1977 Formula One season

The 1977 Formula One season crowned as champion Niki Lauda.

Drivers and constructors
The following drivers and constructors contested the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula 1 Constructors:
 Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyres No Driver Rounds  Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Ford M23M26 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  1  James Hunt All 2  Jochen Mass All 14  Bruno Giacomelli 14 40  Gilles Villeneuve 10  Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Ford P34 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  3  Ronnie Peterson All 4  Patrick Depailler All  John Player Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  5  Mario Andretti All 6  Gunnar Nilsson All  Martini Racing Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45BT45B Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12  7  John Watson All 8  Carlos Pace 1–3  Hans-Joachim Stuck 4–17 21  Giorgio Francia 14  Hollywood March Racing March-Ford 761B771 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  9  Alex Ribeiro All  Team Rothmans International 10  Ian Scheckter 1–2, 5–16  Hans-Joachim Stuck 3  Brian Henton 4  Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 015 3.0 F12  11  Niki Lauda 1–15  Gilles Villeneuve 17 12  Carlos Reutemann All 21  Gilles Villeneuve 16  Rotary Watches Stanley BRM BRM P207P201B BRM P202 3.0 V12 BRM P200 3.0 V12  14  Larry Perkins 2–3 35  Conny Andersson 5, 7–9  Guy Edwards 10  Stanley BRM 40  Teddy Pilette 11 29 13–14  Interscope Racing Penske-Ford PC4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  14  Danny Ongais 15–16  Équipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t  15  Jean-Pierre Jabouille 10, 13–16  Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Ford DN5BDN8 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  16  Tom Pryce 1–3  Renzo Zorzi 4–5  Riccardo Patrese 6–7, 9–11, 13–14, 16–17  Jackie Oliver 8  Arturo Merzario 12  Jean-Pierre Jarier 15 17  Renzo Zorzi 1–3  Alan Jones 4–17  Durex Team Surtees Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  18  Hans Binder 1–6, 15–17  Team Surtees  Larry Perkins 7–9  Patrick Tambay 9  Vern Schuppan 10–13  Lamberto Leoni 14  Beta Team Surtees 19  Vittorio Brambilla All  Walter Wolf Racing Wolf-Ford WR1WR2WR3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  20   Jody Scheckter All  Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Ensign-Ford N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  22  Clay Regazzoni All  Jacky Ickx 6  Theodore Racing Hong Kong Ensign-Ford N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  23  Patrick Tambay 10–17  Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh-Ford 308E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  24  Rupert Keegan 5–16  Hesketh Racing 25  Harald Ertl 5–9  Héctor Rebaque 11–13  Ian Ashley 14–16 39  Héctor Rebaque 7–9  Ian Ashley 12–13  Ligier Gitanes Ligier-Matra JS7 Matra MS76 3.0 V12  26  Jacques Laffite All 27  Jean-Pierre Jarier 17  Williams Grand Prix Engineering March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  27  Patrick Nève 5, 7–16  Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford FD04F5 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  28  Emerson Fittipaldi 1–16 29  Ingo Hoffmann 1–2  Chesterfield Racing March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  30  Brett Lunger 3–5 McLaren-Ford M23 7–16  LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC-Ford CRP1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  31  David Purley 5, 7–10  RAM Racing/F&S Properties March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  32  Mikko Kozarowitsky 8, 10  13 33  Boy Hayje 3, 5–8, 13  RAM Racing  Andy Sutcliffe 10  ATS Racing Team Penske-Ford PC4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  33  Hans Binder 12, 14 34  Jean-Pierre Jarier 4–14 35  Hans Binder 13  Hans Heyer 11  Iberia Airlines McLaren-Ford M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  36  Emilio de Villota 5, 7–8, 10–12, 14  Team Merzario March-Ford 761B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  37  Arturo Merzario 5–7, 9–11, 13  British Formula One Team March-Ford 761761B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  38  Bernard de Dryver 7  Brian Henton 5, 10, 12  HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen Boro-Ford 001 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  38  Brian Henton 13–14  Jolly Club of Switzerland Apollon-Ford Fly Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  41  Loris Kessel 14  Melchester Racing Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  44  Tony Trimmer 10  Brian McGuire McGuire-Ford BM1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  45  Brian McGuire 10  Meiritsu Racing Team Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  50  Kunimitsu Takahashi 17  Kojima Engineering Kojima-Ford KE009 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  51  Noritake Takahara 17  Heros Racing Corporation Kojima-Ford KE009 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8  52  Kazuyoshi Hoshino 17

Season review
 Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report 1  Argentine Grand Prix January 9 Oscar Gálvez  Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Report 2  Brazilian Grand Prix January 23 Interlagos  Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Report 3  South African Grand Prix March 5 Kyalami  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 4  United States Grand Prix West April 3 Long Beach  Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report 5  Spanish Grand Prix May 8 Jarama  Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report 6  Monaco Grand Prix May 22 Monaco   Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Report 7  Belgian Grand Prix June 5 Zolder  Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford Report 8  Swedish Grand Prix June 19 Scandinavian Raceway  Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Report 9  French Grand Prix July 3 Dijon-Prenois  Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report 10  British Grand Prix July 16 Silverstone  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 11  German Grand Prix July 31 Hockenheimring  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 12  Austrian Grand Prix August 14 Österreichring  Alan Jones Shadow-Ford Report 13  Dutch Grand Prix August 28 Zandvoort  Niki Lauda Ferrari Report 14  Italian Grand Prix September 11 Monza  Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report 15  United States Grand Prix October 2 Watkins Glen  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report 16  Canadian Grand Prix October 9 Mosport  Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Report 17  Japanese Grand Prix October 23 Fuji Speedway  James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report

1977 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN Pts 1  Niki Lauda Ret 3 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 5 2 1 2 1 2 4 72 2  Jody Scheckter 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 10 55 3  Mario Andretti 5 Ret Ret 1 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 9 Ret 47 4  Carlos Reutemann 3 1 8 Ret 2 3 Ret 3 6 15 4 4 6 Ret 6 Ret 2 42 5  James Hunt Ret 2 4 7 Ret Ret 7 12 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 40 6  Jochen Mass Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 9 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret 25 7  Alan Jones Ret Ret 6 5 17 Ret 7 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 22 8  Gunnar Nilsson 5 12 8 5 Ret 1 19 4 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 9  Patrick Depailler Ret Ret 3 4 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 2 3 20 10  Jacques Laffite NC Ret Ret 9 7 7 Ret 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 8 7 Ret 5 18 11  Hans Joachim Stuck Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 10 Ret 5 3 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 12  Emerson Fittipaldi 4 4 10 5 14 Ret Ret 18 11 Ret DNQ 11 4 DNQ 13 Ret 11 13  John Watson Ret Ret 6 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 14  Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 12 Ret 9 5 Ret 6 16 Ret Ret 7 15  Carlos Pace 2 Ret 13 6 16  Vittorio Brambilla 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 13 8 5 15 12 Ret 19 6 8 6 17  Clay Regazzoni 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 7 7 DNQ Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 5 18  Patrick Tambay DNQ Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret DNQ 5 Ret 5 19  Jean-Pierre Jarier 6 DNQ 11 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 1 20  Riccardo Patrese 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 Ret 10 6 1 21  Renzo Zorzi Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 1 22  Rupert Keegan Ret 12 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 Ret 0 23  Patrick Nève 12 10 15 DNQ 10 DNQ 9 DNQ 7 18 Ret 0 24  Vern Schuppan 12 7 16 DNQ 0 25  Ingo Hoffmann Ret 7 0 26  Danny Ongais Ret 7 0 27  Alex Ribeiro Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ 11 DNQ 15 8 12 0 28  Hans Binder Ret Ret 11 11 9 Ret 12 8 DNQ 11 Ret Ret 0 29  Brett Lunger 14 Ret 10 11 DNQ 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 0 30  Harald Ertl Ret DNQ 9 16 DNQ 0 31  Jackie Oliver 9 0 32  Kunimitsu Takahashi 9 0 33  Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 34  Brian Henton 10 DNQ DNQ DNQ DSQ DNQ 0 35  Jacky Ickx 10 0 36  Gilles Villeneuve 11 12 Ret 0 37  Kazuyoshi Hoshino 11 0 38  Larry Perkins Ret 15 12 DNQ DNQ 0 39  David Purley DNQ 13 14 Ret DNPQ 0 40  Emilio de Villota 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ 0 41  Arturo Merzario Ret DNQ 14 Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 42  Ian Ashley DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNS 0 —  Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 —  Tom Pryce NC Ret Ret 0 —  Boy Hayje Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ DNQ 0 —  Hector Rebaque DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 —  Hans Heyer Ret 0 —  Bruno Giacomelli Ret 0 —  Noritake Takahara Ret 0 —  Conny Andersson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 —  Teddy Pilette DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 —  Mikko Kozarowitzky DNQ DNPQ 0 —  Bernard de Dryver DNQ 0 —  Michael Bleekemolen DNQ 0 —  Lamberto Leoni DNQ 0 —  Loris Kessel DNQ 0 —  Giorgio Francia DNQ 0 —  Tony Trimmer DNPQ 0 —  Andy Sutcliffe DNPQ 0 —  Guy Edwards DNPQ 0 —  Brian McGuire DNPQ 0 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN Pts

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