1977 Season - Round 1 - 1977-01-09
Jody Scheckter won the 1977 Argentine Grand Prix for Wolf, with Carlos Pace (Brabham) second and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) third. The win came from P11 on the grid.
Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P4 at the flag â a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1977 Argentine Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi |
| Fittipaldi |
| 16 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | Wheel bearing | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 13 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Ian Scheckter | March | 17 | Electrical | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | Not classified | 0 |
| 10 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | Suspension | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 20 | Transmission | 0 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | Not classified | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | Overheating | 0 |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | Suspension | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | Withdrew | 0 |