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1977 Long Beach Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 3 Apr 1977
- Name
- 1977 Long Beach Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
1977 Long Beach Grand Prix · Long Beach
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1977 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:51:35.470 · 80 laps · ford | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:51:36.243 · 80 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:51:40.327 · 80 laps · ford | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:52:49.957 · 80 laps · ford | 3 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:52:56.378 · 80 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | Time not recorded · 79 laps · ford | 1 |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | Time not recorded · 79 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | Time not recorded · 79 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Electrical · Time not recorded · 78 laps · matra | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Brian Henton | March | Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | Fuel system · Time not recorded · 62 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | Brakes · Time not recorded · 53 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Shadow | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Handling · Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Ribeiro | March | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Brett Lunger | March | Accident · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | John Watson | Brabham | Push start · Time not recorded · 33 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:21.630 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:21.868 · ford | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:21.887 · ford | |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:22.260 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:22.296 · matra | |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:22.372 · alfa-romeo | |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:22.382 · ford | |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:22.529 · ford | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 1:22.611 · ford | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1:22.655 · ford | |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:22.659 · ford | |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:22.675 · ford | |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:22.762 · ford | |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1:23.056 · ford | |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:23.231 · ford | |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:23.384 · ford | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 1:23.811 · alfa-romeo | |
| 18 | Brian Henton | March | 1:24.036 · ford | |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 1:24.163 · ford | |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1:24.357 · ford | |
| 21 | Brett Lunger | March | 1:24.979 · ford | |
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 1:25.080 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:21.630 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:21.868 · ford | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:21.887 · ford | |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:22.260 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:22.296 · matra | |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:22.372 · alfa-romeo | |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:22.382 · ford | |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:22.529 · ford | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 1:22.611 · ford | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1:22.655 · ford | |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:22.659 · ford | |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:22.675 · ford | |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:22.762 · ford | |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1:23.056 · ford | |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:23.231 · ford | |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:23.384 · ford | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 1:23.811 · alfa-romeo | |
| 18 | Brian Henton | March | 1:24.036 · ford | |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 1:24.163 · ford | |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1:24.357 · ford | |
| 21 | Brett Lunger | March | 1:24.979 · ford | |
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 1:25.080 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 5 | James Hunt | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Renzo Zorzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | John Watson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |