1977 Grand Prix USA East
2 October - Watkins Glen: 320.651km (5.435km x 59 laps)
Pole Position: James Hunt, McLaren-Ford M26, 1:40.863
Results
1. James Hunt McLaren-Ford M26 1:58:23.267 (162.509 km/h)
2. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 78 - 2.026
3. Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR2 - 1:18.879
4. Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 - 1:40.615
5. Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N177 - 1:48.138
6. Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 - 1 lap
7. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS7 - 1 lap
8. Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 308E - 1 lap
9. Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford DN8 - 1 lap
10. Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford M23 - 2 laps
11. Hans Binder Surtees-Ford TS19 - 2 laps
12. John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 2 laps
13. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford F5 - 2 laps
14. Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 3 laps
15. Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 761B - 3 laps
16. Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 3 laps
17. Ian Ashley Hesketh-Ford 308E - 4 laps
18. Patrick Neve March-Ford 761 - 4 laps
19. Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS19 - 5 laps
Fastest lap: Ronnie Peterson, 1:51.854 (174.917 km/h on lap 56)
Retirements
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RS01 - 29 laps (Alternator)
Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 78 - 42 laps (Accident)
Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 45 laps (Accident)
Ian Scheckter March-Ford 771 - 49 laps (Accident)
Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford M26 - 51 laps (Fuel pump)
Danny Ongais Penske-Ford PC4 - 53 laps (Accident)
Alan Jones Shadow-Ford DN8 - 56 laps (Accident)
Did Not Qualidy
Patrick Tambay Ensign-Ford N177
Race leaders:
Hans-Joachim Stuck 1-14 (14 laps = 76.090 km)
James Hunt 15-59 (45 laps = 244.575 km)
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Starting Grid
1. James Hunt McLaren-Ford M26 1:40.863 (193.977 km/h)
2. Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 0.275
3. John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 0.330
4. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 78 - 0.618
5. Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 1.045
6. Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 - 1.089
7. Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 - 1.226
8. Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 1.375
9. Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR2 - 1.452
10. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS7 - 1.777
11. Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS19 - 1.923
12. Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 78 - 1.952
13. Alan Jones Shadow-Ford DN8 - 2.156
14. Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RS01 - 2.206
15. Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford M26 - 2.379
16. Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford DN8 - 2.653
17. Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford M23 - 2.835
18. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford F5 - 3.075
19. Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N177 - 3.345
20. Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 308E - 3.687
21. Ian Scheckter March-Ford 771 - 3.839
22. Ian Ashley Hesketh-Ford 308E - 4.237
23. Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 761B - 4.610
24. Patrick Neve March-Ford 761 - 4.982
25. Hans Binder Surtees-Ford TS19 - 5.017
26. Danny Ongais Penske-Ford PC4 - 5.207
Did Not Qualify
27. Patrick Tambay Ensign-Ford N177 - 8.572