1977 Season - Round 2 - 1977-01-23
Carlos Reutemann won the 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with James Hunt (McLaren) second and Niki Lauda (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 15 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 13 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi |
| Fittipaldi |
| 16 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 18 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 20 | Suspension | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | Ignition | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Ian Scheckter | March | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| 22 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | Overheating | 0 |