1977 Italian Grand Prix
294th World Championship race, 28th World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 28th World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 11 September 1977 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Mario Andretti  Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: | James Hunt McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: | Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Monza, 52 laps |
| Round: | 14 of 17 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 52 | 1hr 27m 50.300s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 52 | +16.960s | 6 |
| 3 | +13 |  Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +23.630s | 4 |
| 4 | +5 |  Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +28.480s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +31.110s | 2 |
| 6 | +6 |  Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1m 19.220s | 1 |
| 7 | +17 |  Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 50 | +2 laps | |
| 8 |  Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 50 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | +14 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 48 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth | 41 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 39 | DNF | ||
| R |  Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (P) | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ensign-Ford Cosworth (P) | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:38.080 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 14 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | |
| 17 | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 19 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 22 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | |
| 24 | Patrick Neve | March-Ford Cosworth (P) |
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford Cosworth |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| Lamberto Leoni | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| Brian Henton | Boro-Ford Cosworth |
 Emilio de Villota | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Ian Ashley | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| Teddy Pilette | BRM |
| Hans Binder | Penske-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Loris Kessel | Apollon-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Giorgio Francia | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1977
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 69 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | 42 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | 41 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 35 |
| 5 | James Hunt | 22 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | 21 |
| 7 | Gunnar Nilsson | 20 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 16 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | 16 |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 12 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 11 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | 10 |
| 13 | John Watson | 9 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | 7 |
| 15 | Carlos Pace | 6 |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | 5 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | 3 |
| = | Clay Regazzoni | 3 |
| 19 | Renzo Zorzi | 1 |
| = | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 |
Constructor
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Bruno Giacomelli
- World Champion
- Constructor: 5th World Championship for Ferrari
- Wins
- Driver: 6th for Mario Andretti
- Constructor: 63rd for Lotus
- Podiums
- Driver: 32nd for Niki Lauda, 9th for Mario Andretti, 2nd for Alan Jones
- Constructor: 234th for Ferrari, 113th for Lotus, 7th and last for Shadow
- Poles
- Driver: 13th for James Hunt
- Constructor: 17th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 6th for Mario Andretti
- Constructor: 55th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- Driver: 20th for James Hunt, 9th for Carlos Reutemann
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 3rd for Mario Andretti