1977 Argentine Grand Prix
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Circuit | Buenos Aires, 53 laps |
Round | 1 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1977 Argentine Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 1976 Japanese Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +10 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1hr 40m 11.190s | 9 |
2 | +4 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | +43.240s | 6 |
3 | +4 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 53 | +46.020s | 4 |
4 | +12 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +55.480s | 3 |
5 | +3 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 51 | DNF | 2 |
6 | +6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | 1 |
7 | +6 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | |
R | (ZAF) Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
NC | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +8 laps | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 41 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
NC | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 37 | +16 laps | ||
R | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Hans Binder | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Renzo Zorzi | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
Notes
- Mario Andretti ended lap 51 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.
- James Hunt ended lap 31 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
- Gunnar Nilsson did not start the Grand Prix. Mario Andretti raced his car instead.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:48.680
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
3 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
5 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
7 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
8 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
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11 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
16 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (ZAF) Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (AUT) Hans Binder | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (BRA) Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (BRA) Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (ITA) Renzo Zorzi | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 9 |
2 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 6 |
3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 4 |
4 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 |
5 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 2 |
6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Wolf
- Wins
- 5th for Jody Scheckter (first for Wolf)
- 1st for Wolf (23rd different winner)
- Podiums
- 15th for Jody Scheckter (first for Wolf)
- 13th for Carlos Reutemann (first podium since 1975; first for Ferrari)
- 6th and last for Carlos Pace (first podium since 1975)
- 220th for Ferrari
- 73rd for Brabham
- 1st for Wolf (35th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 9th for James Hunt
- 13th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 6th for James Hunt
- 13th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 14th for James Hunt
- 2nd for John Watson (first for Brabham)
- Points finishes
- 16th and last for Carlos Pace