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Grote Prijs van Nederland 1977 · race

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Name: Grote Prijs van Nederland 1977 · race

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Grand Prix context

Grote Prijs van Nederland 1977 · Circuit Zandvoort

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1977 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:41:45.930 · 75 laps · ferrari	9
2	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:41:47.820 · 75 laps · matra	6
3	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	4
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	3
5	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	2
6	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ferrari	1
7	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	Time not recorded · 73 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
8	Hans Binder	Penske	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Brett Lunger	McLaren	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Ian Scheckter	March	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Alex Ribeiro	March	Time not recorded · 72 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	Accident · Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Suspension · Time not recorded · 39 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	Accident · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alan Jones	Shadow	Engine · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	Ignition · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	Throttle · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	Accident · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	James Hunt	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske	Ignition · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	Brabham	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 2 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jochen Mass	McLaren	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Brian Henton	Boro	Push start · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Patrick Nève	March	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	March	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Vern Schuppan	Surtees	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Ian Ashley	Hesketh	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Boy Hayje	March	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	Hesketh	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Teddy Pilette	BRM	Time not recorded · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michael Bleekemolen	March	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:18.650 · ford
2	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.270 · matra
3	James Hunt	McLaren	1:19.500 · ford
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:19.540 · ferrari
5	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:19.570 · ford
6	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:19.660 · ferrari
7	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	1:19.850 · ford
8	John Watson	Brabham	1:19.930 · alfa-romeo
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:19.930 · ford
10	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:20.130 · renault
11	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:20.140 · ford
12	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	1:20.230 · ford
13	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:20.240 · ford
14	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:20.240 · ford
15	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:20.240 · ford
16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	1:20.430 · ford
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:20.530 · ford
18	Hans Binder	Penske	1:20.840 · ford
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	1:20.860 · alfa-romeo
20	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:20.870 · ford
21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske	1:21.060 · ford
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:21.120 · ford
23	Brian Henton	Boro	1:21.130 · ford
24	Alex Ribeiro	March	1:21.160 · ford
25	Ian Scheckter	March	1:21.190 · ford
26	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	1:21.530 · ford
27	Patrick Nève	March	1:21.670 · ford
28	Arturo Merzario	March	1:21.790 · ford
29	Vern Schuppan	Surtees	1:21.800 · ford
30	Ian Ashley	Hesketh	1:21.850 · ford
31	Boy Hayje	March	1:22.200 · ford
32	Héctor Rebaque	Hesketh	1:22.490 · ford
33	Teddy Pilette	BRM	1:23.070 · brm
34	Michael Bleekemolen	March	1:26.680 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:18.650 · ford
2	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.270 · matra
3	James Hunt	McLaren	1:19.500 · ford
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:19.540 · ferrari
5	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:19.570 · ford
6	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:19.660 · ferrari
7	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	1:19.850 · ford
8	John Watson	Brabham	1:19.930 · alfa-romeo
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:19.930 · ford
10	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:20.130 · renault
11	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:20.140 · ford
12	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	1:20.230 · ford
13	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:20.240 · ford
14	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:20.240 · ford
15	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:20.240 · ford
16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	1:20.430 · ford
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:20.530 · ford
18	Hans Binder	Penske	1:20.840 · ford
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	1:20.860 · alfa-romeo
20	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:20.870 · ford
21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske	1:21.060 · ford
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:21.120 · ford
23	Brian Henton	Boro	1:21.130 · ford
24	Alex Ribeiro	March	1:21.160 · ford
25	Ian Scheckter	March	1:21.190 · ford
26	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	1:21.530 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	63
2	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	42
3	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
4	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	32
5	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
6	Gunnar Nilsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
7	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
8	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
9	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
10	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
12	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
13	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
14	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
15	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
16	Vittorio Brambilla	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
17	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
18	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Renzo Zorzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1