The 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 23 January 1977.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1 James Hunt McLaren-Ford2:30.1112 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari2:30.1823 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford2:30.3534 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford2:30.3645 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo2:30.5756 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford2:30.6967 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo2:31.0978 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford2:31.6389 Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford2:31.69910 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford2:32.141011 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford2:32.191112 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford2:32.221213 Niki Lauda Ferrari2:32.371314 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra2:32.431415 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford2:32.811516 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford2:32.941617 Ian Scheckter March-Ford2:33.461718 Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford2:34.621819 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi-Ford2:35.571920 Hans Binder Surtees-Ford2:35.792021 Alex Ribeiro March-Ford2:36.192122 Larry Perkins BRM2:42.2222
Race
Report James Hunt took pole again with Carlos Reutemann second and Mario Andretti third on the grid. Home hero Carlos Pace took the lead at the start, with Hunt dropping behind Reutemann as well but soon Hunt was back behind Pace and attacking. There was contact, and Hunt took the lead whereas Pace had to pit for repairs. Hunt led Reutemann until he began to suffer from tyre troubles and was passed by Reutemann. Hunt pitted for new tyres, and rejoined fourth and soon passed Niki Lauda in the Ferrari and John Watson to reclaim second. Reutemann marched on to victory, Hunt was second and Lauda third after Watson crashed out.
Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 40 1:45:07.72 2 9 2 1 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 40 + 10.71 1 6 3 11 Niki Lauda Ferrari 40 + 1:47.51 13 4 4 28 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 16 3 5 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 10 2 6 17 Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 18 1 7 29 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 19 8 Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 33 Accident 5 16 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 33 Engine 12 18 Hans Binder Surtees-Ford 32 Suspension 20 7 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 30 Accident 7 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 26 Accident 14 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 23 Accident 6 5 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 19 Ignition 3 9 Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 16 Engine 21 2 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 12 Accident 4 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 12 Accident 8 22 Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 12 Accident 9 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 11 Accident 11 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 11 Engine 15 10 Ian Scheckter March-Ford 1 Transmission 17 14 Larry Perkins BRM 1 Overheating 22
Notes
This was the 2nd win of the Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, setting a new record of multiple wins in Brazil. It broke the previous record set by Lotus at the 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Carlos Reutemann 13 1 2 Jody Scheckter 9 1 3 Carlos Pace 6 10 4 James Hunt 6 1 5 Emerson Fittipaldi 6Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 2 1 Ferrari 13 1 2 Wolf-Ford 9 1 3 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 6 3 4 McLaren-Ford 6 1 5 Fittipaldi-Ford 6Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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