Watson took the lead again, but he also had suspension failures and let teammate Carlos Pace through. List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems, Championship race results and images from www.f1-facts.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1977_Formula_One_season&oldid=986177118, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 October 2020, at 07:50. With two-thirds of the season complete, Lauda led the championship as the drivers went to the very fast and scenic Österreichring in Austria. Share this: GP Racing Stats is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. Lotus-Ford Cosworth 62 points Mario Andretti 47 points 1976 Last race and WCR regarding the calendar, a total of seventeen races were scheduled for the 1977 World Championship campaign. The 1977 Formula One season included the 28th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 9, 1977, and ended on October 23 after seventeen races. Lotus would end the season with the fastest car but second in the Cup, while McLaren edged out Wolf to claim third at the final hurdle. The race was wet due to rain earlier in the day, and Watson took the lead at the first corner, but later in the first lap, Andretti ran into the back to him while attempting to retake the lead, resulting in both of them spinning out and Scheckter taking the lead. Andretti was left well over a lap ahead until his engine failed with three laps left, giving the win to Scheckter. The 1977 Formula One season included the 28th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on 9 January 1977, and ended on 23 October after seventeen races.. Niki Lauda won his second championship, despite Mario Andretti winning more races. F1 1977 United States GP Lead Battle Jody Scheckter Mario Andretti Niki Lauda. His fire extinguisher struck Pryce's face, killing and nearly decapitating him. Another star of the 1977 campaign would be Mario Andretti, who claimed five race victories for Lotus. [2], Instead, Jody Scheckter, piloting the new Canadian built Wolf, would be one of the main title contenders during the season, taking victory at the opening round. had signed up a further eight venues for the season. The top three of Scheckter, Andretti and Lauda pulled away from the rest of the pack, and ran closely together but the order did not change. Scheckter took the lead after a brilliant start, and in second place was Clay Regazzoni's Ensign who got an even better one. 1977 FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPION. The 1977 Season proved to be one of the most competitive in F1 history, although was punctuated by a series of fatal accidents from beginning to end. Lotus 78 (1977 - 1978) Renault RS01 (1977 - 1979) Shadow DN8 (1976 - 1978, 1977 livery) Ensign N177 (1977 - 1979) Hesketh 308E (1977 - 1978) LEC CRP1 (1977) 1976 . Ferrari won its third consecutive Constructors' title with new driver Carlos Reutemann having a solid season. Soon after, Lauda passed Laffite to take the lead, and he went on build a gap and win comfortably. Watson eventually retired, and Pace struggled towards the end due to heat in his cockpit and was passed by Jody Scheckter's Wolf and Andretti, but the latter retired then with a wheel bearing failure. Part 1 http://youtu.be/9R4d6V-EbHg Part 2 http://youtu.be/r39qp1yCYrY Part 3 http://youtu.be/Ml_O5y79D4I Part 4 http://youtu.be/2FkCS17xZBs Niki Lauda hit back at his critics in the best possible fashion by taking a second World Championship before quitting Ferrari at seasons' end. The Undoing Episode 6 - REVIEW AND RECAP (Season Finale) Tvideo. • Championship race results and images from www.f1-facts.com The scenario going into the second race in the eastern United States at the picturesque and fast Watkins Glen circuit in upstate New York was that if Lauda had a single point or if Scheckter did not win the race, Lauda would be world champion. The latter had a long battle with Andretti for third, repeatedly exchanging places, until the Lotus driver's engine blew up. The German ATS team took over the Penske cars and the South African Grand Prix was the last race a BRM ever qualified to start. THE UNDOING (Final Episode Season Finale) LIVE REVIEW (SPOILERS) Tvideo. 3rd His teammate Nilsson was on a charge and was rapidly up to second, whereas Lauda went backwards. Scheckter scored two more wins, including the 100th victory for a Ford Cosworth DFV engine at Monaco. Formula One | The world's largest repository of motor racing results and statistics from F1 to WRC, from MotoGP, covering 50 events every weekend with stats dating back to 1894 | Motorsport Stats Local time Your time. On the second lap, Andretti was involved in a collision while trying to gain places, putting him out. Jacques Laffite and Alan Jones also scored first … At the start, Andretti took the lead with Laffite following. Mario Andretti was the season Champion and the last American to date to win a Formula One race. The season also included the non-championship BRDC International Trophy. The result of the season’s first race was a surprise as Jody Scheckter gave the new Wolf marque a victory on its debut. [4] Indeed, such was the Austrian's advantage for Ferrari that he would win the Championship at the 1977 United States Grand Prix, before quitting the team due to the politics at Maranello with two races to go. Argentine Grand Prix Hunt got the best start and led into the first corner from Watson and Laffite, with Andretti dropping down to fourth. [8] For Ecclestone, whose F.O.C.A. The 1978 Formula One season included the 29th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 15, 1978, and ended on October 8 after sixteen races. The race was set for a grandstand British finish with Hunt slowly closing down leader Watson, but the fans were robbed of it when Watson's fuel system failed with 15 laps left and retired 8 laps later. The West German race took place in Hockenheim because the Nürburgring track was deemed to be too dangerous to race on because of the inability of the 'Ring's organizers to effectively manage such a huge circuit. [9] Ultimately an agreement regarding the attendance fee was reached before the opening round, although the fighting would continue between Ecclestone and Mosley against WCR president Patrick Duffeler well into the season.[9]. Watson ran second to Scheckter until mid-race when he had to retire with gearbox trouble, allowing Lauda to close in on Scheckter but the latter was flawless and held on to take his second win of the season. Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places in each round. Formula One Championship: complete race by race results. However, a tyre began to deflate for Scheckter, and both Andretti and Lauda passed him with two laps left, with Andretti thus taking a popular home victory ahead of Lauda and a disappointed Scheckter. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, and Mass completed the podium. [3] Yet, in spite of the losses, 1977 would also see several future F1 heavy weights emerge, with Gilles Villeneuve, Riccardo Patrese and Patrick Tambay all making their debuts. The complete 1977 F1 standings: Check out the final championship position of your … Hunt dropped back with brake troubles as the race progressed, and Scheckter retired when his engine failed, leaving Reutemann and Lauda in second and third. There was further tragedy as Carlos Pace lost his life in an aviation accident only a couple of weeks after Pryce's accident. The 1979 Formula One season was the 33rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Jones's victory was so unexpected that the organizers did not have a copy of the Australian national anthem, so they played "Happy Birthday" instead (it was not Jones's birthday that day). Mario Andretti won the … Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions. Niki Lauda won his second championship, despite Mario Andretti winning more races. The final round of the season was in Japan at the fast Fuji Speedway near Tokyo, and Andretti and Hunt continued their late-season battle, with the American pipping Hunt to the pole, with Watson heading the second row. Scheckter ran third until his engine failed, thus giving the place to Andretti until he too suffered a similar fate, leaving Nilsson to take the final spot on the podium. The Swedish race at the isolated Anderstorp Raceway was full of anticipation after Nilsson's win last time out, but once again in qualifying, it was his teammate Andretti leading the way from Watson, with Hunt heading the second row. Lauda took second and Stuck was third, both benefiting after Nilsson also retired with an engine failure. The Australian Alan Jones in the Shadow was now charging up the order, passing both Scheckter and Stuck and as the race progressed, the recovering Nilsson and Lauda also passed the duo, however none of them could make an impression on Hunt. Laffite finished second. 2:59. 1977 F1 SEASON 8 DVD BOXSET 6 RACES IN FULL 2 RACES HIGHLIGHTS . The 1977 Formula One Season, otherwise officially known as the 1977 FIA Formula One World Championship, was the 28th edition of the World's most prestigious racing category. The race in South Africa was over a month later, but Hunt still continued his streak of poles, with Pace alongside and Lauda next. Regazzoni however did not have the pace and soon dropped down the order, whereas Andretti was on the move, passing Hunt on the second lap, and Scheckter a few laps later to take the lead. 1977 World Champion, Niki Lauda To go from near-death to challenging for the drivers title in 76 was truly impressive, but to come back the following season and be right at the sharp end was a phenomenal performance that put Niki securely in the pantheon of great F1 champions. Belgium was host to the seventh race of the season, and in qualifying at the Zolder circuit Andretti took a comfortable pole with Watson just beating the second Lotus of Gunnar Nilsson to second. The latter was killed in the collision, and his fire extinguisher struck and killed Pryce, whose car proceeded to the end of the straight where it collided with Jacques Laffite's Ligier. Scheckter battled for second with Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure, giving third to Watson's teammate and home driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. The best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Lauda departed Ferrari even before the season ended, so did not complete the season, having already sealed the title thanks to his consistent form. [5], The Ferrari team themselves would ultimately end the season as the winners of the International Cup for Constructors Champions for the third year in a row, while Lauda's title ensured that it was their second "double" in three years. But the race went ahead anyway, and both Andretti and Hunt kept their positions at the start, with Hunt's teammate Jochen Mass charging up to third. In qualifying, Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of Watson and then Lauda who headed the second row. The full entry list for the 1977 FIA Formula One World Championship is outlined below: In spite of the complications between F.O.C.A. Finished. Drivers' World Championship Watson led for the first 10 laps until Hunt moved ahead and pulled away, with Mario Andretti's Lotus third, but soon the other McLaren of Jochen Mass took the place. At the start, Hunt jumped both the front row starters to lead but before the end of the first lap, Andretti tried to drive alongside him but some aggressive defending from Hunt forced him to lift, and Laffite took advantage to get second. Hunt seemed to be headed for victory until his engine failed with ten laps left, giving Jones his first ever Formula One victory. Countryman John Watson shared the front row with him in the Brabham, and Patrick Depailler in the six-wheeled Tyrrell was third on the grid. 1977 F1 World Championship Season Statistics. Niki Lauda 72 points The death of Pryce had shaken the field up, and then before the next round at Long Beach, California in the western United States, there was more news, as Carlos Pace, who had finished second in the opening round in Argentina, was killed in a plane crash. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. B D G M Details .. 23 x 15 cm .. That did not happen, as the rest of the race passed on without incident, with Hunt winning ahead of Andretti and Scheckter, with Lauda's fourth place enough to make him the world champion. [1] Yet, it would be a miserable campaign for the Brit, with Hunt having to wait until the tenth race at Silverstone to claim his first victory of the season. The season also included a single non-championship race for Formula One cars, the 1977 Race of Champions. Pryce's accident would also claim the life of marshal Jansen van Vuuren, while a separate accident at the season ending Japanese Grand Prix saw a photographer and an unnamed marshal killed. [8] On the FIA's side were Ferrari and several major race venues although, as the new season loomed, the battle lines were to be solidified. Below you can find the overview of all drivers & teams that participated in the 1977 F1 season to run for the twenty-eighth Formula 1 title in the drivers and constructors championship. The next round was in Spain, at the Jarama circuit near Madrid, where Andretti continued his recent form with pole and Jacques Laffite's Ligier springing a surprise, beating Lauda to second, however Lauda was unable to take part in the race due to a broken rib. Hunt took the lead and went on to win his first race of the season, with Lauda second. The season would also feature a single non-Championship race, the 1977 Race of Champions, staged at Brands Hatch in the United Kingdom. This is the F1 driver standings season 1977. Season data F1 Season 1977 .. This circuit had been modified from the year before – a chicane had been put in to replace the ultra fast, flat out Voest-Hugel Kurve. had also secured eight races, including the Argentine Grand Prix, for the Championship, while WCR and the C.S.I. However, Watson passed Hunt on the fifth lap and started to build a gap until Andretti got up to second and began to reel him in. Runners-up Andretti and Hunt then proceeded to demolish the entire field, but they themselves were separated by nothing as they ran nose-to-tail. Behind second-placed Lauda, Ronnie Peterson completed the podium for Team Tyrrell after Scheckter retired with an engine failure. Below that are the F1 driver team battles based on the GP results for this season and the F1 calendar. Hunt led Reutemann until he began to suffer from tyre troubles and was passed by Reutemann. Previous The following drivers and constructors contested the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula 1 Constructors: The 1977 season started in Argentina, returning after a year's absence. Runners-up Lauda had to be satisfied with second, with Reutemann completing the podium. The season also included three non-championship Formula One races. [1] Indeed, the South African would claim a further two wins during the season at Monaco and Canada.[3]. * Heyer was disqualified for joining the start of the race illegally. 08 Jan. Sunday race 9:00 PM. These accidents were dealt with badly and the severely injured Ashley was only flown out 40 minutes after he crashed. Next James Hunt would start the season as defending Champion having stayed with McLaren, and would open his campaign with pole position at the Argentine Grand Prix. McLaren-Ford Cosworth 60 points. Hunt inherited third but retired with a misfire, giving it to Watson until he lost places due to a spin, leaving Scheckter to take the final spot on the podium. Laffite gave chase to Andretti in the early stages but had to pit with a deflating tyre, leaving Andretti to romp to victory with Reutemann second. It was Scheckter who got the best start to beat Watson to the first corner, with Reutemann running third in the early stages until he was passed by his teammate Lauda. Created with Highcharts 7.2.1. Peterson and Villeneuve came together at the end of the straight, and Villeneuve crashed appallingly and his Ferrari flew into a crowd that was standing in a restricted area, killing 2 photographers and injuring several others. The next race was staged at the newly extended Dijon-Prenois circuit in France, and once again it was Andretti on pole with Hunt second and Nilsson third on the grid. Tyre suppliers But this race, like South Africa was marred by terrible tragedy. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck. Number of races Japanese Grand Prix During the South African GP on 5 March, Tom Pryce was unable to avoid hitting 19-year-old race marshall Frederik Jansen van Vuuren, who had tried to cross the track. Mass spun off from second, handing it to Nilsson who then went on to catch and pass Lauda before driving away to his first career victory. With less than 20 laps left, they came to lap third-placed Mass during which there was a misunderstanding between the McLarens who collided and spun off, Hunt retiring and Mass pitting for repairs and rejoining fifth. Andretti thus took the win ahead of a crestfallen Watson and Hunt. Tags: Auto Racing Quiz, 1977, F1 Drivers, F1 Races, F1 Season, F1 Teams, Formula 1, Formula One, Grand Prix, Grands Prix, Racing, season Top Quizzes Today Build England with Premier League Teams 2,128 It contains the graph to see the season progression and the F1 table with the results in both points and positions for each team and their drivers.