Japan Grand Prix 1977: results

Round 17 of the 1977 season, 23 October 1977, at Fuji Speedway. James Hunt won for McLaren from P2 on the grid. Mario Andretti took pole position. Fastest lap: Jody Scheckter, 1:14.300 (lap 72).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1James HuntMcLaren1:31:51.6809
2Carlos ReutemannFerrari+1:02.4506
3Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+1:06.3904
4Alan JonesShadow+1:06.6103
5Jacques LaffiteLigierOut of fuel2
6Riccardo PatreseShadow+1 lap1
7Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham+1 lap0
8Vittorio BrambillaSurtees+2 laps0
9Kunimitsu TakahashiTyrrell+2 laps0
10Jody ScheckterWolf+2 laps0
11Kazuyoshi HoshinoKojima+2 laps0
12Alex RibeiroMarch+4 laps0
DNFGunnar NilssonLotusGearbox0
DNFClay RegazzoniEnsignEngine0
DNFJohn WatsonBrabhamGearbox0
DNFJochen MassMcLarenEngine0
DNFPatrick TambayEnsignEngine0
DNFRonnie PetersonTyrrellAccident0
DNFGilles VilleneuveFerrariAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierLigierEngine0
DNFHans BinderSurteesCollision0
DNFNoritake TakaharaKojimaCollision0
DNFMario AndrettiLotusCollision0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Mario AndrettiLotus
2James HuntMcLaren
3John WatsonBrabham
4Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham
5Jacques LaffiteLigier
6Jody ScheckterWolf
7Carlos ReutemannFerrari
8Jochen MassMcLaren
9Vittorio BrambillaSurtees
10Clay RegazzoniEnsign
11Kazuyoshi HoshinoKojima
12Alan JonesShadow
13Riccardo PatreseShadow
14Gunnar NilssonLotus
15Patrick DepaillerTyrrell
16Patrick TambayEnsign
17Jean-Pierre JarierLigier
18Ronnie PetersonTyrrell
19Noritake TakaharaKojima
20Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
21Hans BinderSurtees
22Kunimitsu TakahashiTyrrell
23Alex RibeiroMarch

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