1977 Formula 1 world championship

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Niki Lauda

Ferrari

72 pts

Jody Scheckter

Wolf

55 pts

Mario Andretti

Team Lotus

47 pts

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)

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