Pit Lane F1
1977 Season - Round 15 - 1977-10-02
James Hunt won the 1977 United States Grand Prix from pole position, leading Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) and Jody Scheckter (Wolf) home for McLaren.
Clay Regazzoni (Ensign) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1977 United States Grand Prix, completing round 15 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 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Niki Lauda |
| Ferrari |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 19 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 8 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 5 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Nève | March | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 14 | Alternator | 0 |
| 21 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Ian Scheckter | March | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 15 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 25 | Danny Ongais | Penske | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 13 | Accident | 0 |
