 the 1977 united states grand prix was a formula one race held on october 2, 1977 at the watkins glen grand prix race course in watkins glen, new york. this event was also referred to as the united states grand prix east in order to distinguish it from the united states grand prix west held on april 3, 1977 in long beach, california. __forcetoc__ ==summary== by holding off a charging mario andretti, james hunt won at watkins glen for the second consecutive year, but the world championship crown returned to austrian niki lauda, whose fourth place clinched his second title in three years. racing in cold and rain, hunt took his second win of the year for mclaren, while lauda's title was the culmination of a courageous comeback from the life-threatening injuries he sustained at the nÃ¼rburgring in 1976. for the first time, the american race was being held before the canadian grand prix, which would follow a week later. lauda, with three wins and 69 points, needed only to score a point in any of the final three races to clinch the title, while jody scheckter, with two wins and 42 points, needed to win them all to have a chance. (a win was nine points from 1961 until 1991, when it was increased to 10.) from the start of practice on friday, hunt's mclaren was dominant, setting a track rec
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