23 Jan 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix
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The 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1977 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 23 January 1977. James Hunt started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and Carlos Reutemann was the race winner for Ferrari.
1977 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | 1:45:07.720 | 1:45:07.720 | - | - | 2:35.960 | 12 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +10.710 | 1:45:18.430 | +10.710 | +10.710 | 2:34.550 | 33 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | +1:47.510 | 1:46:55.230 | +1:47.510 | +1:36.800 | 2:37.400 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:37.450 | 18 | 16 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:36.130 | 30 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:41.960 | 7 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 29 | Ingo Hoffmann | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 38 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 2:40.990 | 10 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 33 | Accident | 7 laps | 5 laps | 2:36.840 | 5 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Engine | 7 laps | 2:36.440 | 10 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Hans Binder | Austria | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Suspension | 8 laps | 1 lap | 2:42.720 | 4 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 30 | Accident | 10 laps | 2 laps | 2:36.420 | 12 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 26 | Accident | 14 laps | 4 laps | 2:36.520 | 4 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Accident | 17 laps | 3 laps | 2:35.970 | 12 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 19 | Ignition | 21 laps | 4 laps | 2:35.700 | 13 | 3 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Engine | 24 laps | 3 laps | 2:41.780 | 5 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Accident | 28 laps | 4 laps | 2:35.930 | 11 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Accident | 28 laps | 2:36.510 | 10 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Accident | 28 laps | 2:36.030 | 11 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 11 | Accident | 29 laps | 1 lap | 2:38.250 | 10 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 11 | Engine | 29 laps | 2:37.110 | 4 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Ian Scheckter | South Africa | March Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Transmission | 39 laps | 10 laps | 2:53.980 | 1 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Larry Perkins | Australia | BRM | Goodyear | 1 | Overheating | 39 laps | 3:15.300 | 1 | 22 |