1977 German Grand Prix

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1977 German Grand Prix
Race 11 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Circuit Hockenheimring-1970.svg
Race details
Date31 July 1977
Official name XXXIX Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.790 km (4.219 [1] miles)
Distance 47 laps, 319.083 km (198.246 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
 Wolf-Ford
Time 1:53.07
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari
Time 1:55.99 on lap 28
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Wolf-Ford
Third
 Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Lap leaders
  • 1977 German Grand Prix

The 1977 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on 31 July 1977. It was the eleventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

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The German Grand Prix was moved to Hockenheim following Niki Lauda's accident at the Nürburgring in 1976. This was the second time the race was held at Hockenheim, the first being in 1970.

The 47-lap race was won by Lauda, driving a Ferrari. Jody Scheckter finished second in a Wolf-Ford, having started from pole position, while Hans-Joachim Stuck was third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo.

During the race, Penske driver Hans Heyer participated despite not qualifying. Mechanical issues forced Heyer to retire on lap 9, which caused his participation to be discovered. He was disqualified, making him the only driver to not qualify, not finish and be disqualified in a single race. [2]

Report

In qualifying, Jody Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of John Watson and then Niki Lauda who headed the second row. The start of the race was given by the German national flag due to red/green lights being damaged by a service vehicle, which as a result caused an accident near the back of the grid between Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni (putting both drivers out on the spot). [3] Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions. Watson put pressure on Scheckter until his engine failed on the eighth lap, giving second to Lauda who passed Scheckter soon after and began to pull away. Scheckter battled for second with James Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure which was caused by a broken fuel pump on lap 33, thus giving third to Watson's teammate and home driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck, whilst the rest of the points were rounded-out with Lauda's teammate Carlos Reutemann, Vittorio Brambilla in the Surtees and Patrick Tambay in the Ensign. This was the 100th World Championship race victory for tyre manufacturer Goodyear. [4]

Classification

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeGrid
1 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford1:53.071
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:53.342
3 Flag of Austria.svg Niki LaudaFerrari1:53.533
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:53.684
5 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:53.915
6 Flag of France.svg Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:53.976
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:53.997
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:54.278
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar NilssonLotus-Ford1:54.449
10 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford1:54.5310
11 Flag of France.svg Patrick TambayEnsign-Ford1:54.7711
12 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre JarierPenske-Ford1:55.1912
13 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:55.2513
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie PetersonTyrrell-Ford1:55.7014
15 Flag of France.svg Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:55.9215
16 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo PatreseShadow-Ford1:56.0916
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan JonesShadow-Ford1:56.2217
18 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ian ScheckterMarch-Ford1:56.3518
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern SchuppanSurtees-Ford1:56.5419
20 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex RibeiroMarch-Ford1:56.6320
21 Flag of the United States.svg Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford1:56.6421
22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay RegazzoniEnsign-Ford1:56.6822
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert KeeganHesketh-Ford1:56.8923
24 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor RebaqueHesketh-Ford1:57.1824
Cut-off
25 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick NèveMarch-Ford1:57.26—
26 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford1:57.39—
27 Flag of Germany.svg Hans HeyerPenske-Ford1:57.58PL
28 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:58.53—
29 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo MerzarioMarch-Ford1:59.13—
30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Teddy PiletteBRM1:59.55—

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 471:31:49.339
220 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 47+ 14.3316
38 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 47+ 20.9054
412 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 47+ 1:00.2783
519 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 47+ 1:27.37102
623 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ensign-Ford 47+ 1:29.81111
718 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Surtees-Ford 46+ 1 Lap19 
89 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 46+ 1 Lap20 
93 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 42Engine14 
1016 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Shadow-Ford 42Wheel16 
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 40Accident23 
Ret5 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 34Engine7 
Ret1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford 32Fuel Pump4 
Ret6 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 31Engine9 
Ret2 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 26Gearbox13 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 22Engine15 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 21Engine6 
Ret25 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Hesketh-Ford 20Engine24 
Ret30 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 14Accident21 
Ret10 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ian Scheckter March-Ford 9Clutch18 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 8Engine2 
Ret34 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 5Transmission12 
Ret17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 0Accident17 
Ret22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 0Accident22 
DSQ35 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Heyer Penske-Ford 9Gear linkage,
took part illegally		PL 
DNQ27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève March-Ford     
DNQ36 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford     
DNQ28 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford     
DNQ37 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario March-Ford     
DNQ40 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Teddy Pilette BRM     
Source: [5]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "1977 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. ↑ "Strange but true: F1's weirdest and most amazing records". formula1.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "1977 German Grand Prix race report". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "1977: Consistency secures Niki Lauda a second title". ESPN . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "1977 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Germany 1977 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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