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1977 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZolder, 70 laps
Round7 of 17
Race numbers

The 1977 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 287th World Championship race
  • 24th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Zolder
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth701hr 55m 05.710s9
2+9(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari70+14.190s6
3+5(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth70+19.950s4
4+8(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth70+24.980s3
5+12(AUS) Alan JonesShadow-Ford Cosworth70+1m 15.470s2
6+12(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo69+1 lap1
7+2(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
8-3(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
9+16(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
10+14(BEL) Patrick NeveMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)68+2 laps 
11+15(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)68+2 laps 
12+11(AUS) Larry PerkinsSurtees-Ford Cosworth67+3 laps 
13+7(GBR) David PurleyLEC-Ford Cosworth67+3 laps 
14 (ITA) Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)65+5 laps 
15+12(NLD) Boy HayjeMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)63+7 laps 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth62DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra32DNF 
R (CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (GBR) Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford Cosworth14DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari14DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseShadow-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo0DNF 
Did not start
  (USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-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

PosDriverConstructor
1(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
2(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo
3(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth
4(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth
5(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
7(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari
8(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
9(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
11(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
12(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth
13(CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth
14(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
15(ITA) Riccardo PatreseShadow-Ford Cosworth
16(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
17(AUS) Alan JonesShadow-Ford Cosworth
18(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo
19(GBR) Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford Cosworth
20(GBR) David PurleyLEC-Ford Cosworth
21(ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth
22  
23(AUS) Larry PerkinsSurtees-Ford Cosworth
24(BEL) Patrick NeveMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
25(AUT) Harald ErtlHesketh-Ford Cosworth
26(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
27(NLD) Boy HayjeMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ESP) Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(SWE) Conny AnderssonBRM
(BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth
(BEL) Bernard de DryverMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(MEX) Hector RebaqueHesketh-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ZAF) Jody Scheckter32
2(AUT) Niki Lauda31
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann23
4(USA) Mario Andretti22
5(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson13
6(GBR) James Hunt9
7(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi8
=(DEU) Jochen Mass8
9(FRA) Patrick Depailler7
10(BRA) Carlos Pace6
11(SWE) Ronnie Peterson4
12(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla3
13(AUS) Alan Jones3
14(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck2
15(CHE) Clay Regazzoni1
=(ITA) Renzo Zorzi1
=(GBR) John Watson1
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari46
2Lotus-Ford Cosworth33
3Wolf-Ford Cosworth32
4McLaren-Ford Cosworth15
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth11
6Brabham-Alfa Romeo9
7Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth8
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth4
9Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
10Ensign-Ford Cosworth1
=Penske-Ford Cosworth1

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)