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
23x15px Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Ford M23
M26
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 1 23x15px James Hunt All
2 23x15px Jochen Mass All
14 23x15px Bruno Giacomelli 14
40 23x15px Gilles Villeneuve 10
23x15px Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Ford P34 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 3 23x15px Ronnie Peterson All
4 23x15px Patrick Depailler All
23x15px John Player Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 5 23x15px Mario Andretti All
6 23x15px Gunnar Nilsson All
23x15px Martini Racing Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45
BT45B
Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 G 7 23x15px John Watson All
8 23x15px Carlos Pace 1–3
23x15px Hans-Joachim Stuck 4–17
21 23x15px Giorgio Francia 14
23x15px Hollywood March Racing March-Ford 761B
771
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 9 23x15px Alex Ribeiro All
23x15px Team Rothmans International 10 23x15px Ian Scheckter 1–2, 5–16
23x15px Hans-Joachim Stuck 3
23x15px Brian Henton 4
23x15px Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 G 11 23x15px Niki Lauda 1–15
23x15px Gilles Villeneuve 17
12 23x15px Carlos Reutemann All
21 23x15px Gilles Villeneuve 16
23x15px Rotary Watches Stanley BRM BRM P207
P201B
BRM P202 3.0 V12
BRM P200 3.0 V12
G 14 Australia Larry Perkins 2–3
35 23x15px Conny Andersson 5, 7–9
23x15px Guy Edwards 10
23x15px Stanley BRM 40 23x15px Teddy Pilette 11
29 13–14
23x15px Interscope Racing Penske-Ford PC4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 14 23x15px Danny Ongais 15–16
23x15px Équipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t M 15 23x15px Jean-Pierre Jabouille 10, 13–16
23x15px Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Ford DN5B
DN8
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 16 23x15px Tom Pryce 1–3
23x15px Renzo Zorzi 4–5
23x15px Riccardo Patrese 6–7, 9–11, 13–14, 16–17
23x15px Jackie Oliver 8
23x15px Arturo Merzario 12
23x15px Jean-Pierre Jarier 15
17 23x15px Renzo Zorzi 1–3
Australia Alan Jones 4–17
23x15px Durex Team Surtees Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 18 23x15px Hans Binder 1–6, 15–17
23x15px Team Surtees Australia Larry Perkins 7–9
23x15px Patrick Tambay 9
Australia Vern Schuppan 10–13
23x15px Lamberto Leoni 14
23x15px Beta Team Surtees 19 23x15px Vittorio Brambilla All
23x15px Walter Wolf Racing Wolf-Ford WR1
WR2
WR3
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 20 23x15px Jody Scheckter All
23x15px Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Ensign-Ford N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni All
23x15px Jacky Ickx 6
23x15px Theodore Racing Hong Kong Ensign-Ford N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 23 23x15px Patrick Tambay 10–17
23x15px Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh-Ford 308E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 24 23x15px Rupert Keegan 5–16
23x15px Hesketh Racing 25 23x15px Harald Ertl 5–9
Mexico Héctor Rebaque 11–13
23x15px Ian Ashley 14–16
39 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque 7–9
23x15px Ian Ashley 12–13
23x15px Ligier Gitanes Ligier-Matra JS7 Matra MS76 3.0 V12 G 26 23x15px Jacques Laffite All
27 23x15px Jean-Pierre Jarier 17
23x15px Williams Grand Prix Engineering March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 27 23x15px Patrick Nève 5, 7–16
23x15px Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford FD04
F5
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 28 23x15px Emerson Fittipaldi 1–16
29 23x15px Ingo Hoffmann 1–2
23x15px Chesterfield Racing March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 30 23x15px Brett Lunger 3–5
McLaren-Ford M23 7–16
23x15px LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC-Ford CRP1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 31 23x15px David Purley 5, 7–10
23x15px RAM Racing/F&S Properties March-Ford 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 32 Finland Mikko Kozarowitsky 8, 10
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Bleekemolen 13
33 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Hayje 3, 5–8, 13
23x15px RAM Racing 23x15px Andy Sutcliffe 10
23x15px ATS Racing Team Penske-Ford PC4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 33 23x15px Hans Binder 12, 14
34 23x15px Jean-Pierre Jarier 4–14
35 23x15px Hans Binder 13
23x15px Hans Heyer 11
File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Iberia Airlines McLaren-Ford M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 36 File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Emilio de Villota 5, 7–8, 10–12, 14
23x15px Team Merzario March-Ford 761B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 37 23x15px Arturo Merzario 5–7, 9–11, 13
23x15px British Formula One Team March-Ford 761
761B
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 38 23x15px Bernard de Dryver 7
23x15px Brian Henton 5, 10, 12
Netherlands HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen Boro-Ford 001 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 38 23x15px Brian Henton 13–14
Switzerland Jolly Club of Switzerland Apollon-Ford Fly Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 41 Switzerland Loris Kessel 14
23x15px Melchester Racing Surtees-Ford TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 44 23x15px Tony Trimmer 10
Australia Brian McGuire McGuire-Ford BM1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 45 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian McGuire 10
23x15px Meiritsu Racing Team Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 D 50 23x15px Kunimitsu Takahashi 17
23x15px Kojima Engineering Kojima-Ford KE009 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 B 51 23x15px Noritake Takahara 17
23x15px Heros Racing Corporation Kojima-Ford KE009 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 B 52 23x15px Kazuyoshi Hoshino 17

Season review

Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1 Argentina Argentine Grand Prix January 9 Oscar Gálvez 23x15px Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Report
2 23x15px Brazilian Grand Prix January 23 Interlagos Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Report
3 23x15px South African Grand Prix March 5 Kyalami 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
4 23x15px United States Grand Prix West April 3 Long Beach 23x15px Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report
5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix May 8 Jarama 23x15px Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report
6 23x15px Monaco Grand Prix May 22 Monaco 23x15px Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Report
7 23x15px Belgian Grand Prix June 5 Zolder 23x15px Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford Report
8 23x15px Swedish Grand Prix June 19 Scandinavian Raceway 23x15px Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Report
9 23x15px French Grand Prix July 3 Dijon-Prenois 23x15px Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report
10 23x15px British Grand Prix July 16 Silverstone 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
11 23x15px German Grand Prix July 31 Hockenheimring 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
12 23x15px Austrian Grand Prix August 14 Österreichring File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Shadow-Ford Report
13 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Grand Prix August 28 Zandvoort 23x15px Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
14 23x15px Italian Grand Prix September 11 Monza 23x15px Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Report
15 23x15px United States Grand Prix October 2 Watkins Glen 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
16 23x15px Canadian Grand Prix October 9 Mosport 23x15px Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Report
17 23x15px Japanese Grand Prix October 23 Fuji Speedway 23x15px James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report

1977 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver ARG
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BRA
23x15px
RSA
23x15px
USW
23x15px
ESP
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MON
23x15px
BEL
23x15px
SWE
23x15px
FRA
23x15px
GBR
23x15px
GER
23x15px
AUT
23x15px
NED
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ITA
23x15px
USA
23x15px
CAN
23x15px
JPN
23x15px
Pts
1 23x15px Niki Lauda Ret 3 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 5 2 1 2 1 2 4 72
2 23x15px Jody Scheckter 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 10 55
3 23x15px Mario Andretti 5 Ret Ret 1 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 9 Ret 47
4 File:Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Carlos Reutemann 3 1 8 Ret 2 3 Ret 3 6 15 4 4 6 Ret 6 Ret 2 42
5 23x15px James Hunt Ret 2 4 7 Ret Ret 7 12 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 40
6 23x15px Jochen Mass Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 9 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret 25
7 Australia Alan Jones Ret Ret 6 5 17 Ret 7 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 22
8 23x15px Gunnar Nilsson 5 12 8 5 Ret 1 19 4 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20
9 23x15px Patrick Depailler Ret Ret 3 4 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 2 3 20
10 23x15px Jacques Laffite NC Ret Ret 9 7 7 Ret 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 8 7 Ret 5 18
11 23x15px Hans Joachim Stuck Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 10 Ret 5 3 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12
12 23x15px Emerson Fittipaldi 4 4 10 5 14 Ret Ret 18 11 Ret DNQ 11 4 DNQ 13 Ret 11
13 23x15px John Watson Ret Ret 6 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 9
14 23x15px Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 12 Ret 9 5 Ret 6 16 Ret Ret 7
15 23x15px Carlos Pace 2 Ret 13 6
16 23x15px Vittorio Brambilla 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 13 8 5 15 12 Ret 19 6 8 6
17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 7 7 DNQ Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 5
18 23x15px Patrick Tambay DNQ Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret DNQ 5 Ret 5
19 23x15px Jean-Pierre Jarier 6 DNQ 11 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 1
20 23x15px Riccardo Patrese 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 Ret 10 6 1
21 23x15px Renzo Zorzi Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 1
22 23x15px Rupert Keegan Ret 12 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 Ret 0
23 23x15px Patrick Nève 12 10 15 DNQ 10 DNQ 9 DNQ 7 18 Ret 0
24 Australia Vern Schuppan 12 7 16 DNQ 0
25 23x15px Ingo Hoffmann Ret 7 0
26 23x15px Danny Ongais Ret 7 0
27 23x15px Alex Ribeiro Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ 11 DNQ 15 8 12 0
28 23x15px Hans Binder Ret Ret 11 11 9 Ret 12 8 DNQ 11 Ret Ret 0
29 23x15px Brett Lunger 14 Ret 10 11 DNQ 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 0
30 23x15px Harald Ertl Ret DNQ 9 16 DNQ 0
31 23x15px Jackie Oliver 9 0
32 23x15px Kunimitsu Takahashi 9 0
33 23x15px Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0
34 23x15px Brian Henton 10 DNQ DNQ DNQ DSQ DNQ 0
35 23x15px Jacky Ickx 10 0
36 23x15px Gilles Villeneuve 11 12 Ret 0
37 23x15px Kazuyoshi Hoshino 11 0
38 Australia Larry Perkins Ret 15 12 DNQ DNQ 0
39 23x15px David Purley DNQ 13 14 Ret DNPQ 0
40 File:Flag of Spain (1938–1945).svg Emilio de Villota 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ 0
41 23x15px Arturo Merzario Ret DNQ 14 Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0
42 23x15px Ian Ashley DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNS 0
23x15px Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0
23x15px Tom Pryce NC Ret Ret 0
Netherlands Boy Hayje Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ DNQ 0
Mexico Hector Rebaque DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0
23x15px Hans Heyer Ret 0
23x15px Bruno Giacomelli Ret 0
23x15px Noritake Takahara Ret 0
23x15px Conny Andersson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
23x15px Teddy Pilette DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Finland Mikko Kozarowitzky DNQ DNPQ 0
23x15px Bernard de Dryver DNQ 0
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Bleekemolen DNQ 0
23x15px Lamberto Leoni DNQ 0
Switzerland Loris Kessel DNQ 0
23x15px Giorgio Francia DNQ 0
23x15px Tony Trimmer DNPQ 0
23x15px Andy Sutcliffe DNPQ 0
23x15px Guy Edwards DNPQ 0
Australia Brian McGuire DNPQ 0
Pos Driver ARG
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BRA
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RSA
23x15px
USW
23x15px
ESP
Spain
MON
23x15px
BEL
23x15px
SWE
23x15px
FRA
23x15px
GBR
23x15px
GER
23x15px
AUT
23x15px
NED
Netherlands
ITA
23x15px
USA
23x15px
CAN
23x15px
JPN
23x15px
Pts


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