# 1977 Formula 750 season

The 1977 Formula 750 season was the fifth season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the first season to have full world championship status. Steve Baker was crowned champion, winning five races on aggregate.

## Calendar

1977 Calendar :
| Round | Round | Race Title | Circuit | Date | Heat 1 Winner | Heat 2 Winner | Overall Winner |
| 1 | 1 | 36th Daytona 200 | Daytona International Speedway | March 13 | Steve Baker | Not run | Steve Baker |
| 2 | 2 | Imola 200 | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | April 3 | Kenny Roberts | Kenny Roberts | Kenny Roberts |
| 3 | 3 | 32° Premio Internacional de Madrid | Circuito Permanente del Jarama | April 24 | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | Steve Baker |
| 4 | 4 | Championnat du Monde 750 | Circuit de Dijon-Prenois | June 5 | Christian Estrosi | Christian Estrosi | Christian Estrosi |
| 5 | 5 | FIM 750 World Championship Race | Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit | July 10 | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | Steve Baker |
| 6 | 6 | Preis von Salzburg | Salzburgring | August 21 | Steve Baker | Abandoned | Steve Baker |
| 7 | 7 | Championnat du Monde 750 | Omloop Terlaemen Zolder | August 28 | Steve Baker | Steve Baker | Steve Baker |
| 8 | 8 | Champion Spark Plug Classic | Circuit van Drenthe | September 4 | Steve Baker | Marco Lucchinelli | Marco Lucchinelli |
| 9 | 9 | Champion Spark Plug Classic | Laguna Seca Raceway | September 11 | Skip Aksland | Steve Baker | Skip Aksland |
| 10 | 10 | World Championship Race | Mosport Park | September 18 | Gregg Hansford | Gregg Hansford | Gregg Hansford |
| 11 | 11 | Weltmeisterschaftslauf | Hockenheimring | September 25 | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini |
Notes:
    1.^ - Heat two of the Daytona 200 was not run due to rain.
    2.^ – Heat two of the Preis von Salzburg was abandoned due to rain.

## Championship standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | IMO | JAR | DIJ | BRA | SAL | ZOL | ASS | LAG | MOS | HOC | Pts |
| 1 | Steve Baker | Yamaha | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 131 |
| 2 | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | 3 | | 3 | 8 | 4 | | 55 |
| 3 | Giacomo Agostini | Yamaha | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 4 | | | 1 | 45 |
| 4 | Marco Lucchinelli | Yamaha | 21 | | | 6 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | 40 |
| 5 | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | 3 | 6 | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Hubert Rigal | Yamaha | | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | | 8 | | 7 | | 36 |
| 7 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | 33 |
| 8 | Boet van Dulmen | Yamaha | 9 | 5 | | | | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 10 | Philippe Coulon | Yamaha | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 11 | Warren Willing | Yamaha | 6 | | | 7 | 5 | | 10 | | | | | 16 |
| 12 | Christian Estrosi | Yamaha | 14 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 15 |
| = | Skip Aksland | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 15 |
| = | Patrick Pons | Yamaha | | | | | 6 | 7 | | | | | 5 | 15 |
| 15 | Gene Romero | Yamaha | 5 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 14 |
| 16 | Ron Haslam | Yamaha | 13 | 13 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 12 |
| = | Yvon Duhamel | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 12 |
| 18 | Armando Toracca | Yamaha | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 11 |
| = | Bernard Fau | Yamaha | | | | 4 | | 14 | 8 | | | | | 11 |
| = | Mike Baldwin | Yamaha | 19 | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | | 11 |
| = | Teuvo Länsivuori | Yamaha | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 4 | 11 |
| 22 | John Newbold | Yamaha/Suzuki | | 12 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 23 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 8 |
| = | Alex George | Yamaha | | | 5 | | | 12 | 11 | 9 | | | | 8 |
| = | Víctor Palomo | Yamaha | | | | 14 | | 10 | 9 | | | | 6 | 8 |
| 26 | Christian Leliard | Yamaha | | | | | | 8 | 7 | | | | | 7 |
| = | Kork Ballington | Yamaha | | 9 | | | | 11 | | 6 | | | | 7 |
| 28 | Michel Rougerie | Yamaha | 12 | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| = | Dave Aldana | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 6 |
| 30 | Marcel Ankoné | Yamaha | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| = | Gilles Husson | Yamaha | | | 7 | 10 | | 13 | | 11 | | | | 5 |
| = | Jean-Philippe Orban | Yamaha | 27 | | | 12 | | | 6 | | | | | 5 |
| = | Ikajiro Takai | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 5 |
| 34 | Jean-Paul Boinet | Yamaha | 16 | | | | 7 | | | | | | 15 | 4 |
| = | Piers Forrester | Yamaha | 38 | | 8 | | | | | 15 | | | 10 | 4 |
| = | Alan North | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 4 |
| = | John Long | Yamaha | 30 | | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | | 4 |
| = | Sadao Asami | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | | 4 |
| = | Jimmy Morales | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | 4 |
| 40 | Julian Soper | Yamaha | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | Pat Evans | Yamaha | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| = | Jack Findlay | Yamaha | | 11 | | | | 20 | | | | | 8 | 3 |
| 43 | Gerhard Vogt | Yamaha | | | 9 | 16 | 12 | 18 | | 14 | | | 13 | 2 |
| = | Clive Offer | Yamaha | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Max Wiener | Yamaha | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Neil Tuxworth | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 2 |
| 47 | Randy Cleek | Yamaha | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| = | Mike Trimby | Yamaha | 39 | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 1 |
| = | Jim Allen | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 1 |
| = | Jack Middelburg | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | 1 |
| — | Harry Cone | Yamaha | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Dale Singleton | Yamaha | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Wil Hartog | Suzuki | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | James Allen | Yamaha | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Phil McDonald | Yamaha | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Murray Sayle | Kawasaki | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Mike Kidd | Yamaha | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bob Rectenwald | Yamaha | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Paul McLachlin | Yamaha | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Tommy Byars | Yamaha | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Virginio Ferrari | Yamaha | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bob Wakefield | Yamaha | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Rob Bron | Yamaha | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Doug Libby | Yamaha | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Wes Cooley | Yamaha | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | John Dodds | Yamaha | 35 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Harald Merkl | Yamaha | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Larry Bleil | Yamaha | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bruce Lind | Yamaha | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Roger Ruiz | Yamaha | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Dominique Pernet | Yamaha | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Markku Matikainen | Yamaha | | | | 13 | | | | 12 | | | | 0 |
| — | Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | | | | 15 | | | 13 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Terry Hutton | Yamaha | | | | | 11 | 16 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Karl Zach | Yamaha | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Peter Sjoström | Yamaha | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Gérard Melly | Yamaha | | | | | | 21 | | | | | 14 | 0 |
| — | Fritz Kerschbaumer | Yamaha | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Johann Parzer | Yamaha | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Dave Potter | Yamaha | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Oronzo Memola | Yamaha | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Hans-Otto Butenuth | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 13 | | | 12 | 0 |
| — | Pascal Mottier | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | IMO | JAR | DIJ | BRA | SAL | ZOL | ASS | LAG | MOS | HOC | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |