1977 F1 World Championship Season
28th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Niki Lauda (2nd title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Ferrari (5th title) |
| Races: | 17 |
| Winning drivers: |  Mario Andretti (4) Niki Lauda (3)  Jody Scheckter (3)  James Hunt (3)  Carlos Reutemann (1)  Gunnar Nilsson (1)  Jacques Laffite (1)  Alan Jones (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Lotus (5) Ferrari (4)  Wolf (3) McLaren (3) Ligier (1) Shadow (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Gunnar Nilsson Jacques Laffite Alan Jones |
| First-time winners (constructor): | Wolf Ligier Shadow |
1977 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 9 January | 1977 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Brazil | Interlagos | 23 January | 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | 5 March | 1977 South African Grand Prix |
| 4 | USA West | Long Beach | 3 April | 1977 United States Grand Prix West |
| 5 |  Spain | Jarama | 8 May | 1977 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 22 May | 1977 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Belgium | Zolder | 5 June | 1977 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 8 | Sweden | Anderstorp | 19 June | 1977 Swedish Grand Prix |
| 9 | France | Dijon-Prenois | 3 July | 1977 French Grand Prix |
| 10 | Britain | Silverstone | 16 July | 1977 British Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Germany | Hockenheim | 31 July | 1977 German Grand Prix |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | 14 August | 1977 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 28 August | 1977 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 14 | Italy CT | Monza | 11 September | 1977 Italian Grand Prix |
| 15 | USA DT | Watkins Glen | 2 October | 1977 United States Grand Prix |
| 16 | Canada | Mosport | 9 October | 1977 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 17 |  Japan | Fuji | 23 October | 1977 Japanese Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
Fastest Laps
- Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa
Romeo |
| 4 | USA West | Long Beach | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 5 | Spain | Jarama | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Belgium | Zolder | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Sweden | Anderstorp | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | France | Dijon-Prenois | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Britain | Silverstone | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa
Romeo |
| 13 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | USA | Watkins Glen | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Canada | Mosport | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Japan | Fuji | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
1977 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 72 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 55 | -17 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 47 | -25 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 42 | -30 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 40 | -32 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 25 | -47 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 22 | -50 |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 20 | -52 |
| = | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 20 | -52 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 18 | -54 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March Brabham | 12 | -60 |
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | -61 |
| 13 | John Watson | Brabham | 9 | -63 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 7 | -65 |
| 15 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 6 | -66 |
| = | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 6 | -66 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 5 | -67 |
| = |  Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 5 | -67 |
| 19 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1 | -71 |
| = | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske Shadow Ligier | 1 | -71 |
| = | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 1 | -71 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Only the best eight results from the first nine races and best seven results from last eight races counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 95 (97) | |
| 2 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 62 | -33 |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 60 | -35 |
| 4 | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 55 | -40 |
| 5 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 | -68 |
| 6 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 27 | -68 |
| 7 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 23 | -72 |
| 8 | Ligier-Matra | 18 | -77 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 11 | -84 |
| 10 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 10 | -85 |
| 11 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 6 | -89 |
| 12 | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 1 | -94 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors only received points for their highest placed car.
- Only the best eight results from the first nine races and best seven results from last eight races counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | MCO | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.24 | 1 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.53 | 1 |
| 3 | Carlos Pace | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4.33 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | John Watson | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5.59 | 1 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5.87 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6.59 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6.65 | 2 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 15 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8.82 | 2 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 9.47 | 4 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9.53 | 3 |
| 11 | Gunnar Nilsson | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 9.88 | 3 |
| 12 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 18 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10.27 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | 14 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10.41 | 3 |
| 14 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Tom Pryce | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12.00 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 12.24 | 8 |
| 17 | Alan Jones | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12.93 | 7 | |||
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14.33 | 6 | ||||||||
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni | 12 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 14.41 | 7 |
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli | 15 | 15.00 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Gilles Villeneuve | 9 | 17 | 20 | 15.33 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | Jackie Oliver | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | 17 | 17.00 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | 29 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 17.22 | 7 | ||||||||
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 9 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17.77 | 9 | ||||
| 26 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 18.38 | 7 | |
| 27 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 21 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 18.40 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Ingo Hoffmann | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Noritake Takahara | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Rupert Keegan | 16 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 20.33 | 13 | |||||
| 31 | Ian Scheckter | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 20.43 | 17 | |||
| 32 | Renzo Zorzi | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20.60 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Brett Lunger | 23 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 21.08 | 17 | ||||
| 34 | Arturo Merzario | 21 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 21.12 | 14 | |||||||||
| 35 | Hans Binder | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21.17 | 18 | |||||
| 36 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Harald Ertl | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23.00 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Patrick Neve | 22 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23.55 | 20 | ||||||
| 39 | Alex Ribeiro | 20 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23.82 | 17 |
| 40 | Vern Schuppan | 23 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 24.00 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | Danny Ongais | 26 | 22 | 24.00 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | David Purley | 30 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 24.20 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Larry Perkins | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24.20 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Brian Henton | 18 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 25.67 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Boy Hayje | 21 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 26.17 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 46 | Emilio de Villota | 23 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26.86 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Ian Ashley | 28 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 27.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Hans Heyer | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Lamberto Leoni | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 |  Hector Rebaque | 32 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 29.00 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 51 | Conny Andersson | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30.00 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| 52 | Bernard de Dryver | 31 | 31.00 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Teddy Pilette | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31.33 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| 54 | Andy Sutcliffe | 32 | 32.00 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Guy Edwards | 33 | 33.00 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Loris Kessel | 33 | 33.00 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 57 |  Mikko Kozarowitzky | 31 | 36 | 33.50 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 60 | Tony Trimmer | 34 | 34.00 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Michael Bleekemolen | 34 | 34.00 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Giorgio Francia | 34 | 34.00 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Brian McGuire | 35 | 35.00 | 35 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | MCO | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | R | 3 | 1 | 2 | DNS | 2 | 2 | R | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 72 | ||
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | 1 | R | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | R | R | R | R | 2 | R | 3 | R | 3 | 1 | 10 | 55 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | 5R | R | R | 1 | 1 | 5 | R | 6 | 1 | 14R | R | R | R | 1 | 2 | 9R | R | 47 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 | 1 | 8 | R | 2 | 3 | R | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | R | 6 | R | 2 | 42 |
| 5 | James Hunt | R | 2 | 4 | 7 | R | R | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | R | R | R | R | 1 | R | 1 | 40 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | R | R | 5 | R | 4 | 4 | R | 2 | 9 | 4 | R | 6 | R | 4 | R | 3 | R | 25 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | R | R | 6 | 5 | 17 | R | 7 | R | 1 | R | 3 | R | 4 | 4 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | DNS | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | R | 1 | 19R | 4 | 3 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 20 |
| = | Patrick Depailler | R | R | 3 | 4 | R | R | 8 | 4 | R | R | R | 13 | R | R | 14 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | NC | R | R | 9R | 7 | 7 | R | 1 | 8 | 6 | R | R | 2 | 8 | 7 | R | 5R | 18 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | R | R | 6 | R | 6 | 10 | R | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | R | R | R | 7 | 12 | ||
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 14 | R | R | 18 | 11 | R | DNQ | 11 | 4 | DNQ | 13 | R | 11 | |
| 13 | John Watson | R | R | 6 | DSQ | R | R | R | 5 | 2 | R | R | 8 | R | R | 12 | R | R | 9 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 3 | R | 12 | R | 9R | 5 | R | 6 | 16 | R | R | 7 |
| 15 | Carlos Pace | 2 | R | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| = | Vittorio Brambilla | 7R | R | 7 | R | R | 8 | 4 | R | 13 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 12R | R | 19 | 6R | 8 | 6 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | 6 | R | 9 | R | R | DNQ | R | 7 | 7 | DNQ | R | R | R | 5 | 5 | R | R | 5 |
| = | Patrick Tambay | DNQ | R | 6 | R | 5 | R | DNQ | 5 | R | 5 | ||||||||
| 19 | Renzo Zorzi | R | 6 | R | R | R | 1 | ||||||||||||
| = | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 6 | DNQ | 11 | 11 | 8 | R | 9 | R | 14 | R | R | 9 | R | 1 | ||||
| = | Riccardo Patrese | 9 | R | R | R | 10R | 13R | R | 10R | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rupert Keegan | R | 12 | R | 13 | 10 | R | R | 7 | R | 9 | 8 | R | |||||||
| Patrick Neve | 12 | 10 | 15 | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | 7 | 18 | R | ||||||||
| Vern Schuppan | 12 | 7 | 16 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Ingo Hoffmann | R | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Danny Ongais | R | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Ribeiro | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | 15 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Hans Binder | R | R | 11 | 11 | 9 | R | 12 | 8 | DNQ | 11 | R | R | |||||||
| Brett Lunger | 14 | R | 10 | DNS | 11 | DNQ | 13 | R | 10 | 9 | R | 10 | 11R | ||||||
| Harald Ertl | R | DNQ | 9 | 16 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Jackie Oliver | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kunimitsu Takahashi | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Scheckter | R | R | 11 | DNQ | R | R | NC | R | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | |||||
| Brian Henton | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DSQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Jacky Ickx | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 11 | 12R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Larry Perkins | R | 15 | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| David Purley | DNQ | 13 | 14 | R | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||
| Emilio de Villota | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 17R | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Arturo Merzario | R | DNQ | 14 | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Ian Ashley | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | DNS | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Pryce | NC | R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Boy Hayje | R | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | R | R | R | R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Hector Rebaque | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Hans Heyer | DSQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bruno Giacomelli | R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noritake Takahara | R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hans Heyer | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conny Andersson | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Teddy Pilette | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Mikko Kozarowitzky | DNQ | DNPQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Bernard de Dryver | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Bleekemolen | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lamberto Leoni | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loris Kessel | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giorgio Francia | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Sutcliffe | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guy Edwards | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Trimmer | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian McGuire | DNPQ |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.