1977 British Grand Prix

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The 1977 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 16, 1977.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Flag of the United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 68 1:31:46.06 1 9
2 11 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 68 +18.31 3 6
3 6 Flag of Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 68 +19.57 5 4
4 2 Flag of Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 68 +47.76 11 3
5 8 Flag of Germany Hans Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 68 + 1:11.73 7 2
6 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 67 + 1 Lap 15 1
7 17 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 12  
8 19 Flag of Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 8  
9 34 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 20  
10 27 Flag of Belgium Patrick Nève March-Ford 66 + 2 Laps 26  
11 40 Flag of Canada Gilles Villeneuve McLaren-Ford 66 + 2 Laps 9  
12 18 Flag of Australia Vern Schuppan Surtees-Ford 66 + 2 Laps 23  
13 30 Flag of the United States Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 64 + 4 Laps 19  
14 5 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 62 Engine 6  
15 12 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 62 + 6 Laps 14  
Ret 7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 60 Fuel system 2  
Ret 20 Flag of South Africa Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 59 Engine 4  
Ret 28 Flag of Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 42 Throttle 22  
Ret 37 Flag of Italy Arturo Merzario March-Ford 28 Transmission 17  
Ret 16 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Shadow-Ford 20 Fuel Pressure 25  
Ret 4 Flag of France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 16 Brakes 18  
Ret 15 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 16 Turbo 21  
Ret 10 Flag of South Africa Ian Scheckter March-Ford 6 Accident 24  
Ret 3 Flag of Sweden Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 3 Engine 16  
Ret 23 Flag of France Patrick Tambay Ensign-Ford 3 Electrical 10  
Ret 24 Flag of the United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 0 Accident 13  
DNQ 9 Flag of Brazil Alex Ribeiro March-Ford        
DNQ 22 Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford        
DNQ 38 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Henton March-Ford        
DNQ 36 Flag of Spain Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford        
DNPQ 31 Flag of the United Kingdom David Purley LEC-Ford        
DNPQ 33 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Sutcliffe March-Ford        
DNPQ 35 Flag of the United Kingdom Guy Edwards BRM        
DNPQ 44 Flag of the United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Surtees-Ford        
DNPQ 45 Flag of Australia Brian McGuire McGuire-Ford        
DNPQ 32 Flag of Finland Mikko Kozarowitzky March-Ford        

[edit] Notes

  • Fastest Lap: James Hunt 1:19.600
  • Gilles Villeneuve's Formula One debut
  • Debut of the Turbo Engine In Jabouille's Renault

[edit] References


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1977 French Grand Prix		 FIA Formula One World Championship
1977 season		 Next race:
1977 German Grand Prix
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1978 British Grand Prix
Awards
Preceded by
1976 United States Grand Prix West		 Formula One Promotional Trophy
for Race Promoter
1977		 Succeeded by
1978 British Grand Prix