1977 Season

Races

Champion

Niki Lauda

Constructor

Ferrari

The 1977 Formula 1 World Championship featured 17 Grand Prix races across the season. Niki Lauda of Austrian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 72 points and 3 race victories. Jody Scheckter finished as runner-up, 17 points behind. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with 95 points. The season saw 8 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, Mario Andretti.

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What races were in the 1977 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1977-01-09	Jody Scheckter(Wolf)
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1977-01-23	Carlos Reutemann(Ferrari)
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	1977-03-05	Niki Lauda(Ferrari)
4	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	1977-04-03	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	1977-05-08	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1977-05-22	Jody Scheckter(Wolf)
7	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	1977-06-05	Gunnar Nilsson(Team Lotus)
8	Swedish Grand Prix	Scandinavian Raceway	1977-06-19	Jacques Laffite(Ligier)
9	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	1977-07-03	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1977-07-16	James Hunt(McLaren)
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1977-07-31	Niki Lauda(Ferrari)
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1977-08-14	Alan Jones(Shadow)
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1977-08-28	Niki Lauda(Ferrari)
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1977-09-11	Mario Andretti(Team Lotus)
15	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	1977-10-02	James Hunt(McLaren)
16	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport International Raceway	1977-10-09	Jody Scheckter(Wolf)
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	1977-10-23	James Hunt(McLaren)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Scheckter	Pace	Reutemann	Lauda	Andretti
R1Argentine Grand Prix	9	6	4	—	2
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	9	6	13	—	—
R3South African Grand Prix	15	6	13	13	—
R4United States Grand Prix West	19	—	13	19	11
R5Spanish Grand Prix	23	—	19	19	20
R6Monaco Grand Prix	32	—	23	25	22
R7Belgian Grand Prix	32	—	23	31	22
R8Swedish Grand Prix	32	—	27	31	23
R9French Grand Prix	32	—	28	33	32
R10British Grand Prix	32	—	28	39	32
R11German Grand Prix	38	—	31	48	32
R12Austrian Grand Prix	38	—	34	54	32
R13Dutch Grand Prix	42	—	35	63	32
R14Italian Grand Prix	42	—	35	69	41
R15United States Grand Prix	46	—	36	72	47
R16Canadian Grand Prix	55	—	36	72	47
R17Japanese Grand Prix	55	—	42	72	47

Who won the 1977 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Austrian	3	72
2	Jody Scheckter	South African	3	55
3	Mario Andretti	American	4	47
4	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	1	42
5	James Hunt	British	3	40
6	Jochen Mass	German	0	25
7	Alan Jones	Australian	1	22
8	Gunnar Nilsson	Swedish	1	20
9	Patrick Depailler	French	0	20
10	Jacques Laffite	French	1	18
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	German	0	12
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	11
13	John Watson	British	0	9
14	Ronnie Peterson	Swedish	0	7
15	Carlos Pace	Brazilian	0	6
16	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	6
17	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	0	5
18	Patrick Tambay	French	0	5
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	1
20	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	1
21	Renzo Zorzi	Italian	0	1
22	Rupert Keegan	British	0	0
23	Patrick Nève	Belgian	0	0
24	Vern Schuppan	Australian	0	0
25	Ingo Hoffmann	Brazilian	0	0
26	Danny Ongais	American	0	0
27	Alex Ribeiro	Brazilian	0	0
28	Hans Binder	Austrian	0	0
29	Brett Lunger	American	0	0
30	Harald Ertl	Austrian	0	0
31	Jackie Oliver	British	0	0
32	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japanese	0	0
33	Ian Scheckter	South African	0	0
34	Brian Henton	British	0	0
35	Jacky Ickx	Belgian	0	0
36	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	0	0
37	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Japanese	0	0
38	Larry Perkins	Australian	0	0
39	David Purley	British	0	0
40	Emilio de Villota	Spanish	0	0
41	Arturo Merzario	Italian	0	0
42	Ian Ashley	British	0	0
43	Tom Pryce	British	0	0
44	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	0
45	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	0	0
46	Boy Lunger	Dutch	0	0
47	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	0
48	Noritake Takahara	Japanese	0	0
49	Hans Heyer	German	0	0
50	Lamberto Leoni	Italian	0	0
51	Conny Andersson	Swedish	0	0
52	Teddy Pilette	Belgian	0	0
53	Bernard de Dryver	Belgian	0	0
54	Mikko Kozarowitzky	Finnish	0	0
55	Andy Sutcliffe	British	0	0
56	Guy Edwards	British	0	0
57	Loris Kessel	Swiss	0	0
58	Michael Bleekemolen	Dutch	0	0
59	Giorgio Francia	Italian	0	0
60	Tony Trimmer	British	0	0
61	Brian McGuire	Australian	0	0

Who won the 1977 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Ferrari	Italian	4	95
2	Team Lotus	British	5	62
3	McLaren	British	3	60
4	Wolf	Canadian	3	55
5	Brabham	British	0	27
6	Tyrrell	British	0	27
7	Shadow	British	1	23
8	Ligier	French	1	18
9	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	11
10	Ensign	British	0	10
11	Surtees	British	0	6
12	Penske	American	0	1
13	March	British	0	0
14	Hesketh	British	0	0
15	Kojima	Japanese	0	0
16	LEC	British	0	0
17	BRM	British	0	0
18	Renault	French	0	0
19	Boro	Dutch	0	0
20	Apollon	Swiss	0	0
21	McGuire	Australian	0	0

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