The 1977 United States Grand Prix started October 2nd, 1977 at 01:00 on Watkins Glen in New York State, USA. James Hunt started from pole position with Hans-Joachim Stuck next to him. John Watson started from third place.
After 1 hour, 58 minutes and 23 seconds James Hunt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Mario Andretti in second and Jody Scheckter in third place.
After the 1977 United States Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 72 points. Lauda is 25 points ahead of Mario Andretti.
After 1 hour, 58 minutes and 23 seconds James Hunt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Mario Andretti in second and Jody Scheckter in third place.
After the 1977 United States Grand Prix, Niki Lauda is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 72 points. Lauda is 25 points ahead of Mario Andretti.
Circuit
Location
New York State, USA
Date
October 2nd, 1977 at 01:00
Round
15/17
Winner
James Hunt
Winning time
1:58:23.267
Pole position
James Hunt
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:58:23.267 | 1 | 59 | 9 |
| 2 2 | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +0:02.026 | 4 | 59 | 6 |
| 3 6 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +1:18.879 | 9 | 59 | 4 |
| 4 3 | #11 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | +1:40.615 | 7 | 59 | 3 |
| 5 14 | #22 Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | +1:48.138 | 19 | 59 | 2 |
| 6 | #12 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 6 | 58 | 1 |
| 7 3 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| 8 12 | #24 Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | +1 Lap | 20 | 58 | 0 |
| 9 7 | #16 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | +1 Lap | 16 | 58 | 0 |
| 10 7 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | +2 Laps | 17 | 57 | 0 |
| 11 14 | #18 Hans Binder | Surtees | +2 Laps | 25 | 57 | 0 |
| 12 9 | #7 John Watson | Brabham | +2 Laps | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| 13 5 | #28 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 18 | 57 | 0 |
| 14 6 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| 15 8 | #9 Alex Ribeiro | March | +3 Laps | 23 | 56 | 0 |
| 16 11 | #3 Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| 17 5 | #25 Ian Ashley | Hesketh | +4 Laps | 22 | 55 | 0 |
| 18 6 | #27 Patrick Nève | March | +4 Laps | 24 | 55 | 0 |
| 19 8 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +5 Laps | 11 | 54 | 0 |
| - | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Alternator) | 14 | 30 | 0 |
| - | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #8 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #10 Ian Scheckter | March | DNF (Accident) | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #2 Jochen Mass | McLaren | DNF (Fuel pump) | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #14 Danny Ongais | Penske | DNF (Accident) | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #17 Alan Jones | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #23 Patrick Tambay | Ensign | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 10 | 72 | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 5 | 47 | -25 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 8 | 46 | -26 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 5 | 36 | -36 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 4 | 31 | -41 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1 | 21 | -51 | |
| 7 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 1 | 2 | 20 | -52 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 16 | -56 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1 | 2 | 16 | -56 |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 2 | 12 | -60 | |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | -61 | ||
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 10 | -62 | |
| 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 | 5 | -67 | ||
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 5 | -67 | ||
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 3 | -69 | ||
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1 | -71 | ||
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1 | -71 | ||
| 21 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 22 | Patrick Nève | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 23 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 24 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 0 | -72 | ||
| 25 | Hans Binder | Penske | 0 | -72 | ||
| 26 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 27 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | -72 | ||
| 28 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 0 | -72 | ||
| 29 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 30 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 0 | -72 | ||
| 31 | Ian Scheckter | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 32 | Brian Henton | Boro | 0 | -72 | ||
| 33 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 0 | -72 | ||
| 34 | Gilles Villeneuve | McLaren | 0 | -72 | ||
| 35 | Larry Perkins | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 36 | David Purley | LEC | 0 | -72 | ||
| 37 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 0 | -72 | ||
| 38 | Arturo Merzario | Shadow | 0 | -72 | ||
| 39 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 40 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 0 | -72 | ||
| 41 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | -72 | ||
| 42 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | -72 | ||
| 43 | Boy Lunger | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 44 | Hector Rebaque | Hesketh | 0 | -72 | ||
| 45 | Hans Heyer | Penske | 0 | -72 | ||
| 46 | Danny Ongais | Penske | 0 | -72 | ||
| 47 | Lamberto Leoni | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 48 | Conny Andersson | BRM | 0 | -72 | ||
| 49 | Teddy Pilette | BRM | 0 | -72 | ||
| 50 | Bernard de Dryver | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 51 | Mikko Kozarowitzky | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 52 | Andy Sutcliffe | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 53 | Guy Edwards | BRM | 0 | -72 | ||
| 54 | Loris Kessel | Apollon | 0 | -72 | ||
| 55 | Michael Bleekemolen | March | 0 | -72 | ||
| 56 | Giorgio Francia | Brabham | 0 | -72 | ||
| 57 | Tony Trimmer | Surtees | 0 | -72 | ||
| 58 | Brian McGuire | McGuire | 0 | -72 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 15 | 89 | |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 5 | 7 | 62 | -27 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 5 | 47 | -42 |
| 4 | Wolf | 2 | 8 | 46 | -43 |
| 5 | Brabham | 4 | 27 | -62 | |
| 6 | Shadow | 1 | 2 | 17 | -72 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 2 | 17 | -72 | |
| 8 | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 16 | -73 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 11 | -78 | ||
| 10 | Ensign | 8 | -81 | ||
| 11 | Surtees | 5 | -84 | ||
| 12 | Penske | 1 | -88 | ||
| 13 | Hesketh | 0 | -89 | ||
| 14 | March | 0 | -89 | ||
| 15 | LEC | 0 | -89 | ||
| 16 | BRM | 0 | -89 | ||
| 17 | Renault | 0 | -89 | ||
| 18 | Boro | 0 | -89 | ||
| 19 | Apollon | 0 | -89 | ||
| 20 | McGuire | 0 | -89 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Carlos Sainz | 1:38.139 - Yuki Tsunoda | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc | 1:38.788 - George Russell | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:38.485 - Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:36.169 - Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:37.392 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:37.766 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:39.877 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.666 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:41.379 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Romain Grosjean | Mark Webber | 1:39.856 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | 1:39.347 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:13.117 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:12.719 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Tiago Monteiro | 1:11.497 - Michael Schumacher | Jarno Trulli |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Takuma Sato | 1:10.399 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Kimi Räikkönen | |
| 2002 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Jean Alesi | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Eddie Cheever | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Pace | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1971 | #9 François Cevert | Jo Siffert | Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #24 Emerson Fittipaldi | Pedro Rodríguez | Reine Wisell | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Piers Courage | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #15 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Mario Andretti | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #1 Jim Clark | Jochen Rindt | John Surtees | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #3 Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jack Brabham | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #3 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jo Siffert | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #1 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | Graham Hill | |
| 1962 | #8 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #15 Innes Ireland | Dan Gurney | Tony Brooks | Jack Brabham | |
| 1960 | #5 Stirling Moss | Innes Ireland | Bruce McLaren | Stirling Moss | |
| 1959 | #9 Bruce McLaren | Maurice Trintignant | Tony Brooks | Stirling Moss |