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1977 Formula One season

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The 1977 Formula One season crowned as champion Niki Lauda.

Season review

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

1977 Constructors Championship final standings

Place Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Points[1] Wins Podiums Poles
1 Italy Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 015 95 (97) 4 16 2
2 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 62 5 7 7
3 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford M23
M26
Ford Cosworth DFV 60 3 7 6
4 Canada Wolf-Ford WR1-4 Ford Cosworth DFV 55 3 9 1
5 United Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45
BT45B
Alfa Romeo 115-12 27 4 1
6 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford P34 Ford Cosworth DFV 27 4
7 United Kingdom Shadow-Ford DN5B
DN8
Ford Cosworth DFV 23 1 2
8 France Ligier-Matra JS7 Matra MS76 18 1 2
9 Brazil Fittipaldi-Ford FD04
F5
Ford Cosworth DFV 11
10 United Kingdom Ensign-Ford N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 10
11 United Kingdom Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 6
12 United States Penske-Ford PC4 Ford Cosworth DFV 1
13 Netherlands Boro-Ford 001 Ford Cosworth DFV
14 United Kingdom LEC-Ford CRP-1 Ford Cosworth DFV
15 Australia McGuire-Ford BM1 Ford Cosworth DFV
16 Japan Kojima-Ford KE009 Ford Cosworth DFV
17 United Kingdom BRM P207
P201B
BRM P202
BRM P200
18 United Kingdom Hesketh-Ford 308E Ford Cosworth DFV
19 France Renault RS01 Renault-Gordini EF1
20 United Kingdom March-Ford 761
761B
771
Ford Cosworth DFV

1977 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver ARG
Argentina
BRA
Brazil
RSA
South Africa
USW
United States
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
AUT
Austria
NED
Netherlands
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
CAN
Canada
JPN
Japan
Pts
1 Austria Niki Lauda Ret 3 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 5 2 1 2 1 2 4 72
2 South Africa Jody Scheckter 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 10 55
3 United States Mario Andretti 5 Ret Ret 1 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 9 Ret 47
4 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 3 1 8 Ret 2 3 Ret 3 6 15 4 4 6 Ret 6 Ret 2 42
5 United Kingdom James Hunt Ret 2 4 7 Ret Ret 7 12 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 40
6 West Germany Jochen Mass Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 9 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret 25
7 Australia Alan Jones Ret Ret 6 5 17 Ret 7 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 22
8 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson 5 12 8 5 Ret 1 19 4 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20
9 France Patrick Depailler Ret Ret 3 4 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 2 3 20
10 France Jacques Laffite NC Ret Ret 9 7 7 Ret 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 8 7 Ret 5 18
11 West Germany Hans Joachim Stuck Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 10 Ret 5 3 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12
12 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 4 4 10 5 14 Ret Ret 18 11 Ret DNQ 11 4 DNQ 13 Ret 11
13 United Kingdom John Watson Ret Ret 6 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 9
14 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 12 Ret 9 5 Ret 6 16 Ret Ret 7
15 Brazil Carlos Pace 2 Ret 13 6
16 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 13 8 5 15 12 Ret 19 6 8 6
17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 7 7 DNQ Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 5
18 France Patrick Tambay DNQ Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret DNQ 5 Ret 5
19 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 6 DNQ 11 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 1
20 Italy Riccardo Patrese 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 Ret 10 6 1
21 Italy Renzo Zorzi Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 1
22 United States Rupert Keegan Ret 12 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 Ret 0
23 Belgium Patrick Nève 12 10 15 DNQ 10 DNQ 9 DNQ 7 18 Ret 0
24 Australia Vern Schuppan 12 7 16 DNQ 0
25 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Ret 7 0
26 United States Danny Ongais Ret 7 0
27 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ 11 DNQ 15 8 12 0
28 Austria Hans Binder Ret Ret 11 11 9 Ret 12 8 DNQ 11 Ret Ret 0
29 United States Brett Lunger 14 Ret 10 11 DNQ 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 0
30 Austria Harald Ertl Ret DNQ 9 16 DNQ 0
31 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver 9 0
32 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi 9 0
33 South Africa Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0
34 United Kingdom Brian Henton 10 DNQ DNQ DNQ DSQ DNQ 0
35 Belgium Jacky Ickx 10 0
36 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 11 12 Ret 0
37 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 11 0
38 Australia Larry Perkins Ret 15 12 DNQ DNQ 0
39 United Kingdom David Purley DNQ 13 14 Ret DNPQ 0
40 Spain Emilio de Villota 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ 0
41 Italy Arturo Merzario Ret DNQ 14 Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0
42 United Kingdom Ian Ashley DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNS 0
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0
United Kingdom Tom Pryce NC Ret Ret 0
Netherlands Boy Hayje Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ DNQ 0
Mexico Hector Rebaque DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0
West Germany Hans Heyer Ret 0
Italy Bruno Giacomelli Ret 0
Japan Noritake Takahara Ret 0
Sweden Conny Andersson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Belgium Teddy Pilette DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Finland Mikko Kozarowitzky DNQ DNPQ 0
Belgium Bernard de Dryver DNQ 0
Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen DNQ 0
Italy Lamberto Leoni DNQ 0
Switzerland Loris Kessel DNQ 0
Italy Giorgio Francia DNQ 0
United Kingdom Tony Trimmer DNPQ 0
United Kingdom Andy Sutcliffe DNPQ 0
United Kingdom Guy Edwards DNPQ 0
Australia Brian McGuire DNPQ 0
Pos Driver ARG
Argentina
BRA
Brazil
RSA
South Africa
USW
United States
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
AUT
Austria
NED
Netherlands
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
CAN
Canada
JPN
Japan
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)


  1. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 7 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.