Overview - 1977 United States Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1977 United States Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

XX Toyota United States Grand Prix

  • Season1977
  • Round

    15

  • Race Number by F1 Championship

    295

  • Grand PrixUnited States Grand Prix
  • Race Number by Grand Prix

    19

  • CircuitWatkins Glen International
  • Race Number by Circuit

    17

  • Laps

    59

  • Race Length

    320.670km

Grand Prix

Circuit

Watkins Glen International

  • Circuit Type

    Permanent Circuit

  • Length

    5.435km

  • Turns

    11

  • Elevation

    ?m

  • Direction

    Clockwise

  • Track Record

    Bruno Giacomelli1:33.2911980 United States Grand Prix (Qualifying 2)

  • Lap Record

    Alan Jones1:34.0681980 United States Grand Prix (Race, Lap 44)

Schedule

  • September 30 (Fri)

    • Qualifying 19:30 AM
    • Qualifying 21:00 PM
  • October 1 (Sat)

    • Practice10:30 AM
    • Qualifying 31:30 PM
  • October 2 (Sun)

    • Race Warm-up12:05 PM
    • Race2:35 PM

Entries

No.
Driver
Team
Entrant
Constructor
Car
Engine
1

James Hunt

McLaren

Marlboro Team McLaren

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M26Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
2

Jochen Mass

McLaren

Marlboro Team McLaren

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M26Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
3

Ronnie Peterson

Tyrrell

Elf Team Tyrrell

Tyrrell-Ford

Tyrrell P34BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
4

Patrick Depailler

Tyrrell

Elf Team Tyrrell

Tyrrell-Ford

Tyrrell P34BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
5

Mario Andretti

Lotus

John Player Team Lotus

Lotus-Ford

Lotus 78Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
6

Gunnar Nilsson

Lotus

John Player Team Lotus

Lotus-Ford

Lotus 78Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
7

John Watson

Brabham

Martini Racing

Brabham-Alfa Romeo

Brabham BT45Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0L F12
8

Hans-Joachim Stuck

Brabham

Martini Racing

Brabham-Alfa Romeo

Brabham BT45BAlfa Romeo 115-12 3.0L F12
9

Alex Ribeiro

March

Hollywood March Racing

March-Ford

March 761BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
10

Ian Scheckter

March

Team Rothmans International

March-Ford

March 771Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
11

Niki Lauda

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312T2Ferrari 015 3.0L F12
12

Carlos Reutemann

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312T2Ferrari 015 3.0L F12
14

Danny Ongais

Interscope Racing

Interscope Racing

Penske-Ford

Penske PC4Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
15

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault

Equipe Renault Elf

Renault

Renault RS01Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5L V6t
16

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Shadow

Shadow Racing Team

Shadow-Ford

Shadow DN8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
17

Alan Jones

Shadow

Shadow Racing Team

Shadow-Ford

Shadow DN8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
18

Hans Binder

Surtees

Durex Team Surtees

Surtees-Ford

Surtees TS19Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
19

Vittorio Brambilla

Surtees

Beta Team Surtees

Surtees-Ford

Surtees TS19Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
20

Jody Scheckter

Walter Wolf

Walter Wolf Racing

Wolf-Ford

Wolf WR2Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
22

Clay Regazzoni

Ensign

Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol

Ensign-Ford

Ensign N177Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
23

Patrick Tambay

Theodore

Theodore Racing Hong Kong

Ensign-Ford

Ensign N177Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
24

Rupert Keegan

Hesketh

Penthouse Rizla Racing

Hesketh-Ford

Hesketh 308EFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
25

Ian Ashley

Hesketh

Hesketh Racing

Hesketh-Ford

Hesketh 308EFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
26

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Ligier Gitanes

Ligier-Matra

Ligier JS7Matra MS76 3.0L V12
27

Patrick Nève

Williams

Williams Grand Prix Engineering

March-Ford

March 761Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
28

Emerson Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi Automotive

Copersucar-Fittipaldi

Copersucar-Ford Cosworth

Fittipaldi F5Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
30

Brett Lunger

BS Fabrications

Chesterfield Racing

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M23BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8