1977 Alternate Formula One season

1977 Formula One season
Jody Scheckter entered the season as World Champion.
Season
Races	17
Start date	6th March 1977
Start Event	YPF Argentine Grand Prix
End date	30th October 1977
End Event	Fujifilm Japanese Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Season Yet To Start
Constructor's Champion	Season Yet To Start
Entrant's Champion	Season Yet To Start
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1976	1978

The 1977 Formula One season was the 28th season of Formula One. Jody Scheckter stayed at Ferrari to defend his title, with 1976 title rival Carlos Reutemann remaining at McLaren.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC [?]	Ferrari	312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	Template:Goodyear	1	Jody Scheckter	1-
					2	Template:FRA Patrick Depailler	1-
Template:GBR Team Tyrrell [?]	Tyrrell-Ford	009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	3	Template:FRA Didier Pironi	1-
					4	Héctor Rebaque	1-
Template:GBR John Player Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	5	Template:USA Mario Andretti	1-
					6	Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester	1-
Template:GBR Martini Racing [?]	Brabham-Ford	BT45B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Michelin	7	Template:GBR James Hunt	1-
					8	Lella Lombardi	1
						Template:FRA Patrick Tambay	2-
Template:GBR March Engineering [?]	March-Ford	March 771	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Bridgestone	9	Template:GBR Tom Pryce	1-
					10	Gianfranco Brancatelli	1-
Template:GBR Marlboro Team McLaren [?]	McLaren-Ford	M23B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	11	Carlos Reutemann	1-
					12	Template:USA Tom Sneva	1-
Template:FRA Équipe Renault Elf [?]	Martini-Renault	Martini MK23	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6T	Template:Michelin	14	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1-
					15	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-
Template:GBR Hollywood Shadow Racing Team [?]	Shadow-Alfa Romeo	Shadow DN5B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	Template:Goodyear	16	Template:GBR John Watson	1-
					17	Alex Riberio	1-
Template:GBR Williams Racing [?]	Williams-Ford	FW05B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Bridgestone	19	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	1-
					20	Template:AUS Alan Jones	1-
Template:GBR Team Ensign [?]	Ensign-Alfa Romeo	N176B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	Template:Bridgestone	21	Gunnar Nilsson	1-
					22	Ronnie Peterson	1-
Template:GBR Hesketh Racing [?]	Hesketh-Ford	308D/77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	23	Template:BEL Patrick Neve	1-2
						Leonhard von Gottorp	3-
					24	Giancarlo Martini	1-9, 14
						Template:GBR Brian Henton	10-12, 15
						Template:GBR Stephen South	13, 16-17
Template:FRA Ligier Gitanes [?]	Ligier-Matra	JS5B	Matra MS73 3.0 V12	Template:Michelin	25	Template:BEL Jacky Ickx	1-
					26	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	1-
Template:USA Team Penske [?]	Penske-Ford	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Michelin	27	Template:FRA Henri Pescarolo	1-10
					28	Template:USA Brett Lunger	1-8
Copersucar Team Fittipaldi [?]	Fittipaldi-Ford	FD04B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	30	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-
					31	Template:FRA François Migault	1-
Beta Utensili HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen [?]	Boro-Ford	Boro 002	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Bridgestone	32	Vittorio Brambilla	1-
					33	Freddy Kottulinsky	1-
Auto Moto Club Skofje Loka [?]	March-Volga	March 741	Volga 3012 3.0 V12	Template:Dunlop	34	Francy Jerancic	9
					35	Sead Alihodzic	9
Dywa [?]	Dywa-Renzo	Dywa-001	Renzo 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	35	Renzo Zorzi	4-8,10-14
					36	Alberto Colombo	4-8,10-14
ATS Racing Team [?]	Lola-Ford	Lola T390	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	37	Rolf Stommelen	4-8,10-14
					38	Mikko Kozarowitzky	4-8,10-14
F&S Properties [?]	Lola-Ford	Lola T380	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	39	Gijs van Lennep	11-12
					40	Boy Hayje	11-12
Theodore Racing Hong Kong [?]	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
					TBA	TBA	TBA
Iberia Airlines [?]	March-Ford	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	41	Emilio di Villota	4-8, 10-14
					42	Template:GBR Tony Trimmer	4-8, 10-14
Template:GBR B&S Fabrications [?]	March-Renzo	March 741	Renzo DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	43	Template:GBR Guy Edwards	4
						Template:BEL Bernard De Dryver	5
						Template:GBR Andy Sutcliffe	6
						Michael Bleekemolen	7
						Lamberto Leoni	8
						Template:GBR Divina Galica	10-11
					44	Emilio Zapico	4
						Conny Andersson	5, 11
						Template:GBR Ian Ashley	10
						Beppe Gabbiani	8
						Template:SUI Loris Kessel	6
						Template:AUT Hans Binder	7
Template:GBR Wheatcroft Racing [?]	Wheatcroft-Renzo	Wheatcroft R26-F	Renzo DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	45	Gimax	4-8
						Michael Tyrrell	10
					46	Template:AUT Otto Stuppacher	4-8, 10
Template:GBR Thistle Racing [?]	Thislte-Ford	TH-1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	47	Template:GBR Amos Saxon	10
					48	Template:GBR Jody Pulver	10
Kojima Engineering [?]	Kojima-Ford	KE-009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	50	Masahiro Hasemi	17
					51	Hans-Joachim Stuck	17
Template:GBR North Star Racing [?]	Lola-Ford	Lola T980	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	52	Template:AUT Harald Ertl	4-7, 10
					53	William Ferguson	4-6, 10
						Template:FRA Gabriel Château	7
Mitsuoka [?]	March-TBA	TBA	TBA	Template:Dunlop	54	Akio Mitsuoka	17
					55	Naoki Nagasaki	17
MADI [?]	MADI-Volga	MADI-02	Volga 3012 3.0 V12	Template:Dunlop	54	Angelina Sokoloff	9
					55	Vladislav Barkovskii	9
Lucky Strike Racing [?]	Lola-Ford	Lola T380	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	56	Eddie Keizan	2
					57	Ian Scheckter	2
Heros Racing Corporation [?]	Heros-Ford	Heros HER-001	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	58	Kuniomi Nagamatsu	17
					59	Hiroshi Takagi	17
Template:GBR LEC Refrigeration Racing [?]	LEC-Ford	LEC CRP1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	60	Template:GBR David Purley	4
						Bruno Giacomelli	5, 7-8, 10-14
					61	Riccardo Patrese	4-5, 7-8, 10-14
Scuderia Everest [?]	March-Ford	March 751	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	62	Maurizio Flammini	4-8
						Roberto Marazzi	10-14
					63	Piercarlo Ghinzani	4-8, 10-14
Escuderia Hernandez [?]	Hernandez-Ford	Hernandez HB.2	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	65	Nestor Garcia Veiga	1
					66	Héctor Luis Gradassi	1
Template:AUS Brian McGuire Racing [?]	McGuire-Ford	McGuire BM1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	67	Template:AUS Brian McGuire	10
					68	TBA	10
Template:USA Avon Racing [?]	Avon-Ford	Avon BG55	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	70	Template:USA Javier Garcia	3,15-16
					71	Template:AUS Warwick Brown	3,15
						TBA	16
Template:SUI Jolly Club of Switzerland [?]	Apollon-Ford	Apollon Fly	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	72	Template:SUI Loris Kessel	14
					73	Giorgio Francia	14
Template:USA Interscope Racing [?]	Interscope-Ford	PC3-I	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	74	Template:USA Danny Ongais	3,14-15
					75	Template:GBR Brian Redman	3,14-15
Template:USA Gilmore Racing [?]	March-Ford	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	76	Template:USA A.J. Foyt	3,14-15
					77	Template:USA Jerry Sneva	3,14-15
Template:BEL Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant [?]	March-Ford	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	91	Template:BEL Pierre Dieudonné	6-8, 14
					92	Template:BEL Herve Regout	6-8, 14
Template:USA Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing [?]	Parnelli-Ford	VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Dunlop	98	Template:GBR Derek Bell	3,14-15
					99	Template:USA Jim Busby	3,14-15

Season Calendar

World Championship Grand Prix

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant	Reject of the Race	Drive of the Race
1	YPF Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	6 March	Template:FRA Patrick Depailler	Template:USA Tom Sneva	Template:USA Tom Sneva	Template:GBR McLaren-Ford	Template:GBR Marlboro Team McLaren	Ferrari	Template:USA Tom Sneva
2	Citizen South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	27 March	Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester	Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester	Template:FRA Patrick Depailler	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Template:FRA Didier Pironi Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester's brake pedal	Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester
3	Template:USA Toyota United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	10 April	Template:FRA Patrick Depailler	Template:USA Tom Sneva	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Carlos Reutemann	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni
4	RACE Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito del Jarama	1 May	Template:FRA Patrick Depailler	Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester	Template:USA Mario Andretti	Template:GBR Lotus-Ford	Template:GBR John Player Team Lotus	Template:USA Tom Sneva	Template:USA Mario Andretti
5	Template:BEL Marlboro Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit Zolder	15 May	Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Template:GBR Tyrrell	Jody Scheckter
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	29 May
7	Template:FRA FFSA French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	4 July
8	Marlboro Tuscan Grand Prix	Mugello Circuit	26 June
9	Soviet Grand Prix	Bikernieki Circuit	10 July
10	Template:GBR John Player Special British Grand Prix	Silverstone	24 July
11	Autorensport Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	31 July
12	AvD German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	14 August
13	Template:AUT Gröbl Möbel Austrian Grand Prix	Laudaring	21 August
14	Arexons Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	11 September
15	Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport Park	2 October
16	Template:USA First National City United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	9 October
17	Fujifilm Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	30 October

Non-Championship Events

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Template:GBR XXIX BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	22nd May
2	1977 Troféu Dino Ferrari	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	TBA
3	Template:GBR 1977 Oulton Park International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	TBA

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Driver ARG RSA USW Template:USA ESP BEL Template:BEL MON FRA Template:FRA TUS SOV GBR Template:GBR NED GER AUT Template:AUT ITA CAN USA Template:USA JPN Pts 1 Template:USA Mario Andretti 2 2 Ret 1 9 21 2 Template:USA Tom Sneva 1 Ret 2 Ret 3 19 3 Jody Scheckter Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 18 4 Template:FRA Patrick Depailler 14† 1 Ret Ret 2 15 5 Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret 9 6 Carlos Reutemann 3 Ret 4 Ret 4 9 7 Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni 5 6 3 6 8 8 8 Template:GBR James Hunt Ret 3 Ret 4 6 8 9 Template:FRA Jacques Laffite Ret Ret Ret 3 5 6 10 Ronnie Peterson Ret 4 5 8 13 5 11 Template:BEL Jacky Ickx 8 5 9 12 11 2 12 Template:AUS Alan Jones Ret 9 Ret 5 7 2 13 Template:FRA Didier Pironi 6 Ret Ret Ret 18† 1 14 Vittorio Brambilla Ret 7 6 9 16 1 — Template:GBR Tom Pryce 7 Ret Ret Ret 12 0 — Gunnar Nilsson Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 0 — Template:FRA François Migault Ret 11 Ret 7 14 0 — Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret Ret 8 14 Ret 0 — Emerson Fittipaldi 9 Ret Ret 11 15 0 — Héctor Rebaque Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 12 Ret 10† Ret Ret 0 — Template:FRA Patrick Tambay 13† Ret 10 10 0 — Lella Lombardi 10 0 — Héctor Luis Gradassi 11 0 — Template:GBR John Watson 13 12 Ret DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Rolf Stommelen 13 17 0 — Maurizio Flammini 15 DNPQ 0 — Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Freddy Kottulinsky Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Mikko Kozarowitsky Ret Ret 0 — Alex Ribeiro DNQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Emilio di Villota DNPQ Ret 0 — Template:GBR Brian Redman Ret 0 — Template:USA Danny Ongais Ret 0 — Template:USA Brett Lunger DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Template:FRA Henri Pescarolo DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Piercarlo Ghinzani DNQ DNPQ 0 — Template:GBR Tony Trimmer DNPQ DNQ 0 — Nestor Garcia Veiga DNQ 0 — Giancarlo Martini DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Leonhard von Gottorp DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Template:BEL Patrick Nève DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Riccardo Patrese DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Template:AUT Harald Ertl DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Template:GBR Guy Edwards DNPQ DNPQ 0 — William Ferguson DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Emilio Zapico DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Renzo Zorzi DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Gimax DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Alberto Colombo DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Template:AUT Otto Stuppacher DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Eddie Keizan DNPQ 0 — Ian Scheckter DNPQ 0 — Template:USA A.J. Foyt DNPQ 0 — Template:USA Jerry Sneva DNPQ 0 — Template:GBR Derek Bell DNPQ 0 — Template:USA Jim Busby DNPQ 0 — Template:AUS Warwick Brown DNPQ 0 — Template:USA Javier Garcia DNPQ 0 — Template:GBR David Purley DNPQ 0 — Bruno Giacomelli DNPQ 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

Constructor's Championship

Pos Driver # ARG RSA USW Template:USA ESP BEL Template:BEL MON FRA Template:FRA TUS SOV GBR Template:GBR NED GER AUT Template:AUT ITA CAN USA Template:USA JPN Pts 1 Ferrari 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 33 2 14† 1 Ret Ret 2 2 Template:GBR Lotus-Ford 5 2 2 Ret 1 9 30 6 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Template:GBR McLaren-Ford 11 3 Ret 4 Ret 4 30 12 1 Ret 2 Ret 3 4 Template:GBR Williams-Ford 19 5 6 3 6 8 10 20 Ret 9 Ret 5 7 5 Template:GBR Brabham-Ford 7 Ret 3 Ret 4 6 8 8 10 13† Ret 10 10 6 Template:FRA Ligier-Matra 25 Ret Ret Ret 3 5 8 26 8 5 9 12 11 7 Template:GBR Ensign-Alfa Romeo 21 Ret 4 5 8 13 5 22 Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 8 Template:GBR Tyrrell-Ford 3 6 Ret Ret Ret 18† 1 4 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 Boro-Ford 32 Ret 7 6 9 16 1 33 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ — Template:GBR March-Ford 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 12 0 10 Ret Ret 8 14 Ret 41 DNPQ Ret 42 DNPQ DNQ 62 15 DNPQ 63 DNQ DNPQ 76 DNPQ 77 DNPQ — Fittipaldi-Ford 30 9 Ret Ret Ret 15 0 31 Ret 11 Ret 7 14 — Template:FRA Martini-Renault 14 12 Ret 10† Ret Ret 0 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret — Hernandez-Ford 65 11 0 66 DNQ — Template:GBR Shadow-Alfa Romeo 16 13 12 Ret DNPQ DNPQ 0 17 DNQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ — Template:GBR Lola-Ford 37 13 17 0 38 Ret Ret 52 DNPQ DNPQ 53 DNPQ DNPQ 56 DNPQ 57 DNPQ — Template:USA Interscope-Ford 74 Ret 0 75 Ret — Template:USA Penske-Ford 16 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 17 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ — Template:GBR Hesketh-Ford 23 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 24 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ — Template:USA Parnelli-Ford 98 DNPQ 0 99 DNPQ — Template:USA Avon-Ford 70 DNPQ 0 71 DNPQ — Template:GBR LEC-Ford 60 DNPQ DNPQ 0 61 DNPQ DNPQ — Template:GBR March-Renzo 43 DNPQ DNPQ 0 44 DNPQ DNPQ — Dywa-Renzo 35 DNPQ DNPQ 0 36 DNPQ DNPQ — Template:GBR Wheatcroft-Renzo 45 DNPQ DNPQ 0 46 DNPQ DNPQ Entrant's Championship Pos Driver # ARG RSA USW Template:USA ESP BEL Template:BEL MON FRA Template:FRA TUS SOV GBR Template:GBR NED GER AUT Template:AUT ITA CAN USA Template:USA JPN Pts 1 Template:GBR Marlboro Team McLaren 11 3 13 12 1 2 Template:GBR John Player Team Lotus 5 2 9 6 4 3 Template:GBR Williams Racing 19 5 2 20 Ret 4 Template:GBR Team Tyrrell 3 6 1 4 Ret