1977 Formula One season facts for kids

The 1977 Formula One season crowned as champion Niki Lauda.

Drivers and constructors

The following drivers and constructors contested the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula 1 Constructors:

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver	Rounds
Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren-Ford	M23 M26	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	1	James Hunt	All
					2	Jochen Mass	All
					14	Bruno Giacomelli	14
					40	Gilles Villeneuve	10
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford	P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	3	Ronnie Peterson	All
					4	Patrick Depailler	All
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	78	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	5	Mario Andretti	All
					6	Gunnar Nilsson	All
Martini Racing	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	BT45 BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	G	7	John Watson	All
					8	Carlos Pace	1–3
						Hans-Joachim Stuck	4–17
					21	Giorgio Francia	14
Hollywood March Racing	March-Ford	761B 771	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	9	Alex Ribeiro	All
Team Rothmans International					10	Ian Scheckter	1–2, 5–16
						Hans-Joachim Stuck	3
						Brian Henton	4
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312T2	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	G	11	Niki Lauda	1–15
						Gilles Villeneuve	17
					12	Carlos Reutemann	All
					21	Gilles Villeneuve	16
Rotary Watches Stanley BRM	BRM	P207 P201B	BRM P202 3.0 V12 BRM P200 3.0 V12	G	14	Larry Perkins	2–3
					35	Conny Andersson	5, 7–9
						Guy Edwards	10
Stanley BRM					40	Teddy Pilette	11
					29		13–14
Interscope Racing	Penske-Ford	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	14	Danny Ongais	15–16
Équipe Renault Elf	Renault	RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	10, 13–16
Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Ford	DN5B DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	16	Tom Pryce	1–3
						Renzo Zorzi	4–5
						Riccardo Patrese	6–7, 9–11, 13–14, 16–17
						Jackie Oliver	8
						Arturo Merzario	12
						Jean-Pierre Jarier	15
					17	Renzo Zorzi	1–3
						Alan Jones	4–17
Durex Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	18	Hans Binder	1–6, 15–17
Team Surtees						Larry Perkins	7–9
						Patrick Tambay	9
						Vern Schuppan	10–13
						Lamberto Leoni	14
Beta Team Surtees					19	Vittorio Brambilla	All
Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf-Ford	WR1 WR2 WR3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	20	Jody Scheckter	All
Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	Ensign-Ford	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	22	Clay Regazzoni	All
						Jacky Ickx	6
Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Ensign-Ford	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	23	Patrick Tambay	10–17
Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh-Ford	308E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	24	Rupert Keegan	5–16
Hesketh Racing					25	Harald Ertl	5–9
						Héctor Rebaque	11–13
						Ian Ashley	14–16
					39	Héctor Rebaque	7–9
						Ian Ashley	12–13
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier-Matra	JS7	Matra MS76 3.0 V12	G	26	Jacques Laffite	All
					27	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March-Ford	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	27	Patrick Nève	5, 7–16
Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	FD04 F5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	28	Emerson Fittipaldi	1–16
					29	Ingo Hoffmann	1–2
Chesterfield Racing	March-Ford	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	30	Brett Lunger	3–5
	McLaren-Ford	M23					7–16
LEC Refrigeration Racing	LEC-Ford	CRP1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	31	David Purley	5, 7–10
RAM Racing/F&S Properties	March-Ford	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	32	Mikko Kozarowitsky	8, 10
						Michael Bleekemolen	13
					33	Boy Hayje	3, 5–8, 13
RAM Racing						Andy Sutcliffe	10
ATS Racing Team	Penske-Ford	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	33	Hans Binder	12, 14
					34	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4–14
					35	Hans Binder	13
						Hans Heyer	11
Iberia Airlines	McLaren-Ford	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	36	Emilio de Villota	5, 7–8, 10–12, 14
Team Merzario	March-Ford	761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	37	Arturo Merzario	5–7, 9–11, 13
British Formula One Team	March-Ford	761 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Bernard de Dryver	7
						Brian Henton	5, 10, 12
HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen	Boro-Ford	001	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	38	Brian Henton	13–14
Jolly Club of Switzerland	Apollon-Ford	Fly	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	41	Loris Kessel	14
Melchester Racing	Surtees-Ford	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	44	Tony Trimmer	10
Brian McGuire	McGuire-Ford	BM1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	45	Brian McGuire	10
Meiritsu Racing Team	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D	50	Kunimitsu Takahashi	17
Kojima Engineering	Kojima-Ford	KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	B	51	Noritake Takahara	17
Heros Racing Corporation	Kojima-Ford	KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	B	52	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	17

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 9	Oscar Gálvez	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	January 23	Interlagos	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	March 5	Kyalami	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
4	United States Grand Prix West	April 3	Long Beach	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	May 8	Jarama	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 22	Monaco	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Report
7	Belgian Grand Prix	June 5	Zolder	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	Report
8	Swedish Grand Prix	June 19	Scandinavian Raceway	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	Report
9	French Grand Prix	July 3	Dijon-Prenois	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
10	British Grand Prix	July 16	Silverstone	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Report
11	German Grand Prix	July 31	Hockenheimring	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 14	Österreichring	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford	Report
13	Dutch Grand Prix	August 28	Zandvoort	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	September 11	Monza	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	October 2	Watkins Glen	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Report
16	Canadian Grand Prix	October 9	Mosport	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Report
17	Japanese Grand Prix	October 23	Fuji Speedway	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Report

1977 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN Pts 1 Niki Lauda Ret 3 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 5 2 1 2 1 2 4 72 2 Jody Scheckter 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 10 55 3 Mario Andretti 5 Ret Ret 1 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 9 Ret 47 4 Carlos Reutemann 3 1 8 Ret 2 3 Ret 3 6 15 4 4 6 Ret 6 Ret 2 42 5 James Hunt Ret 2 4 7 Ret Ret 7 12 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 40 6 Jochen Mass Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 Ret 2 9 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret 25 7 Alan Jones Ret Ret 6 5 17 Ret 7 Ret 1 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 22 8 Gunnar Nilsson 5 12 8 5 Ret 1 19 4 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 9 Patrick Depailler Ret Ret 3 4 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 2 3 20 10 Jacques Laffite NC Ret Ret 9 7 7 Ret 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 8 7 Ret 5 18 11 Hans Joachim Stuck Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 10 Ret 5 3 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 12 Emerson Fittipaldi 4 4 10 5 14 Ret Ret 18 11 Ret DNQ 11 4 DNQ 13 Ret 11 13 John Watson Ret Ret 6 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 14 Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 12 Ret 9 5 Ret 6 16 Ret Ret 7 15 Carlos Pace 2 Ret 13 6 16 Vittorio Brambilla 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 13 8 5 15 12 Ret 19 6 8 6 17 Clay Regazzoni 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 7 7 DNQ Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 5 18 Patrick Tambay DNQ Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret DNQ 5 Ret 5 19 Jean-Pierre Jarier 6 DNQ 11 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 1 20 Riccardo Patrese 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 Ret 10 6 1 21 Renzo Zorzi Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 1 22 Rupert Keegan Ret 12 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 8 Ret 0 23 Patrick Nève 12 10 15 DNQ 10 DNQ 9 DNQ 7 18 Ret 0 24 Vern Schuppan 12 7 16 DNQ 0 25 Ingo Hoffmann Ret 7 0 26 Danny Ongais Ret 7 0 27 Alex Ribeiro Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ 11 DNQ 15 8 12 0 28 Hans Binder Ret Ret 11 11 9 Ret 12 8 DNQ 11 Ret Ret 0 29 Brett Lunger 14 Ret 10 11 DNQ 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 0 30 Harald Ertl Ret DNQ 9 16 DNQ 0 31 Jackie Oliver 9 0 32 Kunimitsu Takahashi 9 0 33 Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 34 Brian Henton 10 DNQ DNQ DNQ DSQ DNQ 0 35 Jacky Ickx 10 0 36 Gilles Villeneuve 11 12 Ret 0 37 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 11 0 38 Larry Perkins Ret 15 12 DNQ DNQ 0 39 David Purley DNQ 13 14 Ret DNPQ 0 40 Emilio de Villota 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ 0 41 Arturo Merzario Ret DNQ 14 Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 42 Ian Ashley DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNS 0 — Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 — Tom Pryce NC Ret Ret 0 — Boy Hayje Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ DNQ 0 — Hector Rebaque DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — Hans Heyer Ret 0 — Bruno Giacomelli Ret 0 — Noritake Takahara Ret 0 — Conny Andersson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Teddy Pilette DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Mikko Kozarowitzky DNQ DNPQ 0 — Bernard de Dryver DNQ 0 — Michael Bleekemolen DNQ 0 — Lamberto Leoni DNQ 0 — Loris Kessel DNQ 0 — Giorgio Francia DNQ 0 — Tony Trimmer DNPQ 0 — Andy Sutcliffe DNPQ 0 — Guy Edwards DNPQ 0 — Brian McGuire DNPQ 0 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN Pts

Images for kids

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  Austrian Niki Lauda took his second title, driving for Ferrari

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  Jody Scheckter placed second for Walter Wolf Racing

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  Mario Andretti (pictured in 1978) placed third for John Player Team Lotus

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  Ferrari won the Constructors title with its 312T2 model

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  Lotus placed second with the Lotus 78

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  McLaren placed third with the M23 and M26 (pictured)

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  Wolf placed fourth with its WR1, WR2 and WR3 models

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  Brabham placed fifth with the BT45 and BT45B

See also

In Spanish: Temporada 1977 de Fórmula 1 para niños