1977 Italian Grand Prix

1977 Italian Grand Prix
Race 14 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Race details
Date	11 September 1977
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.800 km (3.604 miles)
Distance	52 laps, 301.600 km (187.2 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:38.08
Fastest lap
Driver	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:39.10 on lap 31
Podium
First	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
Second	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Third	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1977 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 11 September 1977. It was the fourteenth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	James Hunt	McLaren–Ford	1:38.08
2	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:38.15
3	Jody Scheckter	Wolf–Ford	1:38.29
4	Mario Andretti	Lotus–Ford	1:38.37
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:38.54
6	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow–Ford	1:38.68
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign–Ford	1:38.68
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier–Matra	1:38.77
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren–Ford	1:38.86
10	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees–Ford	1:38.92
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham–Alfa Romeo	1:39.05
12	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell–Ford	1:39.17
13	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell–Ford	1:39.18
14	John Watson	Brabham–Alfa Romeo	1:39.21
15	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren–Ford	1:39.42
16	Alan Jones	Shadow–Ford	1:39.50
17	Ian Scheckter	March–Ford	1:39.62
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske–Ford	1:39.63
19	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus–Ford	1:39.85
20	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:40.03
21	Patrick Tambay	Ensign–Ford	1:40.19
22	Brett Lunger	McLaren–Ford	1:40.26
23	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh–Ford	1:40.28
24	Patrick Nève	March–Ford	1:40.51
Cut-off
25	Alex Ribeiro	March–Ford	1:40.79
26	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi–Ford	1:40.97
27	Lamberto Leoni	Surtees–Ford	1:41.03
28	Brian Henton	Boro–Ford	1:41.13
29	Emilio de Villota	McLaren–Ford	1:41.21
30	Ian Ashley	Hesketh–Ford	1:41.22
31	Teddy Pilette	BRM	1:41.92
32	Hans Binder	Penske–Ford	1:43.10
33	Loris Kessel	Apollon–Ford	1:46.68
34	Giorgio Francia	Brabham–Alfa Romeo	1:49.67

Race

Report

The fact that it was Ferrari's home race did not deter James Hunt who took pole, whereas Carlos Reutemann cheered the home fans by starting second in front of Jody Scheckter. Scheckter took the lead after a brilliant start, and in second place was Clay Regazzoni's Ensign who got an even better one. Regazzoni however did not have the pace and soon dropped down the order, whereas Mario Andretti was on the move, passing Hunt on the second lap, and Scheckter a few laps later to take the lead. Hunt dropped back with brake troubles as the race progressed, and Scheckter retired when his engine failed, leaving Reutemann and Niki Lauda in second and third. Lauda was soon past Reutemann, and the latter had to retire when he spun off on oil on the track left by the car of debutant Bruno Giacomelli, handing third to Alan Jones. The race finished in that order; with Andretti taking a dominant victory from Lauda, who closed in on the championship, and Jones who took his second podium in three races. By finishing 2nd, Ferrari won the Constructor's Championship with three races left.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	G	52	1:27:50.30	4	9
2	11	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	G	52	+16.96	5	6
3	17	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford	G	52	+23.63	16	4
4	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	G	52	+28.48	9	3
5	22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford	G	52	+30.11	7	2
6	3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford	G	52	+1:19.22	12	1
7	27	Patrick Nève	March-Ford	G	50	+ 2 Laps	24
8	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	G	50	+ 2 Laps	8
9	24	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh-Ford	G	48	+ 4 Laps	23
Ret	10	Ian Scheckter	March-Ford	G	41	Transmission	17
Ret	12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	G	39	Spun Off	2
Ret	16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow-Ford	G	39	Spun Off	6
Ret	14	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren-Ford	G	38	Engine	15
Ret	8	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	31	Engine	11
Ret	1	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	G	26	Spun Off	1
Ret	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	G	24	Engine	13
Ret	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	G	23	Engine	3
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	M	23	Engine	20
Ret	34	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske-Ford	G	19	Engine	18
Ret	23	Patrick Tambay	Ensign-Ford	G	9	Engine	21
Ret	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford	G	5	Accident	10
Ret	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	G	4	Suspension	22
Ret	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren-Ford	G	4	Engine	19
Ret	7	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	3	Accident	14
DNQ	9	Alex Ribeiro	March-Ford	G
DNQ	28	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	G
DNQ	18	Lamberto Leoni	Surtees-Ford	G
DNQ	38	Brian Henton	Boro-Ford	G
DNQ	36	Emilio de Villota	McLaren-Ford	G
DNQ	25	Ian Ashley	Hesketh-Ford	G
DNQ	35	Teddy Pilette	BRM	G
DNQ	33	Hans Binder	Penske-Ford	G
DNQ	41	Loris Kessel	Apollon-Ford	G
DNQ	21	Giorgio Francia	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G
Source: [1] [2]

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian drivers Bruno Giacomelli, Giorgio Francia and Lamberto Leoni.
• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swiss constructor Apollon.
• This was the final Formula One World Championship entry for British Racing Motors.

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Niki Lauda * 69 2 Jody Scheckter * 42 3 Carlos Reutemann 41 4 Mario Andretti 35 5 James Hunt 22 Source: [3]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 86 (88) 2 Lotus-Ford 56 3 Wolf-Ford 42 4 McLaren-Ford 38 5 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 27 Source: [3]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
• Bold text indicates the 1977 World Constructors' Champion.
• Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

1. "1977 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
2. "1977 Italian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 11 September 1977. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
3. "Italy 1977 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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