1977 World Championship for Makes

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The 1977 World Championship for Makes season featured the sixth FIA World Championship for Makes. This was a motor racing series for Group 5 Special Production Cars, Group 3 & 4 Grand Touring Cars and Group 1 & 2 Touring Cars which ran from 5 February to 23 October 1977 and comprised nine races.

Contents

Schedule

Private Loos-Porsche 935/77A at the Nurburgring round of the 1977 World Championship for Makes Porsche935-Stommelen1977-05-29.jpg
Private Loos-Porsche 935/77A at the Nürburgring round of the 1977 World Championship for Makes
RndRaceCircuitDate
1 Flag of the United States.svg 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 5 February
6 February
2 Flag of Italy.svg 6 Hours of Mugello Mugello Circuit 20 March
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kosset 6 Hours Silverstone Circuit 15 May
4 Flag of Germany.svg ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 29 May
5 Flag of the United States.svg 6 Hours of Watkins Glen Watkins Glen International 9 July
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6 Hours of Mosport Mosport Park 20 August
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rivet Supply 6 Hours Brands Hatch 25 September
8 Flag of Germany.svg Hessen Preis (6 Hours) Hockenheimring 9 October
9 Flag of Italy.svg 6 Hours of Vallelunga Vallelunga Circuit 23 October

Race results

RndCircuitOver 2.0 Winning TeamUnder 2.0 Winning TeamResults
Over 2.0 Winning DriversUnder 2.0 Winning Drivers
1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #43 Ecurie EscargotNone Results
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Helmick
Flag of the United States.svg John Graves
2 Mugello Flag of Germany.svg #2 Martini Racing Flag of Italy.svg #31 Mario Ruoso Results
Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Manfred Schurti
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Ruoso
Flag of Italy.svg "Pal Joe"
3 Silverstone Flag of Germany.svg #1 Martini Racing Flag of Germany.svg #51 BMW Faltz Results
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx
Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Kelleners
Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson
4 Nürburgring Flag of Germany.svg #3 Gelo Racing Flag of Germany.svg #26 BMW Junior Team Results
Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Toine Hezemans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken
Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer
5 Watkins Glen Flag of Germany.svg #1 Martini Racing None Results
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx
6 Mosport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg #7 Heimrath Racing Flag of Germany.svg #23 BMW Faltz Results
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ludwig Heimrath
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever
7 Brands Hatch Flag of Germany.svg #1 Martini Racing Flag of Germany.svg #33 BMW Faltz Results
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx
Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw
8 Hockenheimring Flag of Germany.svg #4 Porsche Kremer Racing Flag of Germany.svg #41 BMW Motorsport GmbH Results
Flag of France.svg Bob Wollek
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Fitzpatrick
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer
9 Vallelunga Flag of Italy.svg #3 Scuderia Vesuvio Flag of Italy.svg #38 No Team Name Results
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Moreschi
Flag of Italy.svg "Dino"
Flag of Italy.svg Gugliemo Manini
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Curatolo

Points system

Points towards the World Championship for Makes were awarded for the first ten eligible finishers in each race in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. A make was only awarded points for its highest finishing eligible car and no points were awarded for placings gained by any other car of that make.

Only the best seven results counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown within brackets.

Half points were awarded for Round 7 due to the race being stopped prior to half distance.

The same points system was applied to each of the three Divisional awards, with cars classified as follows:

Championships results

Position [1] Make [1] Day [1] Mug [1] Sil [1] Nur [1] Wat [1] Mos [1] Bra [1] Hoc [1] Val [1] Total [1]
1 Porsche 202020202020(10)20(20)140
2 BMW --1012-201.512-55.5
3 De Tomaso --------1212
4 Ferrari 8--------8
5 Fiat --------33
  Lancia -3-------3
7 Ford -2-------2
 Division 1          
1 BMW --2020-201020-90
2 Ford -20-12-----32
3 Fiat --------2020
4 Porsche --------1515
5 Lotus ------7.5--7.5
6 Colt ------6--6
7 Volkswagen ---4-----4
 Division 2          
1 Porsche 2020202020-102020150
2 BMW -----20---20
3 Lancia -12-------12
4 Ford --81-----9
5 Datsun --1------1
 Division 3          
1 Porsche 2020202020-(10)2020140
2 De Tomaso ------1-1213
3 Ferrari 12--------12
4 MG ------0.5--0.5

The cars

The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective makes.

Outright

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

World Championship for Sports Cars

For 1977, the FIA again organised two separate World Championships for “sports cars”, with Group 6 cars contesting the World Championship for Sports Cars and production-based cars competing in the World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 12 Hours of Sebring or 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship.

Following the 1977 season, the World Championship of Makes would become the sole international championship, while the World Championship for Sports Cars would be downgraded by the FIA to become the European Sportscar Championship. That series would only last the 1978 season before being dissolved.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 World Championship - final positions and tables, classicscars.com/wspr Retrieved on 19 June 2016
  2. 1 2 3 Autosport, 29 September 1977, page 14