1977 Spanish Grand Prix

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1977 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg
Race details
Date8 May 1977
Official name XXIII Gran Premio de España [1]
Location Jarama, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.404 km (2.115 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 255.3 km (158.63 mi)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:18.70
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra
Time 1:20.81 on lap 5
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Wolf-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1977 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1977 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 May 1977 at the Circuito del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was the fifth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

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The 75-lap race was won from pole position by American driver Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford. Argentinian Carlos Reutemann finished second in a Ferrari, with South African Jody Scheckter third in a Wolf-Ford.

Report

Mario Andretti continued his recent form with pole position and Jacques Laffite's Ligier springing a surprise, beating Niki Lauda to second, however Lauda was unable to take part in the race due to a broken rib. At the start, Andretti took the lead with Laffite following. Laffite gave chase to Andretti in the early stages but had to pit with a deflating tyre, leaving Andretti to romp to victory with Carlos Reutemann second. Hunt inherited third but retired with a misfire, giving it to John Watson until he lost places due to a spin and eventually retired with fuel system problems, leaving Jody Scheckter to take the final spot on the podium.

The race marked the debut of the Williams Grand Prix Engineering team, entering a single March 761 chassis for Belgian driver Patrick Nève, who finished 12th.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTime/Gap
15 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti LotusFord 1:18.70
226 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite LigierMatra +0.72
311 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari +0.78
412 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +0.82
520 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter WolfFord +0.87
67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson BrabhamAlfa Romeo +1.17
71 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLarenFord +1.41
822 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni EnsignFord +1.43
92 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLarenFord +1.44
104 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler TyrrellFord +1.46
1119 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla SurteesFord +1.56
126 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson LotusFord +1.68
138 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck BrabhamAlfa Romeo +1.85
1417 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones ShadowFord +2.04
153 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson TyrrellFord +2.26
1624 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan HeskethFord +2.33
1710 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Ian Scheckter MarchFord +2.35
1825 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl HeskethFord +2.46
1928 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi FittipaldiFord +2.86
2018 Flag of Austria.svg Hans Binder SurteesFord +3.03
2137 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario MarchFord +3.12
2227 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève MarchFord +3.22
2336 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Emilio de Villota McLarenFord +3.27
2416 Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Zorzi ShadowFord +3.39
2530 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger MarchFord +3.54
Cut-off
2634 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier PenskeFord +3.57
279 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Ribeiro MarchFord +3.60
2833 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Hayje MarchFord +3.69
2938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton MarchFord +3.87
3031 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley LECFord +4.19
3135 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson BRM +5.59
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 751:42:52.2219
212 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 75+ 15.8546
320 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 75+ 24.5154
42 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 75+ 24.8793
56 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 75+ 1:05.83122
68 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 74+ 1 Lap131
726 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 74+ 1 Lap2 
83 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 74+ 1 Lap15 
918 Flag of Austria.svg Hans Binder Surtees-Ford 73+ 2 Laps20 
1030 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger March-Ford 72+ 3 Laps25 
1110 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Ian Scheckter March-Ford 72+ 3 Laps17 
1227 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Nève March-Ford 71+ 4 Laps22 
1336 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford 70+ 5 Laps23 
1428 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 70+ 5 Laps19 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 64Fuel System6 
Ret17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 56Accident14 
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 32Accident16 
Ret25 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 29Radiator18 
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford 25Engine24 
Ret37 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario March-Ford 16Suspension21 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 12Engine10 
Ret1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt McLaren-Ford 10Engine7 
Ret22 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 9Accident8 
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 9Accident11 
DNS11 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 0Driver Injured3 
DNQ34 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford     
DNQ9 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Alex Ribeiro March-Ford     
DNQ33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Hayje March-Ford     
DNQ38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March-Ford     
DNQ31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley LEC-Ford     
DNQ35 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson BRM     
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

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