1977 Japanese Grand Prix

Race 17 of 17

Fuji
73 laps
Time of race: 1:31:51.68
Average speed of winner: 207.863 kph
Margin of victory: 62.45 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Jody Scheckter 1:14.30
Lap leaders: Andretti pole, Hunt 1-73

Race notes: Last win for James Hunt. Finale for Hans Binder, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Gunnar Nilsson, Alex Ribeiro, and Noritake Takahara. Only start for Kunimitsu Takahashi.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	James Hunt	1	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:12.39	73	1	73	1:31:51.68	9
2	7	Carlos Reutemann	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:13.32	73	0	0	+62.45	6
3	15	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:14.16	73	0	0	+66.39	4
4	12	Alan Jones	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:13.56	73	0	0	+66.61	3
5	5	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:13.08	72	0	0	out of fuel (classified)	2
6	13	Riccardo Patrese	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:13.58	72	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	4	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:13.01	72	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	9	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:13.37	71	0	0	+2 laps	0
9	22	Kunimitsu Takahashi	50	Meiritsu Racing Team	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV	Dunlop	Meiritsu	1:14.88	71	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	6	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:13.15	71	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	11	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	52	Heros Racing Corporation	Kojima KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV	Bridgestone	Heros	1:13.55	71	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	23	Alex Ribeiro	9	Hollywood March Racing	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:15.01	69	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	14	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:13.66	63	0	0	gearbox	0
14	10	Clay Regazzoni	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:13.52	43	0	0	engine	0
15	3	John Watson	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:12.49	29	0	0	gearbox	0
16	8	Jochen Mass	2	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:13.37	28	0	0	engine	0
17	16	Patrick Tambay	23	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:14.22	14	0	0	engine	0
18	18	Ronnie Peterson	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:14.26	5	0	0	accident	0
19	20	Gilles Villeneuve	21	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:14.51	5	0	0	accident	0
20	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	27	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:14.25	3	0	0	engine	0
21	1	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:12.23	1	0	0	collision	0
22	19	Noritake Takahara	51	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV	Bridgestone	Kojima	1:14.36	1	0	0	collision	0
23	21	Hans Binder	18	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:14.73	1	0	0	collision	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Niki Lauda	72	15	2	3	10
2	Jody Scheckter	55	17	1	3	9
3	Mario Andretti	47	17	7	4	5
4	Carlos Reutemann	42	17	0	1	6
5	James Hunt	40	17	6	3	5
6	Jochen Mass	25	17	0	0	2
7	Alan Jones	22	14	0	1	2
8	Gunnar Nilsson	20	16	0	1	2
9	Patrick Depailler	20	17	0	0	3
10	Jacques Laffite	18	17	0	1	2
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	15	0	0	2
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	14	0	0	0
13	John Watson	9	17	1	0	1
14	Ronnie Peterson	7	17	0	0	1
15	Carlos Pace	6	3	0	0	1
16	Vittorio Brambilla	6	17	0	0	0
17	Clay Regazzoni	5	15	0	0	0
18	Patrick Tambay	5	7	0	0	0
19	Renzo Zorzi	1	5	0	0	0
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1	12	0	0	0
21	Riccardo Patrese	1	9	0	0	0
22	Ingo Hoffmann	0	2	0	0	0
23	Patrick Nève	0	8	0	0	0
24	Rupert Keegan	0	12	0	0	0
25	Vern Schuppan	0	3	0	0	0