Gridpedia1977 Japanese Grand Prix
James Hunt won the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway on 23 Oct 1977 for McLaren, from 2nd on the grid; Carlos Reutemann was second and Patrick Depailler third.
12 of 23 starters were classified; 11 retired or were not classified. After the race Niki Lauda won the championship with 72 points, 17 ahead of Jody Scheckter.
- Date
- 23 Oct 1977
- Circuit
- Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan
- Round
- 17 of 17
- Winner
- James Hunt (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 73 | 1:31:51.68 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 73 | +1:02.45 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | 73 | +1:06.39 | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | JONAlan Jones | Shadow | 12 | 73 | +1:06.61 | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 72 | Out of fuel | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | 72 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 50 | TAKKunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 52 | HOSKazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | 71 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | RIBAlex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 69 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 6 | NILGunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 14 | 63 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | REGClay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 3 | 29 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 2 | MASJochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | PETRonnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 27 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 51 | TAKNoritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BINHans Binder | Surtees | 21 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 3 | 72 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | 55 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 47 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 18 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 95 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 5 | 62 |
| 3 | McLaren | 3 | 60 |
| 4 | Wolf | 3 | 55 |
| 5 | Brabham | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Shadow | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Ligier | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ensign | 0 | 10 |