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Background[]


Entry list[]

The full entry list for the 1977 Race of Champions is outlined below:

No. Driver Entreat Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 United Kingdom James Hunt United Kingdom Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell P34 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
5 United States Mario Andretti United Kingdom John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
7 United Kingdom John Watson United Kingdom Martini Racing Brabham BT45 Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 G
9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro United Kingdom Hollywood March Racing March 761B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
13 United Kingdom Divina Galica United Kingdom Shellsport Whiting Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
14 Australia Larry Perkins United Kingdom Rotary Watches Stanley BRM BRM P201B BRM P202 3.0 V12 G
16 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
18 Italy Vittorio Brambilla United Kingdom Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Canada Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni United Kingdom Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
24 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh 308E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
31 United Kingdom David Purley United Kingdom LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC CRP1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
33 Netherlands Boy Hayje United Kingdom RAM Racing/F&S Properties March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
36 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer United Kingdom Melchester Racing Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
37 United Kingdom Bob Evans United Kingdom Hexagon of Highgate Penske PC3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
38 United Kingdom Brian Henton United Kingdom British Formula One Racing Team March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 1977 Race of Champions are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 United Kingdom John Watson United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth 1:19.05
2 5 United States Mario Andretti United Kingdom Lotus-Ford Cosworth 1:19.39 +0.34s
3 1 United Kingdom James Hunt United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth 1:19.60 +0.55s
4 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Canada Wolf-Ford Cosworth 1:20.18 +1.13s
5 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 1:20.33 +1.28s
6 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni United Kingdom Ensign-Ford Cosworth 1:21.82 +2.77s
7 16 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom Shadow-Ford Cosworth 1:21.88 +2.83s
8 36 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 1:22.51 +3.46s
9 24 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Hesketh-Ford Cosworth 1:22.58 +3.53s
10 38 United Kingdom Brian Henton United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 1:22.90 +3.85s
11 37 United Kingdom Bob Evans United Kingdom Penske-Ford Cosworth 1:23.17 +4.12s
12 33 Netherlands Boy Hayje United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 1:23.71 +4.66s
13 31 United Kingdom David Purley United Kingdom LEC-Ford Cosworth 1:24.64 +5.59s
14* 14 Australia Larry Perkins United Kingdom BRM 1:25.14 +6.09s
15 13 United Kingdom Divina Galica United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 1:26.09 +7.04s
16 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 1:27.47 +8.42s
17 18 Italy Vittorio Brambilla United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 1:29.15 +10.10s
  • * Perkins could not take the start, but concerning over the car's safety.

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 John Watson
Mario Andretti ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 James Hunt
Jody Scheckter ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Ronnie Peterson
Clay Regazzoni ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Jackie Oliver
Tony Trimmer ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Rupert Keegan
Brian Henton ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Bob Evans
Boy Hayje ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 David Purley
Larry Perkins* ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Divina Galica
Alex Ribeiro ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Vittorio Brambilla
______________
  • * Perkins could not take the start, but concerning over the car's safety.

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 1977 Race of Champions are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 1 United Kingdom James Hunt United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth 40 53:54.35 3
2 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter Canada Wolf-Ford Cosworth 40 +23.52s 4
3 7 United Kingdom John Watson United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth 40 +1:08.00 1
4 38 United Kingdom Brian Henton United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 39 +1 lap 10
5 16 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom Shadow-Ford Cosworth 39 +1 lap 7
6 31 United Kingdom David Purley United Kingdom LEC-Ford Cosworth 39 +1 lap 13
7 33 Netherlands Boy Hayje United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 39 +1 lap 12
8 24 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Hesketh-Ford Cosworth 39 +1 lap 9
9 36 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 38 +2 laps 8
10* 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 37 Engine 5
11 37 United Kingdom Bob Evans United Kingdom Penske-Ford Cosworth 37 +3 laps 11
12 13 United Kingdom Divina Galica United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 37 +3 laps 15
13 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni United Kingdom Ensign-Ford Cosworth 35 +5 laps 6
Ret 5 United States Mario Andretti United Kingdom Lotus-Ford Cosworth 33 Electrical 2
Ret 9 Brazil Alex Ribeiro United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 18 Misfire 16
Ret 18 Italy Vittorio Brambilla United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 10 Electrical 17
DNS 14 Australia Larry Perkins United Kingdom BRM
  • * Peterson was classified as despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.

Milestones[]

V T E United Kingdom Race of Champions
Circuits Brands Hatch (1965 - 1983)
Brands Hatch
Races 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980–1982 • 1983 
V T E 1977 Formula One Season
Teams Apollon • Brabham • Boro • BRM • Ensign • Ferrari • Fittipaldi • Hesketh • Kojima • LEC • Ligier • Lotus • March • McGuire • McLaren • Penske • Renault • Shadow • Surtees • Tyrrell • Wolf
Engines Alfa Romeo • BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Matra • Renault
Drivers Andersson • Andretti • Ashley • Binder • Bleekemolen • Brambilla • Depailler • de Dryver • Edwards • Ertl • Fittipaldi • Francia • Giacomelli • Hayje • Henton • Heyer • Hoffmann • Hoshino • Hunt • Ickx • Jabouille • Jarier • Jones • Keegan • Kessel • Kozarowitsky • Laffite • Lauda • Leoni • Lunger • Mass • McGuire • Merzario • Nève • Nilsson • Oliver • Ongais • Pace • Patrese • Perkins • Peterson • Pilette • Purley • Pryce • Rebaque • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Ribeiro • I. Scheckter • J. Scheckter • Schuppan • Stuck • Sutcliffe • Takahashi • Takahara • Tambay • Trimmer • Villeneuve • de Villota • Watson • Zorzi
Cars Apollon Fly • Brabham BT45 • Brabham BT45B • Boro 001 • BRM P201B • BRM P207 • Ensign N177 • Ferrari 312T2B • Fittipaldi FD04 • Fittipaldi F5 • Hesketh 308E • Kojima KE009 • LEC CRP1 • Ligier JS7 • Lotus 78 • March 761 • March 761B • March 771 • McGuire BM1 • McLaren M23 • McLaren M26 • Penske PC4 • Renault RS01 • Shadow DN5B • Shadow DN8 • Surtees TS19 • Tyrrell 007 • Tyrrell P34 • Wolf WR1 • Wolf WR2 • Wolf WR3
Tyres Bridgestone • Dunlop • Goodyear • Michelin
Races Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • United States West • Spain • Monaco • Belgium • Sweden • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Italy • United States • Canada • Japan
Non-championship Races Race of Champions
See also 1976 Formula One Season • 1978 Formula One Season • Category
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