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1977 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitWatkins Glen, 59 laps
Round15 of 17
Race numbers

The 1977 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 295th World Championship race
  • 19th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 17th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
  • 1977 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth591hr 58m 23.267s9
2+2(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth59+2.026s6
3+6(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth59+1m 18.879s4
4+3(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari59+1m 40.615s3
5+14(CHE) Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford Cosworth59+1m 48.138s2
6 (ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari58+1 lap1
7+3(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra58+1 lap 
8+12(GBR) Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford Cosworth58+1 lap 
9+7(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth58+1 lap 
10+7(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57+2 laps 
11+14(AUT) Hans BinderSurtees-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
12-9(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo57+2 laps 
13+5(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
14-6(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth56+3 laps 
15+8(BRA) Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford Cosworth56+3 laps 
16-11(SWE) Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth56+3 laps 
17+5(GBR) Ian AshleyHesketh-Ford Cosworth55+4 laps 
18+6(BEL) Patrick NeveMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)55+4 laps 
19-8(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth54+5 laps 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault30DNF 
R (SWE) Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford Cosworth17DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo14DNF 
R (ZAF) Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (USA) Danny OngaisPenske-Ford Cosworth (privateer)6DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesShadow-Ford Cosworth3DNF 

Notes

  • Hans-Joachim Stuck ended lap 14 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:40.863

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(FRA) Patrick TambayEnsign-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda72
2(USA) Mario Andretti47
3(ZAF) Jody Scheckter46
4(ARG) Carlos Reutemann36
5(GBR) James Hunt31
6(DEU) Jochen Mass21
7(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson20
8(FRA) Jacques Laffite16
9(AUS) Alan Jones16
10(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck12
11(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi11
12(FRA) Patrick Depailler10
13(GBR) John Watson9
14(SWE) Ronnie Peterson7
15(BRA) Carlos Pace6
16(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla5
17(CHE) Clay Regazzoni5
18(FRA) Patrick Tambay3
19(ITA) Renzo Zorzi1
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari89
2Lotus-Ford Cosworth62
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth47
4Wolf-Ford Cosworth46
5Brabham-Alfa Romeo27
6Shadow-Ford Cosworth17
7Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth17
8Ligier-Matra16
9Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth11
10Ensign-Ford Cosworth8
11Surtees-Ford Cosworth5
12Penske-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & 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)