The 1977 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 11 September 1977. It was the fourteenth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTime1 James Hunt McLaren–Ford1:38.082 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:38.153 Jody Scheckter Wolf–Ford1:38.294 Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford1:38.375 Niki Lauda Ferrari1:38.546 Riccardo Patrese Shadow–Ford1:38.687 Clay Regazzoni Ensign–Ford1:38.688 Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra1:38.779 Jochen Mass McLaren–Ford1:38.8610 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees–Ford1:38.9211 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham–Alfa Romeo1:39.0512 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell–Ford1:39.1713 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford1:39.1814 John Watson Brabham–Alfa Romeo1:39.2115 Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren–Ford1:39.4216 Alan JonesShadow–Ford1:39.5017 Ian Scheckter March–Ford1:39.6218 Jean-Pierre JarierPenske–Ford1:39.6319 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus–Ford1:39.8520 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault1:40.0321 Patrick Tambay Ensign–Ford1:40.1922 Brett Lunger McLaren–Ford1:40.2623 Rupert Keegan Hesketh–Ford1:40.2824 Patrick Nève March–Ford1:40.51 Cut-off 25 Alex Ribeiro March–Ford1:40.79 26 Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi–Ford1:40.97 27 Lamberto LeoniSurtees–Ford1:41.03 28 Brian HentonBoro–Ford1:41.13 29 Emilio de VillotaMcLaren–Ford1:41.21 30 Ian Ashley Hesketh–Ford1:41.2231 Teddy PiletteBRM1:41.9232 Hans BinderPenske–Ford1:43.1033 Loris KesselApollon–Ford1:46.6834 Giorgio Francia Brabham–Alfa Romeo1:49.67
Race
Report The fact that it was Ferrari's home race did not deter James Hunt who took pole, whereas Carlos Reutemann cheered the home fans by starting second in front of Jody Scheckter. Scheckter took the lead after a brilliant start, and in second place was Clay Regazzoni's Ensign who got an even better one. Regazzoni however did not have the pace and soon dropped down the order, whereas Mario Andretti was on the move, passing Hunt on the second lap, and Scheckter a few laps later to take the lead. Hunt dropped back with brake troubles as the race progressed, and Scheckter retired when his engine failed, leaving Reutemann and Niki Lauda in second and third. Lauda was soon past Reutemann, and the latter had to retire when he spun off on oil on the track left by the car of debutant Bruno Giacomelli, handing third to Alan Jones. The race finished in that order; with Andretti taking a dominant victory from Lauda, who closed in on the championship, and Jones who took his second podium in three races. By finishing 2nd, Ferrari won the Constructor's Championship with three races left.
Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 52 1:27:50.30 4 9 2 11 Niki Lauda Ferrari 52 +16.96 5 6 3 17 Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 52 +23.63 16 4 4 2 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 52 +28.48 9 3 5 22 Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 52 +30.11 7 2 6 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 52 +1:19.22 12 1 7 27 Patrick Nève March-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 24 8 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 50 + 2 Laps 8 9 24 Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 48 + 4 Laps 23 10 Ian Scheckter March-Ford 41 Transmission 17 12 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 39 Spun Off 2 16 Riccardo Patrese Shadow-Ford 39 Spun Off 6 14 Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford 38 Engine 15 8 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 31 Engine 11 1 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 26 Spun Off 1 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 24 Engine 13 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 23 Engine 3 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 23 Engine 20 34 Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 19 Engine 18 23 Patrick Tambay Ensign-Ford 9 Engine 21 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 5 Accident 10 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 4 Suspension 22 30 Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 4 Engine 19 7 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 3 Accident 14 9 Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 28 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 18 Lamberto Leoni Surtees-Ford 38 Brian Henton Boro-Ford 36 Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford 25 Ian Ashley Hesketh-Ford 35 Teddy Pilette BRM 33 Hans Binder Penske-Ford 41 Loris Kessel Apollon-Ford 21 Giorgio Francia Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian drivers Bruno Giacomelli, Giorgio Francia and Lamberto Leoni. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swiss constructor Apollon. This was the final Formula One World Championship entry for British Racing Motors.
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Niki Lauda* 69 2 Jody Scheckter* 42 3 Carlos Reutemann 41 4 Mario Andretti 35 5 James Hunt 22Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 86 (88) 2 Lotus-Ford 56 3 Wolf-Ford 42 4 McLaren-Ford 38 5 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 27Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Bold text indicates the 1977 World Constructors' Champion. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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