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1977 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 68 laps
Round10 of 17
Race numbers

The 1977 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 290th World Championship race
  • 28th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 16th World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth681hr 31m 46.060s9
2+1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari68+18.310s6
3+2(SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth68+19.570s4
4+7(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth68+47.760s3
5+2(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo68+1m 11.730s2
6+9(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra67+1 lap1
7+5(AUS) Alan JonesShadow-Ford Cosworth67+1 lap 
8 (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth67+1 lap 
9+11(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)67+1 lap 
10+16(BEL) Patrick NeveMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)66+2 laps 
11-2(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveMcLaren-Ford Cosworth66+2 laps 
12+11(AUS) Vern SchuppanSurtees-Ford Cosworth66+2 laps 
13+6(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)64+4 laps 
14-8(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth62DNF 
15-1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari62+6 laps 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo60DNF 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth59DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)28DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseShadow-Ford Cosworth20DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault16DNF 
R (ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth6DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayEnsign-Ford Cosworth (privateer)3DNF 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
R (GBR) Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Mario Andretti ended lap 62 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:18.490

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructorReason
(BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(GBR) Brian HentonMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not qualify
(ESP) Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not qualify
(GBR) David PurleyLEC-Ford CosworthDid not pre-qualify
(GBR) Andy SutcliffeMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not pre-qualify
(GBR) Guy EdwardsBRMDid not pre-qualify
(GBR) Tony TrimmerSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not pre-qualify
(AUS) Brian McGuireMcGuire-Ford CosworthDid not pre-qualify
(FIN) Mikko KozarowitzkyMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not pre-qualify

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda39
2(USA) Mario Andretti32
3(ZAF) Jody Scheckter32
4(ARG) Carlos Reutemann28
5(GBR) James Hunt22
6(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson20
7(DEU) Jochen Mass17
8(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
9(FRA) Patrick Depailler10
10(GBR) John Watson9
11(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi8
12(BRA) Carlos Pace6
13(SWE) Ronnie Peterson4
14(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck4
15(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla3
16(AUS) Alan Jones3
17(CHE) Clay Regazzoni1
=(ITA) Renzo Zorzi1
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari56
2Lotus-Ford Cosworth47
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth34
4Wolf-Ford Cosworth32
5Brabham-Alfa Romeo19
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth14
7Ligier-Matra10
8Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth8
9Shadow-Ford Cosworth4
10Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
11Ensign-Ford Cosworth1
=Penske-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Patrick Tambay
Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian driver to start a race since 1974)
Renault
Wins
8th for James Hunt (3rd driver to win the British Grand Prix for McLaren)
22nd for McLaren
Podiums
28th for Niki Lauda
20th for James Hunt (14th driver to score 20 podiums, 6th British driver)
4th and last for Gunnar Nilsson
230th for Ferrari
112th for Lotus
70th for McLaren (4th constructor to score 70 podiums)
Poles
12th for James Hunt
16th for McLaren
Fastest laps
8th and last for James Hunt
15th for McLaren (last until 1981)
Front row starts
18th for James Hunt
6th for John Watson
Points finishes
9th and last for Gunnar Nilsson
Pole & win
6th for James Hunt
Win & fastest lap
2nd and last for James Hunt (last British driver to win and set the fastest lap until 1982)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd and last for James Hunt (last British driver to complete a hat-trick until 1991)