1977 Formula One season

sports 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:

EntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyresNoDriverRounds
Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren-FordM23
M26
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G1 James HuntAll
2 Jochen MassAll
14 Bruno Giacomelli14
40 Gilles Villeneuve10
Elf Team TyrrellTyrrell-FordP34Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G3 Ronnie PetersonAll
4 Patrick DepaillerAll
John Player Team LotusLotus-Ford78Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G5 Mario AndrettiAll
6 Gunnar NilssonAll
Martini RacingBrabham-Alfa RomeoBT45
BT45B
Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12G7 John WatsonAll
8 Carlos Pace1–3
Hans-Joachim Stuck4–17
21 Giorgio Francia14
Hollywood March RacingMarch-Ford761B
771
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G9 Alex RibeiroAll
Team Rothmans International10 Ian Scheckter1–2, 5–16
Hans-Joachim Stuck3
Brian Henton4
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari312T2Ferrari 015 3.0 F12G11 Niki Lauda1–15
Gilles Villeneuve17
12 Carlos ReutemannAll
21 Gilles Villeneuve16
Rotary Watches Stanley BRMBRMP207
P201B
BRM P202 3.0 V12
BRM P200 3.0 V12
G14 Larry Perkins2–3
35 Conny Andersson5, 7–9
Guy Edwards10
Stanley BRM40 Teddy Pilette11
2913–14
Interscope RacingPenske-FordPC4Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G14 Danny Ongais15–16
Équipe Renault ElfRenaultRS01Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6tM15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille10, 13–16
Shadow Racing TeamShadow-FordDN5B
DN8
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G16 Tom Pryce1–3
Renzo Zorzi4–5
Riccardo Patrese6–7, 9–11, 13–14, 16–17
Jackie Oliver8
Arturo Merzario12
Jean-Pierre Jarier15
17 Renzo Zorzi1–3
Alan Jones4–17
Durex Team SurteesSurtees-FordTS19Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G18 Hans Binder1–6, 15–17
Team Surtees Larry Perkins7–9
Patrick Tambay9
Vern Schuppan10–13
Lamberto Leoni14
Beta Team Surtees19 Vittorio BrambillaAll
Walter Wolf RacingWolf-FordWR1
WR2
WR3
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G20 Jody ScheckterAll
Team Tissot Ensign with CastrolEnsign-FordN177Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G22 Clay RegazzoniAll
Jacky Ickx6
Theodore Racing Hong KongEnsign-FordN177Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G23 Patrick Tambay10–17
Penthouse Rizla RacingHesketh-Ford308EFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G24 Rupert Keegan5–16
Hesketh Racing25 Harald Ertl5–9
Héctor Rebaque11–13
Ian Ashley14–16
39 Héctor Rebaque7–9
Ian Ashley12–13
Ligier GitanesLigier-MatraJS7Matra MS76 3.0 V12G26 Jacques LaffiteAll
27 Jean-Pierre Jarier17
Williams Grand Prix EngineeringMarch-Ford761Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G27 Patrick Nève5, 7–16
Copersucar-FittipaldiFittipaldi-FordFD04
F5
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G28 Emerson Fittipaldi1–16
29 Ingo Hoffmann1–2
Chesterfield RacingMarch-Ford761Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G30 Brett Lunger3–5
McLaren-FordM237–16
LEC Refrigeration RacingLEC-FordCRP1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G31 David Purley5, 7–10
RAM Racing/F&S PropertiesMarch-Ford761Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G32 Mikko Kozarowitsky8, 10
Michael Bleekemolen13
33 Boy Hayje3, 5–8, 13
RAM Racing Andy Sutcliffe10
ATS Racing TeamPenske-FordPC4Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G33 Hans Binder12, 14
34 Jean-Pierre Jarier4–14
35 Hans Binder13
Hans Heyer11
Iberia AirlinesMcLaren-FordM23Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G36 Emilio de Villota5, 7–8, 10–12, 14
Team MerzarioMarch-Ford761BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G37 Arturo Merzario5–7, 9–11, 13
British Formula One TeamMarch-Ford761
761B
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G38 Bernard de Dryver7
Brian Henton5, 10, 12
HB Bewaking AlarmsystemenBoro-Ford001Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G38 Brian Henton13–14
Jolly Club of SwitzerlandApollon-FordFlyFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G41 Loris Kessel14
Melchester RacingSurtees-FordTS19Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G44 Tony Trimmer10
Brian McGuireMcGuire-FordBM1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8G45 Brian McGuire10
Meiritsu Racing TeamTyrrell-Ford007Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8D50 Kunimitsu Takahashi17
Kojima EngineeringKojima-FordKE009Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8B51 Noritake Takahara17
Heros Racing CorporationKojima-FordKE009Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8B52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino17

Season review

RndRaceDateLocationWinning driverConstructorReport
1 Argentine Grand PrixJanuary 9Oscar Gálvez Jody ScheckterWolf-FordReport
2 Brazilian Grand PrixJanuary 23Interlagos Carlos ReutemannFerrariReport
3 South African Grand PrixMarch 5Kyalami Niki LaudaFerrariReport
4 United States Grand Prix WestApril 3Long Beach Mario AndrettiLotus-FordReport
5 Spanish Grand PrixMay 8Jarama Mario AndrettiLotus-FordReport
6 Monaco Grand PrixMay 22Monaco Jody ScheckterWolf-FordReport
7 Belgian Grand PrixJune 5Zolder Gunnar NilssonLotus-FordReport
8 Swedish Grand PrixJune 19Scandinavian Raceway Jacques LaffiteLigier-MatraReport
9 French Grand PrixJuly 3Dijon-Prenois Mario AndrettiLotus-FordReport
10 British Grand PrixJuly 16Silverstone James HuntMcLaren-FordReport
11 German Grand PrixJuly 31Hockenheimring Niki LaudaFerrariReport
12 Austrian Grand PrixAugust 14Österreichring Alan JonesShadow-FordReport
13 Dutch Grand PrixAugust 28Zandvoort Niki LaudaFerrariReport
14 Italian Grand PrixSeptember 11Monza Mario AndrettiLotus-FordReport
15 United States Grand PrixOctober 2Watkins Glen James HuntMcLaren-FordReport
16 Canadian Grand PrixOctober 9Mosport Jody ScheckterWolf-FordReport
17 Japanese Grand PrixOctober 23Fuji Speedway James HuntMcLaren-FordReport


1977 Drivers Championship final standings

PosDriverARG
BRA
RSA
USW
ESP
MON
BEL
SWE
FRA
GBR
GER
AUT
NED
ITA
USA
CAN
JPN
Pts
1 Niki LaudaRet312Ret22Ret521212472
2 Jody Scheckter1Ret2331RetRetRetRet2Ret3Ret311055
3 Mario Andretti5RetRet115Ret6114RetRetRet129Ret47
4 Carlos Reutemann318Ret23Ret3615446Ret6Ret242
5 James HuntRet247RetRet71231RetRetRetRet1Ret140
6 Jochen MassRetRet5Ret44Ret294Ret6Ret4Ret3Ret25
7 Alan JonesRetRet6517Ret7Ret1Ret3Ret4422
8 Gunnar Nilsson51285Ret11943RetRetRetRetRetRetRet20
9 Patrick DepaillerRetRet34RetRet84RetRetRet13RetRet142320
10 Jacques LaffiteNCRetRet977Ret186RetRet287Ret518
11 Hans Joachim StuckRetRet6Ret610Ret5337RetRetRet712
12 Emerson Fittipaldi4410514RetRet1811RetDNQ114DNQ13Ret11
13 John WatsonRetRet6DSQRetRetRet52RetRet8RetRet12RetRet9
14 Ronnie PetersonRetRetRetRet8Ret3Ret12Ret95Ret616RetRet7
15 Carlos Pace2Ret136
16 Vittorio Brambilla7Ret7RetRet84Ret13851512Ret19686
17 Clay Regazzoni6Ret9RetRetDNQRet77DNQRetRet55RetRet5
18 Patrick TambayDNQRet6Ret5RetDNQ5Ret5
19 Jean-Pierre Jarier6DNQ11118Ret9Ret14RetRet9Ret1
20 Riccardo Patrese9RetRetRet1013Ret1061
21 Renzo ZorziRet6RetRetRet1
22 Rupert KeeganRet12Ret1310RetRet7Ret98Ret0
23 Patrick Nève121015DNQ10DNQ9DNQ718Ret0
24 Vern Schuppan12716DNQ0
25 Ingo HoffmannRet70
26 Danny OngaisRet70
27 Alex RibeiroRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ8DNQ11DNQ158120
28 Hans BinderRetRet11119Ret128DNQ11RetRet0
29 Brett Lunger14Ret1011DNQ13Ret109Ret10110
30 Harald ErtlRetDNQ916DNQ0
31 Jackie Oliver90
32 Kunimitsu Takahashi90
33 Ian ScheckterRetRet11DNQRetRetNCRetRetRet10RetRetRet0
34 Brian Henton10DNQDNQDNQDSQDNQ0
35 Jacky Ickx100
36 Gilles Villeneuve1112Ret0
37 Kazuyoshi Hoshino110
38 Larry PerkinsRet1512DNQDNQ0
39 David PurleyDNQ1314RetDNPQ0
40 Emilio de Villota13DNQDNQDNQDNQ17DNQ0
41 Arturo MerzarioRetDNQ14RetRetDNQRetDNQ0
42 Ian AshleyDNQDNQDNQ17DNS0
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRetRetRetRetDNQ0
Tom PryceNCRetRet0
Boy HayjeRetDNQDNQNCDNQDNQ0
Hector RebaqueDNQDNQDNQRetDNQDNQ0
Hans HeyerRet0
Bruno GiacomelliRet0
Noritake TakaharaRet0
Conny AnderssonDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
Teddy PiletteDNQDNQDNQ0
Mikko KozarowitzkyDNQDNPQ0
Bernard de DryverDNQ0
Michael BleekemolenDNQ0
Lamberto LeoniDNQ0
Loris KesselDNQ0
Giorgio FranciaDNQ0
Tony TrimmerDNPQ0
Andy SutcliffeDNPQ0
Guy EdwardsDNPQ0
Brian McGuireDNPQ0
PosDriverARG
BRA
RSA
USW
ESP
MON
BEL
SWE
FRA
GBR
GER
AUT
NED
ITA
USA
CAN
JPN
Pts