1977 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 2 Oct 1977
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen, New York State, USA
- Round
- 15 of 17
- Winner
- James Hunt (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | 1:58:23.267 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 59 | +0:02.026 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 59 | +1:18.879 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 7 | 59 | +1:40.615 | 3 | |
| 5 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 19 | 59 | +1:48.138 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 20 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 25 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 8 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 5 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 25 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh | 22 | 55 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 27 | Patrick Nève | March | 24 | 55 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 14 | 30 | Alternator | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | 17 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 2 | 14 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March | 21 | 10 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 15 | 8 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Danny Ongais | Penske | 26 | 6 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 13 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 23 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 72 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 47 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 46 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 0 | 12 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 89 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 5 | 62 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 47 |
| 4 | Wolf | 2 | 46 |
| 5 | Brabham | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Shadow | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Ligier | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ensign | 0 | 8 |