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295th GP – United States 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 M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [6] 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 [4] 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] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Rothmans International Racing Great Britain March 771 [2] 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 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear
14 United States Danny Ongais Interscope Racing United States Penske PC4 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
16 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [6A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
17 Australia Alan Jones Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 Austria Hans Binder Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] 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 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
23 France Patrick Tambay Theodore Racing Hong Kong Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] 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 Great Britain Ian Ashley 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 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.408 0
2 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.989 0
3 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.487 0
4 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.496 0
5 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.548 0
6 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.640 0
7 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.810 0
8 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.862 0
9 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.019 0
10 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.195 0
11 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.236 0
12 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.405 0
13 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.698 0
14 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.827 0
15 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.938 0
16 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.208 0
17 16 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN8 [6A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.288 0
18 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.550 0
19 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Great Britain March 771 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.338 0
20 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:45.656 0
21 25 Great Britain Ian Ashley Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.857 0
22 18 Austria Hans Binder Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.909 0
23 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:46.343 0
24 14 United States Danny Ongais United States Penske PC4 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:47.240 0
25 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.184 0
26 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:48.355 0
27 23 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.435 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40.863 0
2 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [1] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.138 0
3 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.193 0
4 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.481 0
5 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.908 0
6 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.952 0
7 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.089 0
8 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.238 0
9 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.315 0
10 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.786 0
11 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.815 0
12 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:43.069 0
13 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.242 0
14 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.310 0
15 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.382 0
16 16 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN8 [6A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.516 0
17 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.009 0
18 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.070 0
19 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Great Britain March 771 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.702 0
20 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.049 0
21 25 Great Britain Ian Ashley Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.100 0
22 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.473 0
23 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.845 0
24 18 Austria Hans Binder Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.880 0
25 14 United States Danny Ongais United States Penske PC4 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:46.070 0
26 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 0
27 23 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0
28 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [03] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 0
Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:07.127 0
2 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 02:07.750 0
3 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:12.368 0
4 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:12.514 0
5 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:13.294 0
6 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:14.537 0
7 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:15.323 0
8 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:15.340 0
9 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:16.833 0
10 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:19.758 0
11 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 02:19.811 0
12 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 02:21.741 0
13 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:22.111 0
14 14 United States Danny Ongais United States Penske PC4 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:22.299 0
15 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:24.119 0
16 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:24.269 0
17 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:24.466 0
18 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:27.587 0
19 25 Great Britain Ian Ashley Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:33.137 0
20 16 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN8 [6A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:33.269 0
21 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 02:33.689 0
22 18 Austria Hans Binder Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:43.293 0
23 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 03:02.721 0
24 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 0
25 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0
26 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0
27 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40.863 0
2 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.138 0
3 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.193 0
4 5 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.481 0
5 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.908 0
6 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 312T2 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.952 0
7 11 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.089 0
8 4 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.238 0
9 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.315 0
10 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.640 0
11 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.786 0
12 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:42.815 0
13 17 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.019 0
14 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:43.069 0
15 2 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.242 0
16 16 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow DN8 [6A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.516 0
17 30 United States Brett Lunger Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.698 0
18 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:43.938 0
19 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.208 0
20 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.550 0
21 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Great Britain March 771 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:44.702 0
22 25 Great Britain Ian Ashley Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.100 0
23 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Great Britain March 761B [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.473 0
24 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.845 0
25 18 Austria Hans Binder Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.880 0
26 14 United States Danny Ongais United States Penske PC4 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:46.070 0
DNQ 23 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:49.435 0
Starting grid limited to 26 positions. Lunger set his best time with M23/14 chassis and Keegan with 308E/3 chassis.

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Official Name 1977 Toyota Grand Prix of the United States
Circuit Watkins Glen
Date October 2
Pole James Hunt 01:40.863
Fastest Lap Ronnie Peterson 01:51.854
Podium 1st James Hunt (45) , 2nd Mario Andretti, 3rd Jody Scheckter
GP Number 295
Round 15
Weather Overcast, rain
Prev race Gran Premio d’Italia September 11
Next race Grand Prix of Canada October 9

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 1 Great Britain James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:58:23.267 59 01:52.890 45 1 9
2 5 United States Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:58:25.293 59 01:53.403 0 4 6
3 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:59:42.146 59 01:58.332 0 9 4
4 11 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [031] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear 02:00:03.882 59 01:58.924 0 7 3
5 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN07] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:00:11.405 59 01:57.401 0 19 2
6 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [030] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 58 01:59.392 0 6 1
7 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7 [02] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 58 01:59.787 0 10 0
8 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Penthouse Rizla Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 58 01:59.155 0 20 0
9 16 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [6A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 58 01:58.260 0 16 0
10 30 United States Brett Lunger BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 57 01:58.383 0 17 0
11 18 Austria Hans Binder Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 57 01:57.779 0 25 0
12 7 Great Britain John Watson Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 57 01:57.901 0 3 0
13 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 57 02:00.215 0 18 0
14 4 France Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 56 02:01.344 0 8 0
15 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Hollywood March Racing Great Britain March 761B [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 56 02:01.344 0 23 0
16 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 56 01:51.854 0 5 0
17 25 Great Britain Ian Ashley Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +4 laps 55 01:58.455 0 22 0
18 27 Belgium Patrick Nève Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain March 761 [7-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +4 laps 55 02:02.630 0 24 0
19 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +5 laps 54 02:01.015 0 11 0
DNF 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [01] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Alternator 30 02:03.564 0 14 0
DNF 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 17 02:03.437 0 12 0
DNF 8 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Martini Racing Great Britain Brabham BT45B [3] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Accident 14 02:00.699 14 2 0
DNF 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter Rothmans International Racing Great Britain March 771 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 10 02:05.665 0 21 0
DNF 2 Germany Jochen Mass Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Fuel pump 8 02:01.131 0 15 0
DNF 14 United States Danny Ongais Interscope Racing United States Penske PC4 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 6 02:06.808 0 26 0
DNF 17 Australia Alan Jones Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN8 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 3 02:06.528 0 13 0
DNQ 23 France Patrick Tambay Theodore Racing Hong Kong Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 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 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS19 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 24 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Penthouse Rizla Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7 [03] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 30 United States Brett Lunger BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M23 [14] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
S 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell P34 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 11T Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T2 [029] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0

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Formula 1 1977 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 72
2 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 47
3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Great Britain Wolf 46
4 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 36
5 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain McLaren 31
6 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain McLaren 21
7 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Great Britain Lotus 20
8 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier 16
9 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Shadow 16
10 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Great Britain March 12
Great Britain Brabham
11 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi 11
12 France Patrick Depailler Great Britain Tyrrell 10
13 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain Brabham 9
14 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Great Britain Tyrrell 7
15 Brazil Carlos Pace Great Britain Brabham 6
16 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Great Britain Surtees 5
17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Ensign 5
18 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain Ensign 3
19 Italy Renzo Zorzi Great Britain Shadow 1
20 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Shadow 1
United States Penske

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Formula 1 1977 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Italy Ferrari 89 (91)
2 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 62
3 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 47
4 Great Britain Wolf Ford Cosworth 46
5 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 27
6 Great Britain Shadow Ford Cosworth 17
7 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 17
8 France Ligier Matra 16
9 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 11
10 Great Britain Ensign Ford Cosworth 8
11 Great Britain Surtees Ford Cosworth 5
12 United States Penske Ford Cosworth 1
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Tags: 28th season, Ford Cosworth, Goodyear, Grand Prix of the United States, James Hunt, Marlboro Team McLaren, McLaren, McLaren M26, Watkins Glen

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