1977 Toyota United States Grand Prix

Race 15 of 17

Watkins Glen
59 laps
Time of race: 1:58:23.267
Average speed of winner: 162.516 kph
Margin of victory: 2.026 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson 1:51.85
Lap leaders: Hunt pole, Stuck 1-14, Hunt 15-59

Race notes: Last pole for James Hunt. Debut for Danny Ongais. Finale for Ian Ashley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	James Hunt	1	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:40.863	59	1	45	1:58:23.267	9
2	4	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:41.481	59	0	0	+2.026	6
3	9	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:42.315	59	0	0	+78.879	4
4	7	Niki Lauda	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:42.089	59	0	0	+100.615	3
5	19	Clay Regazzoni	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:44.208	59	0	0	+108.138	2
6	6	Carlos Reutemann	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:41.952	58	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	10	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:42.640	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	20	Rupert Keegan	24	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:44.550	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:43.516	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	17	Brett Lunger	30	Chesterfield Racing	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Chesterfield	1:43.698	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	25	Hans Binder	18	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:45.880	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	3	John Watson	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:41.193	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
13	18	Emerson Fittipaldi	28	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:43.938	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
14	8	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:42.238	56	0	0	+3 laps	0
15	23	Alex Ribeiro	9	Hollywood March Racing	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:45.473	56	0	0	+3 laps	0
16	5	Ronnie Peterson	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:41.908	56	0	0	+3 laps	0
17	22	Ian Ashley	25	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:45.100	55	0	0	+4 laps	0
18	24	Patrick Nève	27	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:45.845	55	0	0	+4 laps	0
19	11	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:42.786	54	0	0	+5 laps	0
20	14	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:43.069	30	0	0	alternator	0
21	12	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:42.815	17	0	0	accident	0
22	2	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:41.138	14	1	14	accident	0
23	21	Ian Scheckter	10	Team Rothmans International	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:44.702	10	0	0	accident	0
24	15	Jochen Mass	2	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:43.242	8	0	0	fuel pump	0
25	26	Danny Ongais	14	Interscope Racing	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Interscope	1:46.070	6	0	0	accident	0
26	13	Alan Jones	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:43.019	3	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Niki Lauda	72	15	2	3	10
2	Mario Andretti	47	15	5	4	5
3	Jody Scheckter	46	15	1	2	8
4	Carlos Reutemann	36	15	0	1	5
5	James Hunt	31	15	6	2	4
6	Jochen Mass	21	15	0	0	1
7	Gunnar Nilsson	20	14	0	1	2
8	Jacques Laffite	16	15	0	1	2
9	Alan Jones	16	12	0	1	2
10	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	13	0	0	2
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	13	0	0	0
12	Patrick Depailler	10	15	0	0	1
13	John Watson	9	15	1	0	1
14	Ronnie Peterson	7	15	0	0	1
15	Carlos Pace	6	3	0	0	1
16	Vittorio Brambilla	5	15	0	0	0
17	Clay Regazzoni	5	13	0	0	0
18	Patrick Tambay	3	5	0	0	0
19	Renzo Zorzi	1	5	0	0	0
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1	11	0	0	0
21	Ingo Hoffmann	0	2	0	0	0
22	Patrick Nève	0	7	0	0	0
23	Rupert Keegan	0	11	0	0	0
24	Vern Schuppan	0	3	0	0	0
25	Ian Scheckter	0	12	0	0	0