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289th GP – France 1977

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
2 Germany Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
4 France Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 United States Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
7 Great Britain John Watson Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Hollywood March Racing Great Britain March 761B [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Rothmans International Racing Great Britain March 761B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
11 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear
12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [029] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
16 Italy Riccardo Patrese Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
17 Australia Alan Jones Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 Australia Larry Perkins Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 France Patrick Tambay Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Penthouse Rizla Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
25 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear
27 Belgium Patrick Nève Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
30 United States Brett Lunger BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
31 Great Britain David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Great Britain LEC CRP1 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team United States Penske PC4 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
35 Sweden Conny Andersson Rotary Watches Stanley BRM Great Britain BRM P207 [02] BRM P202 V12 3.0 Goodyear
36 Spain Emilio de Villota Iberia Airlines Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
37 Italy Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Great Britain March 761B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
39 Mexico Hector Rebaque Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
41 Switzerland Loris Kessel Jolly Club Switzerland Switzerland Apollon FLY [03-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
Jabouille didn’t have his car available. Villota and Kessel had their entries refused.

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.950 0
2 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.030 0
3 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.130 0
4 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.300 0
5 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [029] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.360 0
6 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.450 0
7 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.520 0
8 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.650 0
9 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.660 0
10 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [1] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.670 0
11 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.780 0
12 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.840 0
13 16 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.070 0
14 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.130 0
15 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.180 0
16 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Great Britain March 761B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.240 0
17 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.280 0
18 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.390 0
19 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier United States Penske PC4 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.420 0
20 31 Great Britain David Purley Great Britain LEC CRP1 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.450 0
21 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.670 0
22 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.890 0
23 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.900 0
24 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.900 0
25 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.930 0
26 18 Australia Larry Perkins Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.570 0
27 25 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.670 0
29 35 Sweden Conny Andersson Great Britain BRM P207 [02] BRM P202 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:20.120 0
30 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 0
282 39 Mexico Hector Rebaque Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:16.450 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.830 0
2 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.860 0
3 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.030 0
4 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.120 0
5 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [029] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.410 0
6 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.530 0
7 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.560 0
8 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.640 0
9 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.670 0
10 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [1] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.830 0
11 16 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.880 0
12 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.900 0
13 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.900 0
14 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.920 0
15 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.920 0
16 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.920 0
17 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier United States Penske PC4 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.170 0
18 31 Great Britain David Purley Great Britain LEC CRP1 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.390 0
19 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.450 0
20 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.490 0
21 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Great Britain March 761B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.530 0
22 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.740 0
23 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.830 0
24 18 Australia Larry Perkins Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.130 0
25 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.430 0
26 25 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.830 0
27 39 Mexico Hector Rebaque Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.880 0
28 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.890 0
29 35 Sweden Conny Andersson Great Britain BRM P207 [02] BRM P202 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:17.190 0
30 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.210 0
2 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.730 0
3 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.790 0
4 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.980 0
5 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.410 0
6 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.610 0
7 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.710 0
8 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.710 0
9 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.720 0
10 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.740 0
11 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.750 0
12 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.830 0
13 16 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.870 0
14 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [029] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.930 0
15 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.250 0
16 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.260 0
17 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.520 0
18 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.560 0
19 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.600 0
20 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.630 0
21 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.850 0
22 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Great Britain March 761B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.850 0
23 31 Great Britain David Purley Great Britain LEC CRP1 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.950 0
24 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.960 0
25 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier United States Penske PC4 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.040 0
26 25 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.060 0
27 39 Mexico Hector Rebaque Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.980 0
28 18 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:16.060 0
29 35 Sweden Conny Andersson Great Britain BRM P207 [02] BRM P202 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:16.170 0
30 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 0
31 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0
32 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.210 0
2 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.730 0
3 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.790 0
4 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:12.830 0
5 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.300 0
6 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [029] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.360 0
7 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M23 [12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.410 0
8 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.450 0
9 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.520 0
10 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.560 0
11 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.610 0
12 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.660 0
13 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.670 0
14 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.710 0
15 16 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.870 0
16 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.900 0
17 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.920 0
18 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Great Britain March 761B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:13.920 0
19 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier United States Penske PC4 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.170 0
20 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Great Britain March 761B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.240 0
21 31 Great Britain David Purley Great Britain LEC CRP1 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.390 0
22 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.450 0
DNQ 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.600 0
DNQ 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.740 0
DNQ 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:14.830 0
DNQ 25 Austria Harald Ertl Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.060 0
DNQ 18 Australia Larry Perkins Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.130 0
DNQ 39 Mexico Hector Rebaque Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:15.880 0
DNQ 18 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:16.060 0
DNQ 35 Sweden Conny Andersson Great Britain BRM P207 [02] BRM P202 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:16.170 0
Starting grid limited to 22 positions. Perkins was replaced by Tambay at the end of the first day of practice.

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Official Name Grand Prix de France 1977
Circuit Dijon-Prenois
Date July 3
Pole Mario Andretti 01:12.210
Fastest Lap Mario Andretti 01:13.750
Podium 1st Mario Andretti (1) , 2nd John Watson (75) , 3rd James Hunt (4)
GP Number 289
Round 9
Weather Sunny
Prev race Grand Prix of Sweden June 19
Next race British Grand Prix July 16

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 5 United States Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:39:40.130 80 01:13.750 1 1 9
2 7 Great Britain John Watson Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:39:41.680 80 01:13.880 75 4 6
3 1 Great Britain James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40:14.000 80 01:14.440 4 2 4
4 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40:51.210 80 01:14.120 0 3 3
5 11 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:40:54.280 80 01:14.870 0 9 2
6 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [029] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 79 01:14.870 0 6 1
7 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 79 01:15.060 0 16 0
8 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 78 01:14.980 0 5 0
9 2 Germany Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [12] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 78 01:15.240 0 7 0
10 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Penthouse Rizla Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 78 01:16.250 0 14 0
11 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 77 01:15.520 0 22 0
12 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 77 01:15.680 0 17 0
13 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 77 01:15.060 0 11 0
NC 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Rothmans International Racing Great Britain March 761B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Not classified 69 01:15.470 0 20 0
DNF 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 66 01:15.380 0 8 0
DNF 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Accident 64 01:15.540 0 13 0
DNF 17 Australia Alan Jones Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Transmission 60 01:15.210 0 10 0
DNF 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Great Britain March 761B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 27 01:15.620 0 18 0
DNF 4 France Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 21 01:15.690 0 12 0
DNF 16 Italy Riccardo Patrese Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 6 01:16.890 0 15 0
DNF 31 Great Britain David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Great Britain LEC CRP1 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 5 01:17.750 0 21 0
DNF 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team United States Penske PC4 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 4 01:16.250 0 19 0
DNQ 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Hollywood March Racing Great Britain March 761B [3-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 30 United States Brett Lunger BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 25 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 18 Australia Larry Perkins Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 39 Mexico Hector Rebaque Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 18 France Patrick Tambay Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 35 Sweden Conny Andersson Rotary Watches Stanley BRM Great Britain BRM P207 [02] BRM P202 V12 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
T 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45B [1] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 12T Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS Racing Team United States Penske PC4 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
S 2 Germany Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 5 United States Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 17 Australia Alan Jones Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi FD04 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
DNA 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Car unavailable 0 0 0
DNA 36 Spain Emilio de Villota Iberia Airlines Great Britain McLaren M23 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Entry refused 0 0 0
DNA 41 Switzerland Loris Kessel Jolly Club Switzerland Switzerland Apollon FLY [03-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Entry refused 0 0 0

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Formula 1 1977 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 33
2 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 32
3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf 32
4 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 28
5 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 16
6 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren 14
7 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren 13
8 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell 10
9 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier 9
10 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham 9
11 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi 8
12 Brazil Carlos Pace Great Britain Brabham 6
13 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell 4
14 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees 3
15 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow 3
16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain March 2
Great Britain Brabham
17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign 1
18 Italy Renzo Zorzi Great Britain Shadow 1
19 France Jean-Pierre Jarier United States Penske 1
Formula 1 1977 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Italy Ferrari 95 (97)
2 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 62
3 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 60
4 Great Britain Wolf Ford Cosworth 55
5 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 27
6 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 27
7 Great Britain Shadow Ford Cosworth 23
8 France Ligier Matra 18
9 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 11
10 Great Britain Ensign Ford Cosworth 10
11 Great Britain Surtees Ford Cosworth 6
12 United States Penske Ford Cosworth 1
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