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Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix 1977 · qualifying

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Name: Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix 1977 · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/296-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix 1977 · Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

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1977 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:40:00.000 · 80 laps · ford	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:40:06.770 · 80 laps · ford	6
3	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:40:15.760 · 80 laps · ford	4
4	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:40:46.690 · 80 laps · ford	3
5	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	1:41:03.260 · 80 laps · ford	2
6	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	Accident · Time not recorded · 78 laps · ford	1
7	Danny Ongais	Penske	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Alex Ribeiro	March	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	Spun off · Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Brett Lunger	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Transmission · Time not recorded · 76 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	James Hunt	McLaren	Accident · Time not recorded · 61 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Nève	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 56 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	Accident · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans Binder	Surtees	Accident · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ian Scheckter	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 19 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	Accident · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Transmission · Time not recorded · 12 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	Brabham	Suspension · Time not recorded · 1 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Ian Ashley	Hesketh	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Time not recorded · renault	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	1:11.385 · ford
2	James Hunt	McLaren	1:11.942 · ford
3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	1:12.752 · ford
4	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:12.975 · ford
5	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:13.116 · ford
6	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:13.207 · ford
7	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:13.347 · ford
8	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	1:13.435 · ford
9	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:13.497 · ford
10	John Watson	Brabham	1:13.500 · alfa-romeo
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:13.739 · matra
12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:13.890 · ferrari
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	1:13.953 · alfa-romeo
14	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:13.999 · ford
15	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:14.229 · ford
16	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	1:14.464 · ford
17	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:14.465 · ferrari
18	Ian Scheckter	March	1:14.855 · ford
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:14.857 · ford
20	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:14.930 · ford
21	Patrick Nève	March	1:15.510 · ford
22	Danny Ongais	Penske	1:15.599 · ford
23	Alex Ribeiro	March	1:15.770 · ford
24	Hans Binder	Surtees	1:16.568 · ford
25	Ian Ashley	Hesketh	1:16.640 · ford
26	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	1:17.000 · ford
27	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:18.999 · renault

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:11.385 · ford
2	James Hunt	McLaren	1:11.942 · ford
3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	1:12.752 · ford
4	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:12.975 · ford
5	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:13.116 · ford
6	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:13.207 · ford
7	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:13.347 · ford
8	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	1:13.435 · ford
9	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:13.497 · ford
10	John Watson	Brabham	1:13.500 · alfa-romeo
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:13.739 · matra
12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:13.890 · ferrari
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	1:13.953 · alfa-romeo
14	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:13.999 · ford
15	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:14.229 · ford
16	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	1:14.464 · ford
17	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:14.465 · ferrari
18	Ian Scheckter	March	1:14.855 · ford
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:14.857 · ford
20	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:14.930 · ford
21	Patrick Nève	March	1:15.510 · ford
22	Danny Ongais	Penske	1:15.599 · ford
23	Alex Ribeiro	March	1:15.770 · ford
24	Hans Binder	Surtees	1:16.568 · ford
25	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	1:17.000 · 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	72
2	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	55
3	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	47
4	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	36
5	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	31
6	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
7	Gunnar Nilsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
8	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
9	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
10	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
13	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
14	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
15	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
16	Vittorio Brambilla	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
17	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
17	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
19	Renzo Zorzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1