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1977 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 47 laps
Round11 of 17
Race numbers

The 1977 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 291st World Championship race
  • 25th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Hockenheim (first since 1970)
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari471hr 31m 48.620s9
2-1(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth47+14.330s6
3+2(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo47+20.900s4
4+4(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari47+1m 00.270s3
5+5(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth47+1m 27.370s2
6+5(FRA) Patrick TambayEnsign-Ford Cosworth (privateer)47+1m 29.810s1
7+12(AUS) Vern SchuppanSurtees-Ford Cosworth46+1 lap 
8+12(BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth46+1 lap 
9+5(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
10+6(ITA) Riccardo PatreseShadow-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (GBR) Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra21DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueHesketh-Ford Cosworth20DNF 
R (USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)14DNF 
R (ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
DQ (DEU) Hans HeyerPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)9DSQ 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo8DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)5DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesShadow-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Ronnie Peterson ended lap 42 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Riccardo Patrese ended lap 42 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Hans Heyer was disqualified for starting the race illegally, having not qualified for the race.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:53.070

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(BEL) Patrick NeveMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(ESP) Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(DEU) Hans HeyerPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(BEL) Teddy PiletteBRM

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda48
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter38
3(USA) Mario Andretti32
4(ARG) Carlos Reutemann31
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(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck8
12(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi8
13(BRA) Carlos Pace6
14(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla5
15(SWE) Ronnie Peterson4
16(AUS) Alan Jones3
17(CHE) Clay Regazzoni1
=(ITA) Renzo Zorzi1
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier1
=(FRA) Patrick Tambay1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari65
2Lotus-Ford Cosworth47
3Wolf-Ford Cosworth38
4McLaren-Ford Cosworth34
5Brabham-Alfa Romeo23
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth14
7Ligier-Matra10
8Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth8
9Surtees-Ford Cosworth5
10Shadow-Ford Cosworth4
11Ensign-Ford Cosworth2
12Penske-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Hans Heyer (only start)
Hector Rebaque (first Mexican driver to start a race since 1971)
Wins
14th for Niki Lauda
67th for Ferrari
Podiums
29th for Niki Lauda
20th for Jody Scheckter (15th driver to score 20 podiums, 1st South African driver)
1st for Hans-Joachim Stuck (127th different podium finisher, 6th German driver)
231st for Ferrari
75th for Brabham
6th for Wolf
Poles
2nd for Jody Scheckter (last until 1979; only pole for Wolf)
1st and only for Wolf (25th different polesitter)
Fastest laps
11th for Niki Lauda
79th for Ferrari
Front row starts
10th for Jody Scheckter (24th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st South African driver)
7th for John Watson
Points finishes
1st for Patrick Tambay (190th different point scorer, 18th French driver)
Win & fastest lap
6th for Niki Lauda