1977 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1977
- Name
- 1977 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1977
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
17 of 17 source-calendar events have race results; 17 have qualifying; 17 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Premio de Argentina 1977 | 1977-01-09 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1977 | 1977-01-23 | completed |
| 3 | The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa 1977 | 1977-03-05 | completed |
| 4 | 1977 Long Beach Grand Prix | 1977-04-03 | completed |
| 5 | Gran Premio de España 1977 | 1977-05-08 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1977 | 1977-05-22 | completed |
| 7 | 1977 Belgian Grand Prix | 1977-06-05 | completed |
| 8 | Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix 1977 | 1977-06-19 | completed |
| 9 | Grand Prix de France 1977 | 1977-07-03 | completed |
| 10 | 1977 John Player British Grand Prix | 1977-07-16 | completed |
| 11 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1977 | 1977-07-31 | completed |
| 12 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1977 | 1977-08-14 | completed |
| 13 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1977 | 1977-08-28 | completed |
| 14 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1977 | 1977-09-11 | completed |
| 15 | 1977 Toyota United States Grand Prix | 1977-10-02 | completed |
| 16 | Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix 1977 | 1977-10-09 | completed |
| 17 | 1977 Japanese Grand Prix | 1977-10-23 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| 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 | 42 |
| 5 | James Hunt | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 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 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 95 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | 62 |
| 3 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · ford | 60 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Wolf | Time not recorded · ford | 55 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | 27 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 27 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Shadow | Time not recorded · ford | 23 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · matra | 18 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Fittipaldi | Time not recorded · ford | 11 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Ensign | Time not recorded · ford | 10 |
| 11 | Not recorded | Surtees | Time not recorded · ford | 6 |
| 12 | Not recorded | Penske | Time not recorded · ford | 1 |