United States Grand Prix

Round 15 · Watkins Glen, New York State, USA

1977-10-02

Winner: James Hunt (McLaren)

James Hunt

McLaren

Mario Andretti

Team Lotus · +2.026

Jody Scheckter

Wolf · +1:18.879

Who won the 1977 United States Grand Prix?

The 1977 United States Grand Prix was won by James Hunt driving for McLaren, starting from pole position. Mario Andretti finished second, +2.026 behind, with Jody Scheckter completing the podium. It was an attrition-heavy race with 7 retirements. This was Round 15 of the 1977 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Watkins Glen in New York State, USA. Clay Regazzoni was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 14 positions from P19 to finish P5.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	James Hunt	McLaren	1	—	1:58:23.267	Finished	9
2	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	4	▲2	+2.026	Finished	6
3	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	9	▲6	+1:18.879	Finished	4
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	7	▲3	+1:40.615	Finished	3
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	19	▲14	+1:48.138	Finished	2
6	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	6	—	—	+1 Lap	1
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
8	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	20	▲12	—	+1 Lap	0
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	16	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
10	Brett Lunger	McLaren	17	▲7	—	+2 Laps	0
11	Hans Binder	Surtees	25	▲14	—	+2 Laps	0
12	John Watson	Brabham	3	▼9	—	+2 Laps	0
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	▲5	—	+2 Laps	0
14	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	8	▼6	—	+3 Laps	0
15	Alex Ribeiro	March	23	▲8	—	+3 Laps	0
16	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	5	▼11	—	+3 Laps	0
17	Ian Ashley	Hesketh	22	▲5	—	+4 Laps	0
18	Patrick Nève	March	24	▲6	—	+4 Laps	0
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	11	▼8	—	+5 Laps	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	14	—	—	Alternator	0
R	Gunnar Nilsson	Team Lotus	12	—	—	Accident	0
R	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	2	—	—	Accident	0
R	Ian Scheckter	March	21	—	—	Accident	0
R	Jochen Mass	McLaren	15	—	—	Fuel pump	0
R	Danny Ongais	Penske	26	—	—	Accident	0
R	Alan Jones	Shadow	13	—	—	Accident	0

1977 United States Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 1977 United States Grand Prix?+

James Hunt (McLaren) won the 1977 United States Grand Prix on 1977-10-02 at Watkins Glen.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 1977 United States Grand Prix?+

P1: James Hunt (McLaren). P2: Mario Andretti (Team Lotus), +2.026 behind. P3: Jody Scheckter (Wolf), +1:18.879 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 1977 United States Grand Prix?+

James Hunt took pole position for the 1977 United States Grand Prix.

Which team won the 1977 United States Grand Prix?+

McLaren won the 1977 United States Grand Prix with James Hunt taking victory.