1977 United States Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 2 October 1977 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 59 laps |
Round | 15 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1977 United States Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1hr 58m 23.267s | 9 | |
2 | +2 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +2.026s | 6 |
3 | +6 | ![]() | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 18.879s | 4 |
4 | +3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 59 | +1m 40.615s | 3 |
5 | +14 | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 48.138s | 2 |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | 1 | |
7 | +3 | ![]() | Ligier-Matra | 58 | +1 lap | |
8 | +12 | ![]() | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | |
9 | +7 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | |
10 | +7 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 57 | +2 laps | |
11 | +14 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | |
12 | -9 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 57 | +2 laps | |
13 | +5 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | |
14 | -6 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +3 laps | |
15 | +8 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +3 laps | |
16 | -11 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +3 laps | |
17 | +5 | ![]() | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +4 laps | |
18 | +6 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 55 | +4 laps | |
19 | -8 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +5 laps | |
R | ![]() | Renault | 30 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF |
Notes
- Hans-Joachim Stuck ended lap 14 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:40.863
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
2 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
3 | ![]() | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
4 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
5 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari |
7 | ![]() | Ferrari |
8 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
9 | ![]() | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
10 | ![]() | Ligier-Matra |
11 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
12 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
13 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
14 | ![]() | Renault |
15 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
16 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
17 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
18 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
19 | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
22 | ![]() | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
23 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
24 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
26 | ![]() | Penske-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
Driver | Constructor |
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![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1977 United States Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 72 |
2 | ![]() | 47 |
3 | ![]() | 46 |
4 | ![]() | 36 |
5 | ![]() | 31 |
6 | ![]() | 21 |
7 | ![]() | 20 |
8 | ![]() | 16 |
9 | ![]() | 16 |
10 | ![]() | 12 |
11 | ![]() | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 9 |
14 | ![]() | 7 |
15 | ![]() | 6 |
16 | ![]() | 5 |
17 | ![]() | 5 |
18 | ![]() | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 89 |
2 | ![]() | 62 |
3 | ![]() | 47 |
4 | ![]() | 46 |
5 | ![]() | 27 |
6 | ![]() | 17 |
7 | ![]() | 17 |
8 | ![]() | 16 |
9 | ![]() | 11 |
10 | ![]() | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Danny Ongais
- Last start
- Ian Ashley
- Milestone race start
- 100th for Clay Regazzoni (8th driver to start 100 races, 1st Swiss driver)
- 100th for Surtees & Tyrrell (8th & 9th constructors to start 100 races), 50th for Hesketh (13th constructor to start 50 races)
- World Champion
- 2nd title for Niki Lauda (8th driver to win two championships, 1st Austrian driver; last Austrian champion until 1984)
- Wins
- 9th for James Hunt
- 23rd for McLaren
- Podiums
- 22nd for Jody Scheckter, 21st for James Hunt, 10th for Mario Andretti (31st driver to score ten podiums, 4th American driver)
- 114th for Lotus, 71st for McLaren, 8th for Wolf
- Poles
- 14th and last for James Hunt
- 18th for McLaren (last until 1984)
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Ronnie Peterson (only fastest lap for Tyrrell)
- 17th for Tyrrell (last until 1982)
- Front row starts
- 21st for James Hunt, 1st and only for Hans-Joachim Stuck (92nd different front row starter, 3rd German driver; first German front row starter since 1961 and last until 1992)
- Pole & win
- 7th and last for James Hunt (last British driver to win from pole until 1985)