The 1977 Japanese Grand Prix started October 23rd, 1977 at 01:00 on Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan. Mario Andretti started from pole position with James Hunt next to him. John Watson started from third place.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 51 seconds James Hunt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Carlos Reutemann in second and Patrick Depailler in third place.
After the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 72 points. Lauda is 17 points ahead of Jody Scheckter.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 51 seconds James Hunt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Carlos Reutemann in second and Patrick Depailler in third place.
After the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 72 points. Lauda is 17 points ahead of Jody Scheckter.
Circuit
Location
Oyama, Japan
Date
October 23rd, 1977 at 01:00
Round
17/17
Winner
James Hunt
Winning time
1:31:51.68
Pole position
Mario Andretti
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #1 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:31:51.68 | 2 | 73 | 9 |
| 2 5 | #12 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1:02.45 | 7 | 73 | 6 |
| 3 12 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:06.39 | 15 | 73 | 4 |
| 4 8 | #17 Alan Jones | Shadow | +1:06.61 | 12 | 73 | 3 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Out of fuel | 5 | 72 | 2 |
| 6 7 | #16 Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | +1 Lap | 13 | 72 | 1 |
| 7 3 | #8 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | +1 Lap | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| 8 1 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +2 Laps | 9 | 71 | 0 |
| 9 13 | #50 Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 22 | 71 | 0 |
| 10 4 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +2 Laps | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| 11 | #52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | +2 Laps | 11 | 71 | 0 |
| 12 11 | #9 Alex Ribeiro | March | +4 Laps | 23 | 69 | 0 |
| - | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 14 | 63 | 0 |
| - | #22 Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 10 | 43 | 0 |
| - | #7 John Watson | Brabham | DNF (Gearbox) | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| - | #2 Jochen Mass | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 8 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #23 Patrick Tambay | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #3 Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #11 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #27 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Collision) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #51 Noritake Takahara | Kojima | DNF (Collision) | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #18 Hans Binder | Surtees | DNF (Collision) | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 10 | 72 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | 9 | 55 | -17 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 5 | 47 | -25 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | 42 | -30 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 5 | 40 | -32 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 2 | 25 | -47 | |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1 | 2 | 22 | -50 |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 1 | 2 | 20 | -52 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 20 | -52 | |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 18 | -54 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 2 | 12 | -60 | |
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | -61 | ||
| 13 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | 9 | -63 | |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1 | 7 | -65 | |
| 15 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 1 | 6 | -66 | |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 6 | -66 | ||
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 5 | -67 | ||
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 5 | -67 | ||
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1 | -71 | ||
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 1 | -71 | ||
| 21 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1 | -71 | ||
| 22 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 23 | Patrick Nève | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 24 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 25 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 0 | -72 | ||
| 26 | Danny Ongais | Penske | 0 | -72 | ||
| 27 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 28 | Hans Binder | Penske | 0 | -72 | ||
| 29 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | -72 | ||
| 30 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 31 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 0 | -72 | ||
| 32 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 0 | -72 | ||
| 33 | Ian Scheckter | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 34 | Brian Henton | Boro | 0 | -72 | ||
| 35 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 0 | -72 | ||
| 36 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | -72 | ||
| 37 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 0 | -72 | ||
| 38 | Larry Perkins | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 39 | David Purley | LEC | 0 | -72 | ||
| 40 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 0 | -72 | ||
| 41 | Arturo Merzario | Shadow | 0 | -72 | ||
| 42 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 43 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | -72 | ||
| 44 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | -72 | ||
| 45 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | -72 | ||
| 46 | Boy Lunger | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 47 | Hector Rebaque | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 48 | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 0 | -72 | ||
| 49 | Hans Heyer | Penske | 0 | -72 | ||
| 50 | Lamberto Leoni | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 51 | Conny Andersson | BRM | 0 | -72 | ||
| 52 | Teddy Pilette | BRM | 0 | -72 | ||
| 53 | Bernard de Dryver | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 54 | Mikko Kozarowitzky | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 55 | Andy Sutcliffe | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 56 | Guy Edwards | BRM | 0 | -72 | ||
| 57 | Loris Kessel | Apollon | 0 | -72 | ||
| 58 | Michael Bleekemolen | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 59 | Giorgio Francia | Brabham | 0 | -72 | ||
| 60 | Tony Trimmer | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 61 | Brian McGuire | McGuire | 0 | -72 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 16 | 95 | |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 5 | 7 | 62 | -33 |
| 3 | McLaren | 3 | 7 | 60 | -35 |
| 4 | Wolf | 3 | 9 | 55 | -40 |
| 5 | Brabham | 4 | 27 | -68 | |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 4 | 27 | -68 | |
| 7 | Shadow | 1 | 2 | 23 | -72 |
| 8 | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 18 | -77 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 11 | -84 | ||
| 10 | Ensign | 10 | -85 | ||
| 11 | Surtees | 6 | -89 | ||
| 12 | Penske | 1 | -94 | ||
| 13 | March | 0 | -95 | ||
| 14 | Hesketh | 0 | -95 | ||
| 15 | Kojima | 0 | -95 | ||
| 16 | LEC | 0 | -95 | ||
| 17 | BRM | 0 | -95 | ||
| 18 | Renault | 0 | -95 | ||
| 19 | Boro | 0 | -95 | ||
| 20 | Apollon | 0 | -95 | ||
| 21 | McGuire | 0 | -95 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |