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Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)4221
2(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)3–2–
3(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)3–1–
4(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)3211
5(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)1–––
6(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus)1–1–
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)1–––
8(AUS) Alan Jones (Shadow)1–––
← 1976 Constructors 1978 →
First-time winners
Alan Jones
Jacques Laffite
Gunnar Nilsson

For more information see 1977 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)10361
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)9324
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)6123
4(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)541–
5(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)5311
6(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)3–12
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)211–
8(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus)21–1
9(AUS) Alan Jones (Shadow)21–1
10(DEU) Jochen Mass (McLaren)2–11
11(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Brabham)2––2
12(BRA) Carlos Pace (Brabham)1–1–
13(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)1–1–
14(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Tyrrell)1––1
← 1976 Constructors 1978 →
First-time podium finishers
Alan Jones
Hans-Joachim Stuck

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)72
2(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)62
3(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)2–
4(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)1–
5(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)1–
← 1976 Constructors 1978 →
First-time polesitters
John Watson

For more information see 1977 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)42
2(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)31
3(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)32
4(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)2–
5(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)21
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)1–
7(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus)11
8(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Tyrrell)1–
← 1976 Constructors 1978 →
First-time fastest lap setters
Gunnar Nilsson
John Watson

For more information see 1977 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)12726.00
2(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)11423.82
3(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)9556.11
4(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)8475.88
5(DEU) Jochen Mass (McLaren)8253.13
6(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)6406.67
7(AUS) Alan Jones (Shadow)6223.67
8(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)5204.00
9(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus)5204.00
10(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Brabham)5122.40
11(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)4184.50
12(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)4112.75
13(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)393.00
14(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Tyrrell)372.33
15(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Surtees)362.00
16(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ensign)351.67
17(FRA) Patrick Tambay (Ensign)351.67
18(BRA) Carlos Pace (Brabham)166.00
19(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Penske)111.00
20(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Shadow)111.00
21(ITA) Renzo Zorzi (Shadow)111.00
← 1976 Constructors 1978 →
First-time point scorers
Riccardo Patrese
Patrick Tambay
Renzo Zorzi

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd
1(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)1064
2(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)871
3(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)615
4(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)22–
5(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)211
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)2–2
7(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)2–2
8(BRA) Carlos Pace (Brabham)1–1
9(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (Brabham)1–1
← 1976 Constructors 1978 →
First-time front row starters
Hans-Joachim Stuck

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Tyrrell)11
2(GBR) John Watson (Brabham)11
3(ZAF) Ian Scheckter (March)10
4(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)10
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)9
6(SWE) Gunnar Nilsson (Lotus)9
7(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ensign)9
8(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Surtees)8
9(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)8
10(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)8
11(DEU) Jochen Mass (McLaren)8
12(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Wolf)7
13(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Shadow)7
14(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (March, Brabham)7
15(AUS) Alan Jones (Shadow)6
16(GBR) Rupert Keegan (Hesketh)6
17(AUT) Hans Binder (Surtees)5
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Penske, Ligier)5
19(FRA) Patrick Tambay (Ensign)5
20(BRA) Alex Ribeiro (March)4
21(ITA) Renzo Zorzi (Shadow)4
22(ITA) Arturo Merzario (March, Shadow)4
23(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)4
24(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)4
25(USA) Brett Lunger (March, McLaren)4
26(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari)4
27(GBR) Tom Pryce (Shadow)2
28(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)2
29(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)2
30(BRA) Ingo Hoffmann (Fittipaldi)1
31(BRA) Carlos Pace (Brabham)1
32(AUS) Larry Perkins (BRM)1
33(NLD) Boy Hayje (March)1
34(AUT) Harald Ertl (Hesketh)1
35(GBR) David Purley (LEC)1
36(MEX) Hector Rebaque (Hesketh)1
37(ESP) Emilio de Villota (McLaren)1
38(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (McLaren)1
39(USA) Danny Ongais (Penske)1
40(BEL) Patrick Neve (March)1
41(JPN) Noritake Takahara (Kojima)1
← 1976 Constructors 1978 →

Notes

  • Hans-Joachim Stuck retired from one race for March and six races for Brabham.
  • Jean-Pierre Jarier retired from four races for Penske and one race for Ligier.
  • Arturo Merzario retired from three races for March and one race for Shadow.
  • Brett Lunger retired from one race for March and three races for McLaren.