1977 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 23 January 1977.

1977 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Race details
Date	23 January 1977
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent race track
Course length	7.960[1] km (4.946 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 318.400[1] km (197.845 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Time	2:30.11
Fastest lap
Driver	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Time	2:34.55 on lap 21
Podium
First	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari
Second	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Third	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Lap leaders

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	No
1	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	2:30.11	1
2	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	2:30.18	2
3	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	2:30.35	3
4	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	2:30.36	4
5	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	2:30.57	5
6	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	2:30.69	6
7	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	2:31.09	7
8	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford	2:31.63	8
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford	2:31.69	9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	2:32.14	10
11	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford	2:32.19	11
12	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	2:32.22	12
13	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:32.37	13
14	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	2:32.43	14
15	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	2:32.81	15
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	2:32.94	16
17	Ian Scheckter	March-Ford	2:33.46	17
18	Renzo Zorzi	Shadow-Ford	2:34.62	18
19	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi-Ford	2:35.57	19
20	Hans Binder	Surtees-Ford	2:35.79	20
21	Alex Ribeiro	March-Ford	2:36.19	21
22	Larry Perkins	BRM	2:42.22	22

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
Ret	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	33	Accident	5
Ret	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	33	Engine	12
Ret	18	Hans Binder	Surtees-Ford	32	Suspension	20
Ret	7	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	30	Accident	7
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	26	Accident	14
Ret	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	23	Accident	6
Ret	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	19	Ignition	3
Ret	9	Alex Ribeiro	March-Ford	16	Engine	21
Ret	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	12	Accident	4
Ret	3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford	12	Accident	8
Ret	22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford	12	Accident	9
Ret	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford	11	Accident	11
Ret	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	11	Engine	15
Ret	10	Ian Scheckter	March-Ford	1	Transmission	17
Ret	14	Larry Perkins	BRM	1	Overheating	22
Source:[2]

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 1 Carlos Reutemann 13 2 Jody Scheckter 9 3 Carlos Pace 6 4 James Hunt 6 5 Emerson Fittipaldi 6 Source:[3]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 13 2 Wolf-Ford 9 3 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 6 4 McLaren-Ford 6 5 Fittipaldi-Ford 6 Source:[3]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.