The 1977 season started in Argentina, and it was reigning world champion James Hunt who started off his title defence with pole position in his McLaren. Countryman John Watson shared the front row with him in the Brabham, and Patrick Depailler in the six-wheeled Tyrrell was third on the grid.
Watson took the lead at the start with Hunt second. Watson led for the first 10 laps until Hunt moved ahead and pulled away, with Mario Andretti's Lotus third, but soon the other McLaren of Jochen Mass took the place. Mass had to retire soon after with an engine failure which caused him to spin, and a suspension failure took teammate and race leader Hunt out three laps later. Watson took the lead again, but he also had suspension failures and let teammate Carlos Pace through. Watson eventually retired, and Pace struggled towards the end due to heat in his cockpit and was passed by Jody Scheckter's Wolf and Andretti, but the latter retired then with a wheel bearing failure. Scheckter took the first win of 1977, with Pace second, and home hero Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Ferrari.
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The 1977 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez Buenos Aires Argentina on January 9 1977 It was the first round of the 1977 Formula One season 1 1977 Argentine Grand PrixRace 1 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One seasonRace detailsDateJanuary 9 1977LocationAutodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez Buenos Aires ArgentinaCoursePermanent road courseCourse length5 81 km 3 61 miles Distance53 laps 307 93 km 191 33 miles WeatherDryPole positionDriverJames HuntMcLaren FordTime1 48 68Fastest lapDriverJames HuntMcLaren FordTime1 51 06 on lap 21PodiumFirstJody ScheckterWolf FordSecondCarlos PaceBrabham Alfa RomeoThirdCarlos ReutemannFerrariLap leaders Jody Scheckter celebrating the victory Contents 1 Qualifying 1 1 Qualifying classification 2 Race 2 1 Report 2 2 Classification 3 Championship standings after the race 4 ReferencesQualifying EditQualifying classification Edit Pos Driver Constructor Time No1 James Hunt McLaren Ford 1 48 68 12 John Watson Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 48 96 23 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 1 49 13 34 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1 49 73 45 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 1 49 81 56 Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 49 97 67 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1 50 02 78 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 1 50 13 89 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 1 50 65 910 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 1 50 66 DNS11 Jody Scheckter Wolf Ford 1 50 76 1012 Clay Regazzoni Ensign Ford 1 50 97 1113 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees Ford 1 51 03 1214 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell Ford 1 51 34 1315 Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 1 51 52 1416 Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar Ford 1 51 53 1517 Ian Scheckter March Ford 1 52 40 1618 Hans Binder Surtees Ford 1 53 11 1719 Ingo Hoffmann Copersucar Ford 1 53 28 1820 Alex Ribeiro March Ford 1 53 54 1921 Renzo Zorzi Shadow Ford 1 54 19 20Race EditReport Edit The 1977 season started in Argentina and it was reigning world champion James Hunt who started off his title defence with pole position in his McLaren Countryman John Watson shared the front row with him in the Brabham and Patrick Depailler in the six wheeled Tyrrell was third on the grid Watson took the lead at the start with Hunt second Watson led for the first 10 laps until Hunt moved ahead and pulled away with Mario Andretti s Lotus third but soon the other McLaren of Jochen Mass took the place Mass had to retire soon after with an engine failure which caused him to spin and a suspension failure took teammate and race leader Hunt out three laps later Watson took the lead again but he also had suspension failures and let teammate Carlos Pace through Watson eventually retired and Pace struggled towards the end due to heat in his cockpit and was passed by Jody Scheckter s Wolf and Andretti but the latter retired then with a wheel bearing failure Scheckter took the first win of 1977 with Pace second and home hero Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Ferrari Classification Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf Ford 53 1 40 11 19 11 92 8 Carlos Pace Brabham Alfa Romeo 53 43 24 6 63 12 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 53 46 02 7 44 28 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 53 55 48 16 35 5 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 51 Wheel bearing 8 26 22 Clay Regazzoni Ensign Ford 51 2 laps 12 17 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees Ford 48 Out of fuel 13Ret 10 Ian Scheckter March Ford 45 Electrical 17NC 16 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 45 Not classified 9Ret 7 John Watson Brabham Alfa Romeo 41 Suspension 2Ret 9 Alex Ribeiro March Ford 39 Transmission 20NC 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 37 Not classified 15Ret 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 32 Overheating 3Ret 1 James Hunt McLaren Ford 31 Suspension 1Ret 2 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 28 Spun off 5Ret 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell Ford 28 Spun off 14Ret 29 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi Ford 22 Engine 19Ret 11 Niki Lauda Ferrari 20 Fuel system 4Ret 18 Hans Binder Surtees Ford 18 Accident 18Ret 17 Renzo Zorzi Shadow Ford 2 Gearbox 21DNS 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 10Source 2 3 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Jody Scheckter 92 Carlos Pace 63 Carlos Reutemann 44 Emerson Fittipaldi 35 Mario Andretti 2Source 4 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 Wolf Ford 92 Brabham Alfa Romeo 63 Ferrari 44 Fittipaldi Ford 35 Lotus Ford 2Source 4 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References Edit 1977 Argentine Grand Prix Entry list 1977 Argentine Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 21 October 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2015 Lang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group p 166 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 a b Argentina 1977 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 6 March 2019 Previous race 1976 Japanese Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1977 season Next race 1977 Brazilian Grand PrixPrevious race 1975 Argentine Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix Next race 1978 Argentine Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Argentine Grand Prix amp 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