1977 United States Grand Prix

The 1977 USA East Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1977 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 2 October 1977. James Hunt started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1977 Drivers’ Championship and Niki Lauda won the title for the second time.

1977 USA East Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapStartedPoints
11James HuntGreat BritainMcLaren FordGoodyear591:58:23.2671:58:23.267--1:52.8905919
25Mario AndrettiUnited StatesLotus FordGoodyear59+2.0261:58:25.293+2.026+2.0261:53.4035946
320Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaWolf FordGoodyear59+1:18.8791:59:42.146+1:18.879+1:16.8531:58.3324094
411Niki LaudaAustriaFerrariGoodyear59+1:40.6152:00:03.882+1:40.615+21.7361:58.9243573
522Clay RegazzoniSwitzerlandEnsign FordGoodyear59+1:48.1382:00:11.405+1:48.138+7.5231:57.40143192
612Carlos ReutemannArgentinaFerrariGoodyear58+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:59.3925561
726Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier MatraGoodyear58+1 lap1 lap1:59.7875810
824Rupert KeeganGreat BritainHesketh FordGoodyear58+1 lap1 lap1:59.1555820
916Jean-Pierre JarierFranceShadow FordGoodyear58+1 lap1 lap1:58.2605516
1030Brett LungerUnited StatesMcLaren FordGoodyear57+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:58.3835617
1118Hans BinderAustriaSurtees FordGoodyear57+2 laps2 laps1:57.7795625
127John WatsonGreat BritainBrabham Alfa RomeoGoodyear57+2 laps2 laps1:57.901453
1328Emerson FittipaldiBrazilFittipaldi FordGoodyear57+2 laps2 laps18
144Patrick DepaillerFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear56+3 laps3 laps1 lap2:01.344568
159Alex RibeiroBrazilMarch FordGoodyear56+3 laps3 laps23
163Ronnie PetersonSwedenTyrrell FordGoodyear56+3 laps3 laps1:51.854565
1725Ian AshleyGreat BritainHesketh FordGoodyear55+4 laps4 laps1 lap1:58.4555522
1827Patrick NèveBelgiumMarch FordGoodyear55+4 laps4 laps2:02.6305524
1919Vittorio BrambillaItalySurtees FordGoodyear54+5 laps5 laps1 lap2:01.0154911
DNF15Jean Pierre JabouilleFranceRenaultMichelin30Alternator2:03.5642114
DNF6Gunnar NilssonSwedenLotus FordGoodyear17Accident2:03.437712
DNF8Hans-Joachim StuckGermanyBrabham Alfa RomeoGoodyear14Accident2:00.69972
DNF10Ian ScheckterSouth AfricaMarch FordGoodyear10Accident2:05.665521
DNF2Jochen MassGermanyMcLaren FordGoodyear8Fuel Pump2:01.131715
DNF14Danny OngaisUnited StatesPenske FordGoodyear6Accident2:06.808626
DNF17Alan JonesAustraliaShadow FordGoodyear3Accident2:06.528313
DNQ23Patrick TambayFranceEnsign FordGoodyear

1977 United States Grand Prix