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1977 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitInterlagos, 40 laps
Round2 of 17
Race numbers

The 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 282nd World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Interlagos
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari401hr 45m 07.720s9
2-1(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth40+10.710s6
3+10(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari40+1m 47.510s4
4+12(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth39+1 lap3
5+5(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth39+1 lap2
6+12(ITA) Renzo ZorziShadow-Ford Cosworth39+1 lap1
7+12(BRA) Ingo HoffmannFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth38+2 laps 
R (GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo33DNF 
R (AUT) Hans BinderSurtees-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo30DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra26DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (AUS) Larry PerkinsBRM1DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:30.110

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari
3(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
4(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
5(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Alfa Romeo
6(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
7(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo
8(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
9(CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth
10(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
13(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
14(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
15(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth
16(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
17(ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth
18(ITA) Renzo ZorziShadow-Ford Cosworth
19(BRA) Ingo HoffmannFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
20(AUT) Hans BinderSurtees-Ford Cosworth
21(BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth
22(AUS) Larry PerkinsBRM

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Carlos Reutemann13
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter9
3(BRA) Carlos Pace6
=(GBR) James Hunt6
5(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi6
6(AUT) Niki Lauda4
7(USA) Mario Andretti2
=(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson2
9(CHE) Clay Regazzoni1
=(ITA) Renzo Zorzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari13
2Wolf-Ford Cosworth9
3Brabham-Alfa Romeo6
=McLaren-Ford Cosworth6
5Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth6
6Lotus-Ford Cosworth4
7Ensign-Ford Cosworth1
=Shadow-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Ingo Hoffmann
Milestone race start
50th for Mario Andretti (34th driver to start 50 races, 4th American driver)
Wins
5th for Carlos Reutemann (first win since 1975; first for Ferrari)
65th for Ferrari
Podiums
23rd for Niki Lauda
18th for James Hunt
14th for Carlos Reutemann
221st & 222nd for Ferrari
67th for McLaren
Poles
10th for James Hunt (12th driver to take ten pole positions, 5th British driver)
14th for McLaren
Fastest laps
7th for James Hunt
14th for McLaren
Front row starts
15th for James Hunt
8th for Carlos Reutemann (first since 1975; first for Ferrari)
Points finishes
1st and only for Renzo Zorzi (189th different point scorer, 25th Italian driver)