1977 Belgian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Zolder, 70 laps |
Round | 7 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1977 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1hr 55m 05.710s | 9 |
2 | +9 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 70 | +14.190s | 6 |
3 | +5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +19.950s | 4 |
4 | +8 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +24.980s | 3 |
5 | +12 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +1m 15.470s | 2 |
6 | +12 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 69 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +2 | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | |
8 | -3 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | |
9 | +16 | (AUT) Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | |
10 | +14 | (BEL) Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 68 | +2 laps | |
11 | +15 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 68 | +2 laps | |
12 | +11 | (AUS) Larry Perkins | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +3 laps | |
13 | +7 | (GBR) David Purley | LEC-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +3 laps | |
14 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 65 | +5 laps | ||
15 | +12 | (NLD) Boy Hayje | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 63 | +7 laps | |
R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 62 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 14 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 12 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(USA) Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Notes
- Brett Lunger did not start the Grand Prix as his car was not ready in time.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:24.640
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
3 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
8 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (GBR) James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
11 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
12 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
15 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
19 | (GBR) Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (GBR) David Purley | LEC-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (ZAF) Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth |
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23 | (AUS) Larry Perkins | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (BEL) Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | (AUT) Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
26 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
27 | (NLD) Boy Hayje | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 32 |
2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 31 |
3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 23 |
4 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 22 |
5 | (SWE) Gunnar Nilsson | 13 |
6 | (GBR) James Hunt | 9 |
7 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 8 |
= | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 8 |
9 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 7 |
10 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 6 |
11 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 4 |
12 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | 3 |
13 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 3 |
14 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
15 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
= | (ITA) Renzo Zorzi | 1 |
= | (GBR) John Watson | 1 |
= | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- LEC
- Last start
- Boy Hayje
- Larry Perkins
- Wins
- 1st and only for Gunnar Nilsson (59th different winner, 3rd Swedish driver)
- 61st for Lotus
- Podiums
- 27th for Niki Lauda
- 19th for Ronnie Peterson (only podium for Tyrrell)
- 3rd for Gunnar Nilsson
- 228th for Ferrari
- 110th for Lotus
- 58th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 4th for Mario Andretti
- 70th for Lotus (2nd constructor to take 70 pole positions)
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Gunnar Nilsson (65th different fastest lap setter, 2nd Swedish driver)
- 52nd for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 6th for Mario Andretti
- 4th for John Watson
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Gunnar Nilsson (35th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd Swedish driver)