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.
1977 USA East Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | 1:58:23.267 | 1:58:23.267 | - | - | 1:52.890 | 59 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +2.026 | 1:58:25.293 | +2.026 | +2.026 | 1:53.403 | 59 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:18.879 | 1:59:42.146 | +1:18.879 | +1:16.853 | 1:58.332 | 40 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 59 | +1:40.615 | 2:00:03.882 | +1:40.615 | +21.736 | 1:58.924 | 35 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:48.138 | 2:00:11.405 | +1:48.138 | +7.523 | 1:57.401 | 43 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:59.392 | 55 | 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:59.787 | 58 | 10 | |||
| 8 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:59.155 | 58 | 20 | |||
| 9 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:58.260 | 55 | 16 | |||
| 10 | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:58.383 | 56 | 17 | ||
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder | Austria | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:57.779 | 56 | 25 | |||
| 12 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:57.901 | 45 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 18 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 56 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 2:01.344 | 56 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 56 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 23 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 56 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:51.854 | 56 | 5 | |||
| 17 | 25 | Ian Ashley | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:58.455 | 55 | 22 | ||
| 18 | 27 | Patrick Nève | Belgium | March Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 2:02.630 | 55 | 24 | |||
| 19 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 2:01.015 | 49 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 30 | Alternator | 2:03.564 | 21 | 14 | ||||
| DNF | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Accident | 2:03.437 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| DNF | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 14 | Accident | 2:00.699 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| DNF | 10 | Ian Scheckter | South Africa | March Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Accident | 2:05.665 | 5 | 21 | ||||
| DNF | 2 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Fuel Pump | 2:01.131 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| DNF | 14 | Danny Ongais | United States | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Accident | 2:06.808 | 6 | 26 | ||||
| DNF | 17 | Alan Jones | Australia | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Accident | 2:06.528 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| DNQ | 23 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ensign Ford | Goodyear |