1977 Season - Round 16 - 1977-10-09
Jody Scheckter won the 1977 Canadian Grand Prix for Wolf, with Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) second and Jochen Mass (McLaren) third. The win came from P9 on the grid.
Danny Ongais (Penske) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 19 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1977 Canadian Grand Prix, completing round 16 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 | 9 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alan Jones |
| Shadow |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 15 | Accident | 1 |
| 7 | Danny Ongais | Penske | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| 11 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| 13 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Nève | March | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 3 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 16 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 25 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Ian Scheckter | March | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | John Watson | Brabham | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |