The 1977 USA West Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1977 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Long Beach, California, United States on Sunday, 3 April 1977. Niki Lauda started on pole position for Ferrari and Mario Andretti was the race winner in the Lotus Ford.
1977 USA West Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 80 | 1:51:35.470 | 1:51:35.470 | - | - | 1:22.916 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 80 | +0.773 | 1:51:36.243 | +0.773 | +0.773 | 1:22.753 | 62 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +4.857 | 1:51:40.327 | +4.857 | +4.084 | 1:22.855 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +1:14.487 | 1:52:49.957 | +1:14.487 | +1:09.630 | 1:23.523 | 12 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +1:20.908 | 1:52:56.378 | +1:20.908 | +6.421 | 1:23.664 | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:23.526 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:22.928 | 8 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:23.990 | 16 | ||||
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 78 | Electrical | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.131 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 10 | Brian Henton | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.233 | 18 | |||
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder | Austria | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:25.069 | 19 | ||||
| DNF | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 62 | Fuel System | 1:24.007 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 57 | Gearbox | 1:24.389 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 53 | Brakes | 1:24.705 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Alan Jones | Australia | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Gearbox | 1:23.730 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Handling | 1:23.701 | 15 | |||||
| DSQ | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 33 | Disqualified | 1:23.806 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | Renzo Zorzi | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Gearbox | 1:25.475 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Gearbox | 1:25.935 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Goodyear | 5 | Accident | 1:24.417 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | March Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Accident | 1:27.150 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 11 |