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	M23 M26	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	G	3	Ronnie Peterson	All
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford	P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	4	Patrick Depailler	All
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	78	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	5	Mario Andretti	All
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	78	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	6	Gunnar Nilsson	All
Martini Racing	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	BT45 BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	G	7	John Watson	All
					8	Carlos Pace	1–3
					8	Hans-Joachim Stuck	4–17
					21	Giorgio Francia	14
Hollywood March Racing	March-Ford	761B 771	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	G	11	Niki Lauda	1–15
					11	Gilles Villeneuve	17
					12	Carlos Reutemann	All
					21	Gilles Villeneuve	16
Rotary Watches Stanley BRM	BRM	P207 P201B	BRM P202 3.0 V12 BRM P200 3.0 V12	G	14	Larry Perkins	2–3
					35	Conny Andersson	5, 7–9
					35	Guy Edwards	10
Stanley BRM					40	Teddy Pilette	11
Stanley BRM					29	Teddy Pilette	13–14
Interscope Racing	Penske-Ford	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	14	Danny Ongais	15–16
Équipe Renault Elf	Renault	RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 t	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	10, 13–16
Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Ford	DN5B DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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
					17	Alan Jones	4–17
Durex Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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	WR1 WR2 WR3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	20	Jody Scheckter	All
Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	Ensign-Ford	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	22	Clay Regazzoni	All
Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	Ensign-Ford	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	22	Jacky Ickx	6
Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Ensign-Ford	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	23	Patrick Tambay	10–17
Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh-Ford	308E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	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
					39	Ian Ashley	12–13
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier-Matra	JS7	Matra MS76 3.0 V12	G	26	Jacques Laffite	All
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier-Matra	JS7	Matra MS76 3.0 V12	G	27	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March-Ford	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	27	Patrick Nève	5, 7–16
Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	FD04 F5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	28	Emerson Fittipaldi	1–16
Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	FD04 F5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	29	Ingo Hoffmann	1–2
Chesterfield Racing	March-Ford	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	30	Brett Lunger	3–5
Chesterfield Racing	McLaren-Ford	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	30	Brett Lunger	7–16
LEC Refrigeration Racing	LEC-Ford	CRP1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	31	David Purley	5, 7–10
RAM Racing/F&S Properties	March-Ford	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	32	Mikko Kozarowitsky	8, 10
					32	Michael Bleekemolen	13
					33	Boy Hayje	3, 5–8, 13
RAM Racing					33	Andy Sutcliffe	10
ATS Racing Team	Penske-Ford	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	33	Hans Binder	12, 14
					34	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4–14
					35	Hans Binder	13
					35	Hans Heyer	11
Iberia Airlines	McLaren-Ford	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	36	Emilio de Villota	5, 7–8, 10–12, 14
Team Merzario	March-Ford	761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	37	Arturo Merzario	5–7, 9–11, 13
British Formula One Team	March-Ford	761 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Bernard de Dryver	7
British Formula One Team	March-Ford	761 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Brian Henton	5, 10, 12
HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen	Boro-Ford	001	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Brian Henton	13–14
Jolly Club of Switzerland	Apollon-Ford	Fly	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	41	Loris Kessel	14
Melchester Racing	Surtees-Ford	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	44	Tony Trimmer	10
Brian McGuire	McGuire-Ford	BM1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	45	Brian McGuire	10
Meiritsu Racing Team	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D	50	Kunimitsu Takahashi	17
Kojima Engineering	Kojima-Ford	KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	B	51	Noritake Takahara	17
Heros Racing Corporation	Kojima-Ford	KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	B	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

1977 Formula One Season Media

Austrian Niki Lauda took his second title, driving for Ferrari
Jody Scheckter placed second for Walter Wolf Racing
Mario Andretti (pictured in 1978) placed third for John Player Team Lotus
Ferrari won the Constructors title with its 312T2 model
Lotus placed second with the Lotus 78
McLaren placed third with the M23 and M26 (pictured)
Wolf placed fourth with its WR1, WR2 and WR3 models
Brabham placed fifth with the BT45 and BT45B