunt kept their positions at the start, with Hunt's teammate Jochen Mass charging up to third. Andretti and Hunt then proceeded to demolish the entire field, but they themselves were separated by nothing as they ran nose-to-tail. With less than 20 laps left, they came to lap third-placed Mass during with there was a misunderstanding between the McLarens who collided and spun off, Hunt retiring and Mass pitting for repairs and rejoining fifth. Andretti was left well over a lap ahead until his engine failed with three laps left, giving the win to Scheckter. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrell, and Mass completed the podium.

Race Seventeen: Japan

The final round of the season was in Japan, and Andretti and Hunt continued their late-season battle, with the American pipping Hunt to the pole, with Watson heading the second row. Hunt took the lead at the start, and Scheckter and Mass jumped up to second and third, whereas Andretti had a terrible start and was at the tail of the top ten. On the second lap, Andretti was involved in a collision while trying to gain places, putting him out. With Andretti out, Hunt had no challengers left and he built a large gap, with teammate Mass second and Watson passing Scheckter for third. However, both Mass and Watson had to retire within one lap of each other with engine and gearbox failures, and with Scheckter dropping back, Reutemann was second until he was passed by Laffite. Hunt went on and capped off the season with a comfortable win, whereas Laffite ran of fuel on the last lap, handing over second to Reutemann and allowing Depailler to complete the podium.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 9	Oscar Gálvez	James Hunt	James Hunt	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	January 23	Interlagos	James Hunt	James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	March 5	Kyalami	James Hunt	John Watson	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
4	United States Grand Prix West	April 3	Long Beach	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	May 8	Jarama	Mario Andretti	Jacques Laffite	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 22	Monaco	John Watson	Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Report
7	Belgian Grand Prix	June 5	Zolder	Mario Andretti	Gunnar Nilsson	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	Report
8	Swedish Grand Prix	June 19	Scandinavian Raceway	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	Report
9	French Grand Prix	July 3	Dijon-Prenois	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
10	British Grand Prix	July 16	Silverstone	James Hunt	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Report
11	German Grand Prix	July 31	Hockenheimring	Jody Scheckter	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 14	Österreichring	Niki Lauda	John Watson	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford	Report
13	Dutch Grand Prix	August 28	Zandvoort	Mario Andretti	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	September 11	Monza	James Hunt	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	October 2	Watkins Glen	James Hunt	Ronnie Peterson	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Report
16	Canadian Grand Prix	October 9	Mosport	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Report
17	Japanese Grand Prix	October 23	Fuji Speedway	Mario Andretti	Jody Scheckter	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Report

1977 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN Pts [1] 1 Niki Lauda Ret 3 1 2 DNS 2 2 Ret 5 2 1 2 1 2 4 72 2 Jody Scheckter 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 10 55 3 Mario Andretti 5 Ret Ret 1 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 9 Ret 47 4 Carlos Reutemann 3 1 8 Ret 2 3 Ret 3 6 15 4 4 6 Ret 6 Ret 2 42 5 James Hunt Ret 2 4 7 Ret Ret 7 12 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 40 6 Jochen Mass Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 9 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret 25 7 Alan Jones Ret Ret 6 5 17 Ret 7 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 22 8 Gunnar Nilsson DNS 5 12 8 5 Ret 1 19 4 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 9 Patrick Depailler Ret Ret 3 4 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 2 3 20 10 Jacques Laffite Ret Ret Ret 9 7 7 Ret 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 8 7 Ret 5 18 11 Hans Joachim Stuck Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 10 Ret 5 3 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 12 Emerson Fittipaldi 4 4 10 5 14 Ret Ret 18 11 Ret DNQ 11 4 DNQ 13 Ret 11 13 John Watson Ret Ret 6 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 14 Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 12 Ret 9 5 Ret 6 16 Ret Ret 7 15 Carlos Pace 2 Ret 13 6 16 Vittorio Brambilla 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 13 8 5 15 12 Ret 19 6 8 6 17 Clay Regazzoni 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 7 7 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 5 18 Patrick Tambay DNQ Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret DNQ 5 Ret 5 19 Jean-Pierre Jarier 6 DNQ 11 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 1 20 Riccardo Patrese 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 Ret 10 6 1 21 Renzo Zorzi Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 1 — Rupert Keegan Ret 12 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 Ret 0 — Patrick Nève 12 10 15 DNQ 10 DNQ 9 DNQ 7 18 Ret 0 — Vern Schuppan 12 7 16 DNQ 0 — Ingo Hoffmann Ret 7 0 — Danny Ongais Ret 7 0 — Alex Ribeiro Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ 11 DNQ 15 8 12 0 — Hans Binder Ret Ret 11 11 9 Ret 12 8 DNQ 11 Ret Ret 0 — Brett Lunger 14 Ret 10 DNS 11 DNQ 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 0 — Harald Ertl Ret DNQ 9 16 DNQ 0 — Jackie Oliver 9 0 — Kunimitsu Takahashi 9 0 — Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Brian Henton 10 DNQ DNQ DNQ DSQ DNQ 0 — Jacky Ickx 10 0 — Gilles Villeneuve 11 12 Ret 0 — Kazuyoshi Hoshino 11 0 — Larry Perkins Ret 15 12 DNQ DNQ 0 — David Purley DNQ 13 14 Ret DNPQ 0 — Emilio de Villota 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ 0 — Arturo Merzario Ret DNQ 14 Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Ian Ashley DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNS 0 — Tom Pryce NC Ret Ret 0 — Boy Hayje Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ DNQ 0 — Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 — Hector Rebaque DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — Hans Heyer DSQ* 0 — Bruno Giacomelli Ret 0 — Noritake Takahara Ret 0 — Conny Andersson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Teddy Pilette DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Mikko Kozarowitzky DNQ DNPQ 0 — Bernard de Dryver DNQ 0 — Michael Bleekemolen DNQ 0 — Lamberto Leoni DNQ 0 — Loris Kessel DNQ 0 — Giorgio Francia DNQ 0 — Tony Trimmer DNPQ 0 — Andy Sutcliffe DNPQ 0 — Guy Edwards DNPQ 0 — Brian McGuire DNPQ 0 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

* Hans Heyer Started illegally after failing to qualify.

1977 Constructors Championship final standings

Pos	Constructor	Car no.	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	Pts
1	Ferrari	11	Ret	3	1	2	DNS	2	2	Ret	5	2	1	2	1	2	4		Ret	95 (97)
		12	3	1	8	Ret	2	3	Ret	3	6	15	4	4	6	Ret	6	Ret	2
		21																12
2	Lotus-Ford	5	5	Ret	Ret	1	1	5	Ret	6	1	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	2	9	Ret	62
		6	DNS	5	12	8	5	Ret	1	19	4	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
3	McLaren-Ford	1	Ret	2	4	7	Ret	Ret	7	12	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	60
		2	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	4	Ret	2	9	4	Ret	6	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret
		14														Ret
		30							DNS	11	DNQ	13	Ret	10	9	Ret	10	11
		36					13		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	17		DNQ
		40										11
4	Wolf-Ford	20	1	Ret	2	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	Ret	3	1	10	55
5	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	7	Ret	Ret	6	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	2	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	27
		8	2	Ret	13	Ret	6	Ret	6	10	Ret	5	3	3	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
		21														DNQ
6	Tyrrell-Ford	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	3	Ret	12	Ret	9	5	Ret	6	16	Ret	Ret	27
		4	Ret	Ret	3	4	Ret	Ret	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	14	2	3
		50																	9
7	Shadow-Ford	16	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13	Ret	9	10	6	23
		17	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	5	17	Ret	7	Ret	1	Ret	3	Ret	4	4
8	Ligier-Matra	26	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	7	7	Ret	1	8	6	Ret	Ret	2	8	7	Ret	5	18
		27																	Ret
9	Fittipaldi-Ford	28	4	4	10	5	14	Ret	Ret	18	11	Ret	DNQ	11	4	DNQ	13	Ret		11
		29	Ret	7
10	Ensign-Ford	22	6	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	7	7	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret	10
								10
		23										Ret	6	Ret	5	Ret	DNQ	5	Ret
11	Surtees-Ford	18	Ret	Ret	11	11	9	Ret	12	DNQ	DNQ	12	7	16	DNQ	DNQ	11	Ret	Ret	6
											DNQ
		19	7	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	4	Ret	13	8	5	15	12	Ret	19	6	8
12	Penske-Ford	14															Ret	7		1
		33												12		DNQ
		34				6	DNQ	11	11	8	Ret	9	Ret	14	Ret	Ret
		35											DSQ		8
—	March-Ford	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	8	DNQ	11	DNQ	15	8	12	0
		10	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	11	DNQ	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret
		27					12		10	15	DNQ	10	DNQ	9	DNQ	7	18	Ret
		30			14	Ret	10
		32								DNQ		DNPQ			DNQ
		33			Ret		DNQ	DNQ	NC	DNQ		DNPQ			DNQ
		37					Ret	DNQ	14		Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ
		38					DNQ		DNQ			DNQ		DNQ
—	Hesketh-Ford	24					Ret	12	Ret	13	10	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	9	8	Ret		0
		25					Ret	DNQ	9	16	DNQ		Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	17	DNS
		39							DNQ	DNQ	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ
—	Kojima-Ford	51																	Ret	0
		52																	11
—	LEC-Ford	31					DNQ	WD	13	14	Ret	DNPQ								0
—	BRM	14		Ret	15															0
		29													DNQ	DNQ
		35					DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ
		40											DNQ
—	Renault	15									WD	Ret	WD	WD	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ		0
—	Boro-Ford	38													DSQ	DNQ				0
—	Apollon-Ford	41							WD		WD			WD	WD	DNQ				0
—	McGuire-Ford	45										DNPQ								0
Pos	Constructor	Car no.	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	Pts

Constructors points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round with only the best placed car from each constructor eligible to score points. The best seven results from the first eight races and the best seven results from the remaining eight races were retained.^[2]

[edit] Non-Championship race results

Another Formula One race was also held in 1977, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
XII Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 20	James Hunt	McLaren-Cosworth	Report

Notes

1. ^ Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each race. The best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained.
2. ^ Mike Kettlewell, The Champion Book of World Championship Facts & Figures, 1982, Page 40