1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
72 pts
2
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
55 pts
3
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
47 pts
1
Ferrari
95 pts
Niki Lauda is the 1977 Formula 1 World Champion. Lauda won 3 out of 17 races and scored a total of 72 points. With 17 points behind Jody Scheckter finished the season in second place and Mario Andretti as third. Ferrari won the 1977 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 95 points.
The season started with the 1977 Argentine Grand Prix on January 9th. The last race of the season was the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix on October 23rd.
Number of races
17 races
First race
Argentine Grand Prix (January 9th)
Last race
Japanese Grand Prix (October 23rd)
Most wins
Mario Andretti (4)
Most pole positions
Mario Andretti (7)
Most podiums
Niki Lauda (10)
Most top 5 finishes
Niki Lauda (12)
Most points finishes
Niki Lauda (12)
Most DNF's
John Watson (11)

1977 standings

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

1977 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Jan 9th
Argentine Grand Prix
#20 Jody Scheckter
Carlos Pace
Carlos Reutemann
James Hunt
Jan 23rd
Brazilian Grand Prix
#12 Carlos Reutemann
James Hunt
Niki Lauda
James Hunt
Mar 5th
South African Grand Prix
#11 Niki Lauda
Jody Scheckter
Patrick Depailler
James Hunt
Apr 3rd
United States Grand Prix West
#5 Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
May 8th
Spanish Grand Prix
#5 Mario Andretti
Carlos Reutemann
Jody Scheckter
Mario Andretti
May 22nd
Monaco Grand Prix
#20 Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
Carlos Reutemann
John Watson
Jun 5th
Belgian Grand Prix
#6 Gunnar Nilsson
Niki Lauda
Ronnie Peterson
Mario Andretti
Jun 19th
Swedish Grand Prix
#26 Jacques Laffite
Jochen Mass
Carlos Reutemann
Mario Andretti
Jul 3rd
French Grand Prix
#5 Mario Andretti
John Watson
James Hunt
Mario Andretti
Jul 16th
British Grand Prix
#1 James Hunt
Niki Lauda
Gunnar Nilsson
James Hunt
Jul 31st
German Grand Prix
#11 Niki Lauda
Jody Scheckter
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Jody Scheckter
Aug 14th
Austrian Grand Prix
#17 Alan Jones
Niki Lauda
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Niki Lauda
Aug 28th
Dutch Grand Prix
#11 Niki Lauda
Jacques Laffite
Jody Scheckter
Mario Andretti
Sep 11th
Italian Grand Prix
#5 Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Alan Jones
James Hunt
Oct 2nd
United States Grand Prix
#1 James Hunt
Mario Andretti
Jody Scheckter
James Hunt
Oct 9th
Canadian Grand Prix
#20 Jody Scheckter
Patrick Depailler
Jochen Mass
Mario Andretti
Oct 23rd
Japanese Grand Prix
#1 James Hunt
Carlos Reutemann
Patrick Depailler
Mario Andretti