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1977 Brazilian Grand Prix

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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 McLaren-Ford
Time 2:30.11
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford
Time 2:34.55 on lap 21
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

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

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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

Race

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Report

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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

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 40 1:45:07.72 2 9
2 1 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford 40 + 10.71 1 6
3 11 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 40 + 1:47.51 13 4
4 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 16 3
5 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 10 2
6 17 Italy Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 18 1
7 29 Brazil Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 19  
Ret 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo 33 Accident 5  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 33 Engine 12  
Ret 18 Austria Hans Binder Surtees-Ford 32 Suspension 20  
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 30 Accident 7  
Ret 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 26 Accident 14  
Ret 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 23 Accident 6  
Ret 5 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 19 Ignition 3  
Ret 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 16 Engine 21  
Ret 2 Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 12 Accident 4  
Ret 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 12 Accident 8  
Ret 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 12 Accident 9  
Ret 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 11 Accident 11  
Ret 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 11 Engine 15  
Ret 10 South Africa Ian Scheckter March-Ford 1 Transmission 17  
Ret 14 Australia Larry Perkins BRM 1 Overheating 22  
Source:[2]

Notes

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Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1977. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ "1977 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Brazil 1977 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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