1977 United States Grand Prix West
Date | Sunday, 3 April 1977 |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Long Beach, 80 laps |
Round | 4 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1977 United States Grand Prix West was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1hr 51m 35.470s | 9 |
2 | -1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 80 | +0.773s | 6 |
3 | ![]() | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +4.857s | 4 | |
4 | +8 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1m 14.487s | 3 |
5 | +2 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1m 20.908s | 2 |
6 | +3 | ![]() | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +1 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
8 | +8 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
9 | -4 | ![]() | Ligier-Matra | 78 | DNF | |
10 | +8 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
11 | +8 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 62 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 57 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 40 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
DQ | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 33 | DSQ | ||
R | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Jacques Laffite ended lap 78 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
- John Watson was disqualified for receiving a push start.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:21.630
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
3 | ![]() | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari |
5 | ![]() | Ligier-Matra |
6 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
7 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
8 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
9 | ![]() | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
10 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
11 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
12 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
13 | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
14 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
15 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
16 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
17 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
18 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
19 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
22 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1977 United States Grand Prix West.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 19 |
= | ![]() | 19 |
3 | ![]() | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 8 |
7 | ![]() | 7 |
8 | ![]() | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 28 |
2 | ![]() | 19 |
3 | ![]() | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 7 |
8 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 50th for John Watson (36th driver to start 50 races, 9th British driver)
- 100th for March (7th constructor to start 100 races)
- Wins
- 3rd for Mario Andretti
- 59th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 25th for Niki Lauda, 17th for Jody Scheckter, 6th for Mario Andretti
- 224th for Ferrari, 108th for Lotus, 3rd for Wolf
- Poles
- 22nd for Niki Lauda
- 84th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 10th for Niki Lauda (11th driver to set ten fastest laps, 1st Austrian driver)
- 78th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 28th for Niki Lauda, 4th for Mario Andretti