Pit Lane F1
1977 Season - Round 10 - 1977-07-16
James Hunt won the 1977 British Grand Prix from pole position, leading Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Gunnar Nilsson (Team Lotus) home for McLaren.
Patrick Nève (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1977 British Grand Prix, completing round 10 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jochen Mass |
| McLaren |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Nève | March | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | McLaren | 9 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 19 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 14 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | March | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 25 | Fuel pressure | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 18 | Brakes | 0 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| 23 | Ian Scheckter | March | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| 26 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 13 | Accident | 0 |
