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1977 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
17/17
Date
Oct 23, 1977 at 00:00 CET
Location
Oyama, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
4.359 m
Race distance
318.207 km (73 laps)
Hunt
Winner
1:31:51.680
Winning time
Andretti
Pole position
Scheckter
Fastest lap
1:14.300
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:31:51.680 | 2nd | 73 | 9 |
| 2 | #12 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1:02.450 | 7th | 73 | 6 |
| 3 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:06.390 | 15th | 73 | 4 |
| 4 | #17 Alan Jones | Shadow | +1:06.610 | 12th | 73 | 3 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Out of fuel | 5th | 72 | 2 |
| 6 | #16 Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | +1 lap | 13th | 72 | 1 |
| 7 | #8 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | +1 lap | 4th | 72 | |
| 8 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +2 laps | 9th | 71 | |
| 9 | #50 Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | +2 laps | 22nd | 71 | |
| 10 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +2 laps | 6th | 71 | |
| 11 | #52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | +2 laps | 11th | 71 | |
| 12 | #9 Alex Ribeiro | March | +4 laps | 23rd | 69 | |
| DNF | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | Gearbox | 14th | 63 | |
| DNF | #22 Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Engine | 10th | 43 | |
| DNF | #7 John Watson | Brabham | Gearbox | 3rd | 29 | |
| DNF | #2 Jochen Mass | McLaren | Engine | 8th | 28 | |
| DNF | #23 Patrick Tambay | Ensign | Engine | 16th | 14 | |
| DNF | #3 Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | Accident | 18th | 5 | |
| DNF | #11 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Accident | 20th | 5 | |
| DNF | #27 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Engine | 17th | 3 | |
| DNF | #18 Hans Binder | Surtees | Collision | 21st | 1 | |
| DNF | #51 Noritake Takahara | Kojima | Collision | 19th | 1 | |
| DNF | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Collision | 1st | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:12.230 | |
| 2 | #1 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:12.390 | +0.160 |
| 3 | #7 John Watson | Brabham | 1:12.490 | +0.260 |
| 4 | #8 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 1:13.010 | +0.780 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:13.080 | +0.850 |
| 6 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:13.150 | +0.920 |
| 7 | #12 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:13.320 | +1.090 |
| 8 | #2 Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:13.370 | +1.140 |
| 9 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:13.370 | +1.140 |
| 10 | #22 Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:13.520 | +1.290 |
| 11 | #52 Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 1:13.550 | +1.320 |
| 12 | #17 Alan Jones | Shadow | 1:13.560 | +1.330 |
| 13 | #16 Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 1:13.580 | +1.350 |
| 14 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:13.660 | +1.430 |
| 15 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:14.160 | +1.930 |
| 16 | #23 Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 1:14.220 | +1.990 |
| 17 | #27 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:14.250 | +2.020 |
| 18 | #3 Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1:14.260 | +2.030 |
| 19 | #51 Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 1:14.360 | +2.130 |
| 20 | #11 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:14.510 | +2.280 |
| 21 | #18 Hans Binder | Surtees | 1:14.730 | +2.500 |
| 22 | #50 Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 1:14.880 | +2.650 |
| 23 | #9 Alex Ribeiro | March | 1:15.010 | +2.780 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:14.300 | 72 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 10 | 72 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | 9 | 55 | -17 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | 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 | 0 | 2 | 25 | -47 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1 | 2 | 22 | -50 |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1 | 2 | 20 | -52 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 | 20 | -52 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 18 | -54 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 0 | 2 | 12 | -60 |
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 11 | -61 |
| 13 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 9 | -63 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 | 7 | -65 |
| 15 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 6 | -66 |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | 0 | 6 | -66 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 0 | 0 | 5 | -67 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 0 | 0 | 5 | -67 |
| 19 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 1 | -71 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 1 | -71 |
| 21 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 1 | -71 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 16 | 95 | |
| 2 | Lotus | Ford | 5 | 7 | 62 | -33 |
| 3 | McLaren | Ford | 3 | 7 | 60 | -35 |
| 4 | Wolf | Ford | 3 | 9 | 55 | -40 |
| 5 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 4 | 27 | -68 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 4 | 27 | -68 |
| 7 | Shadow | Ford | 1 | 2 | 23 | -72 |
| 8 | Ligier | Matra | 1 | 2 | 18 | -77 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 11 | -84 |
| 10 | Ensign | Ford | 0 | 0 | 10 | -85 |
| 11 | Surtees | Ford | 0 | 0 | 6 | -89 |
| 12 | Penske | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -94 |
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| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | 1:33.408 - Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | 1:36.944 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | 1:39.189 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | 1:41.319 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | 1:40.190 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve |
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| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | 1:56.597 - Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher |
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| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | 1:43.506 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | 1:46.326 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | 1:43.844 - Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | 1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite | Mario Andretti |
The 1977 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 23, 1977 on Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan. Mario Andretti started from pole position with James Hunt next to him. John Watson started from third place.
In 1 hour, 31 minutes and 51 seconds James Hunt finished the race in first place.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.