1977 Elite Racing League season

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1977 Elite Racing League season
Previous: 1976 Next: 1978
Drivers Champion Manufacturers Champion
Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi Template:GBR McLaren-Ford

The 1977 Elite Racing League season was the 18th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by Formula 1 champion, Emerson Fittipaldi whilst his team that he was driving for, McLaren, also won the Constructors Championship, like in 1976 the titles were decided in Argentina which was the penultimate race.

This season also saw a pretty big shake up in the ERL, this would be the biggest until the 1980 regulation changes.

Season Review

Rnd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor
1 Flag of Brazil svg.png Brazilian Grand Prix Interlagos Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi Template:GBR McLaren-Ford
2 Template:USA United States Grand Prix Sonoma Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter Template:GBR Mike Wilds Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
3 Flag of South Africa svg.png South African Grand Prix Kyalami Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
4 Flag of Europe svg.png European Grand Prix Mugello Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi Template:USA Mario Andretti Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Template:GBR Lotus-Ford
5 Template:GBR British Grand Prix Silverstone Template:USA Mario Andretti Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
6 Flag of Germany svg.png German Grand Prix Hockenheimring Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
7 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Template:GBR Mike Wilds Template:GBR BRM
8 Template:FRA French Grand Prix Magny-Cours Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
9 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi Template:FRA Jacques Laffite Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi Template:GBR McLaren-Ford
10 Flag of Spain svg.png Spanish Grand Prix Jarama Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
11 Flag of Italy svg.png Italian Grand Prix Monza Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter Template:FRA Jacques Laffite Template:FRA Renault
12 Flag of Canada svg.png Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter Template:USA Mario Andretti Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter Template:GBR McLaren-Ford
13 Flag of Argentina svg.png Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aries Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Template:AUT Hans Binder Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Template:GBR Lotus-Ford
14 Flag of Japan svg.png Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson Template:GBR Lotus-Ford

Teams and Drivers

Honda along with Chris Amon both withdrew from the championship at the end of 1976 due to other commitments, Honda would later return to partner McLaren and then re-enter its factory team from 2005.

This was BRM's last season in both Formula 1 and the Elite Racing League.

This was Ronnie Peterson's last season in the championship due to him wanting to commit to Formula 1.

Renault debuted in this season thanks to Jacques Laffite persuading the team owners to takeover the vacant Honda spot.

Gilles Vileneuve became the first future F1 world champion to debut in the series since Niki Lauda and Jody Scheckter at the start of the decade. (Note: Fittipaldi doesnt count as he entered after he won his Formula 1 titles.) - Scheckter would return for this season for a one off appearance for McLaren following a successful 2nd place in the 1977 F1 season.

Michelin debuted as a tyre supplier for Renault.

Team Constructor Engine Tyres # Driver Rounds
Template:GBR BRM Racing BRM BRM P200 3.0 V12 Template:Goodyear 1 Template:GBR Guy Edwards All
2 Template:GBR Mike Wilds All
Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 Template:Goodyear 3 Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni All
4 Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve All
Template:GBR Team Lotus Lotus-Ford Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Template:Goodyear 5 Template:USA Mario Andretti All
6 Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson All
Template:GBR Team McLaren McLaren-Ford Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Template:Goodyear 7 Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi All
8 Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter All
Template:USA Penske Car Racing Penske-Ford Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Template:Goodyear 9 Template:USA Danny Ongais All
10 Template:AUT Hans Binder All
Template:FRA Elf Equipe Renault Renault Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t Template:Michelin 11 Template:FRA Jacques Laffite All
12 Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille All

Drivers Championship

Pos. Driver Points
1 Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi 54
2 Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson 49
3 Flag of Canada svg.png Gilles Vileneuve 38
4 Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni 34
5 Flag of South Africa svg.png Jody Scheckter 33
6 Template:FRA Jacques Laffite 28
7 Template:AUT Hans Binder 24
8 Template:GBR Mike Wilds 23
9 Template:GBR Guy Edwards 23
10 Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille 18
11 Template:USA Danny Ongais 16
12 Template:USA Mario Andretti 10

Constructors Championship

Pos. Constructor Points
1 Template:GBR McLaren-Ford 87
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari 72
3 Template:GBR Lotus-Ford 59
4 Template:GBR BRM 46
5 Template:FRA Renault 46
6 Template:USA Penske-Ford 40
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