# 1977 Swedish Grand Prix

The 1977 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on 19 June 1977. It was the eighth race of the 1977 Formula One season.
The 72-lap race was won by Frenchman Jacques Laffite, driving a Ligier-Matra. This is generally considered to have been the first all-French victory in the Formula One World Championship as well as the first Formula One victory for a French-licensed team and a French engine.
German driver Jochen Mass finished second in a McLaren-Ford, with Argentinian Carlos Reutemann third in a Ferrari.

## Report

The Swedish race was full of anticipation after Gunnar Nilsson's win last time out, but once again in qualifying, it was his teammate Mario Andretti leading the way from John Watson, with James Hunt heading the second row.
At the start of the race, Watson led into the first corner, followed by Jody Scheckter. Soon, however, Andretti passed both of them and opened up a lead. Watson and Scheckter battled for second until they collided, forcing Scheckter to retire and Watson to have to pit for repairs. James Hunt, who was now in second, began to drop back; he was passed by a charging Jacques Laffite and his teammate, Jochen Mass.
Andretti's dominance ended after a fuel metering problem Andretti, however, was dominant until he had to pit due to a fuel metering problem with two laps left. In doing so, he handed the lead to Laffite, who went on to take his first ever Formula One victory ahead of Mass and Carlos Reutemann.
Laffite's victory in his Gitanes-sponsored Ligier-Matra marked the first all-French victory in World Championship history.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.404 | — |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:25.545 | +0.141 |
| 3 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 1:25.626 | +0.222 |
| 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 1:25.681 | +0.277 |
| 5 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:26.127 | +0.723 |
| 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.209 | +0.805 |
| 7 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 1:26.227 | +0.823 |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:26.259 | +0.855 |
| 9 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 1:26.380 | +0.976 |
| 10 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.383 | +0.979 |
| 11 | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford | 1:26.529 | +1.125 |
| 12 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:26.542 | +1.138 |
| 13 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 1:26.573 | +1.169 |
| 14 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 1:26.616 | +1.212 |
| 15 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:26.826 | +1.422 |
| 16 | 16 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford | 1:27.492 | +2.088 |
| 17 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford | 1:27.537 | +2.133 |
| 18 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:27.620 | +2.216 |
| 19 | 31 | David Purley | LEC-Ford | 1:27.716 | +2.312 |
| 20 | 27 | Patrick Nève | March-Ford | 1:27.758 | +2.354 |
| 21 | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford | 1:27.806 | +2.402 |
| 22 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 1:28.205 | +2.801 |
| 23 | 25 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 1:28.377 | +2.973 |
| 24 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford | 1:28.404 | +3.000 |
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| 25 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford | 1:28.463 | +3.059 |
| 26 | 36 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren-Ford | 1:28.708 | +3.304 |
| 27 | 18 | Larry Perkins | Surtees-Ford | 1:28.766 | +3.362 |
| 28 | 33 | Boy Hayje | March-Ford | 1:29.086 | +3.682 |
| 29 | 39 | Héctor Rebaque | Hesketh-Ford | 1:29.889 | +4.485 |
| 30 | 35 | Conny Andersson | BRM | 1:30.286 | +4.882 |
| 31 | 32 | Mikko Kozarowitzky | March-Ford | 1:31.079 | +5.675 |

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 72 | 1:46:55.520 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 72 | + 8.449 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 72 | + 14.369 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 72 | + 16.308 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 72 | + 18.735 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 72 | + 25.277 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 72 | + 31.266 | 14 | |
| 8 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford | 72 | + 1:04.567 | 17 | |
| 9 | 16 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford | 72 | + 1:22.479 | 16 | |
| 10 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 71 | + 1 lap | 5 | |
| 11 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 71 | + 1 lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 71 | + 1 lap | 3 | |
| 13 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford | 71 | + 1 lap | 24 | |
| 14 | 31 | David Purley | LEC-Ford | 70 | + 2 laps | 19 | |
| 15 | 27 | Patrick Nève | March-Ford | 69 | + 3 laps | 20 | |
| 16 | 25 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 68 | + 4 laps | 23 | |
| 17 | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford | 67 | + 5 laps | 11 | |
| 18 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 66 | + 6 laps | 18 | |
| 19 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 64 | Wheel bearing | 7 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford | 61 | Transmission | 21 | |
| Ret | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 52 | Fuel pressure | 13 | |
| Ret | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 47 | Handling | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 29 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford | 7 | Ignition | 10 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 36 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 18 | Larry Perkins | Surtees-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 33 | Boy Hayje | March-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 39 | Héctor Rebaque | Hesketh-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 35 | Conny Andersson | BRM | | | | |
| DNQ | 32 | Mikko Kozarowitzky | March-Ford | | | | |
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