The 1977 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 5 June 1977. It was the seventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 70-lap race was won by Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson, driving a Lotus-Ford. Austrian driver Niki Lauda finished second in a Ferrari, while Nilsson's fellow Swede, Ronnie Peterson, finished third in the six-wheeled Tyrrell-Ford. This was to be Nilsson's only Formula One victory, before his career was cut short by cancer and he died in October 1978.
In qualifying Mario Andretti took a comfortable pole position with John Watson just beating the second Lotus of Gunnar Nilsson to second. The race was wet due to rain earlier in the day. Watson took the lead into the first corner, but later in the lap, Andretti locked up into the chicane and ran into the back of the Brabham, knocking both drivers out of the race with Jody Scheckter taking over the lead.
Scheckter led the early stages ahead of Nilsson, whereas Carlos Reutemann made an early charge but spun off. The track began to dry and everyone had to pit for tyres, and those who stopped early were the ones who benefited, as now Niki Lauda was leading from Jochen Mass and Scheckter was down to fifth. Mass spun off from second, handing it to Nilsson who then went on to catch and pass Lauda before driving away to his first career victory. Behind second-placed Lauda, Ronnie Peterson completed the podium for Team Tyrrell after Scheckter retired with an engine failure. This remains the only F1 race in which two Swedes shared the podium.
David Purley stayed out later than most drivers and was running third by lap 21.[1] After he finally pitted, he emerged in front of race leader Lauda. He was likely unaware that Lauda was a lap ahead and did not let him through, holding the leader up for a few laps. This may have cost Lauda victory and the two were involved in an argument after the race.[2]
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The 1977 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 5 June 1977 It was the seventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors 1977 Belgian Grand PrixRace 7 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One seasonRace detailsDate5 June 1977LocationCircuit ZolderHeusden Zolder BelgiumCourse length4 262 km 2 648 miles Distance70 laps 298 340 km 185 380 miles WeatherWetPole positionDriverMario AndrettiLotus FordTime1 24 64Fastest lapDriverGunnar NilssonLotus FordTime1 27 36 on lap 53PodiumFirstGunnar NilssonLotus FordSecondNiki LaudaFerrariThirdRonnie PetersonTyrrell FordLap leaders The 70 lap race was won by Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson driving a Lotus Ford Austrian driver Niki Lauda finished second in a Ferrari while Nilsson s fellow Swede Ronnie Peterson finished third in the six wheeled Tyrrell Ford This was to be Nilsson s only Formula One victory before his career was cut short by cancer and he died in October 1978 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 nbsp Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 1 24 64 12 nbsp John Watson Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 26 18 23 nbsp Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 1 26 45 34 nbsp Jody Scheckter Wolf Ford 1 26 48 45 nbsp Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 1 26 71 56 nbsp Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 1 26 81 67 nbsp Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1 26 85 78 nbsp Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell Ford 1 26 95 89 nbsp James Hunt McLaren Ford 1 27 04 910 nbsp Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 1 27 05 1011 nbsp Niki Lauda Ferrari 1 27 11 1112 nbsp Vittorio Brambilla Surtees Ford 1 27 23 1213 nbsp Clay Regazzoni Ensign Ford 1 27 28 1314 nbsp Arturo Merzario March Ford 1 27 33 1415 nbsp Riccardo Patrese Shadow Ford 1 27 35 1516 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 1 27 47 1617 nbsp Alan Jones Shadow Ford 1 27 55 1718 nbsp Hans Joachim Stuck Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 27 75 1819 nbsp Rupert Keegan Hesketh Ford 1 28 02 1920 nbsp David Purley LEC Ford 1 28 10 2021 nbsp Ian Scheckter March Ford 1 28 50 2122 nbsp Brett Lunger McLaren Ford 1 28 51 2223 nbsp Larry Perkins Surtees Ford 1 28 53 2324 nbsp Patrick Neve March Ford 1 28 67 2425 nbsp Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 1 29 02 2526 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier Penske Ford 1 29 11 2627 nbsp Boy Hayje March Ford 1 29 46 27Cut off28 nbsp Emilio de Villota McLaren Ford 1 30 12 29 nbsp Conny Andersson B R M 1 30 24 30 nbsp Alex Ribeiro March Ford 1 30 24 31 nbsp Bernard de Dryver March Ford 1 30 42 32 nbsp Hector Rebaque Hesketh Ford 1 33 30 Race editReport edit In qualifying Mario Andretti took a comfortable pole position with John Watson just beating the second Lotus of Gunnar Nilsson to second The race was wet due to rain earlier in the day Watson took the lead into the first corner but later in the lap Andretti locked up into the chicane and ran into the back of the Brabham knocking both drivers out of the race with Jody Scheckter taking over the lead Scheckter led the early stages ahead of Nilsson whereas Carlos Reutemann made an early charge but spun off The track began to dry and everyone had to pit for tyres and those who stopped early were the ones who benefited as now Niki Lauda was leading from Jochen Mass and Scheckter was down to fifth Mass spun off from second handing it to Nilsson who then went on to catch and pass Lauda before driving away to his first career victory Behind second placed Lauda Ronnie Peterson completed the podium for Team Tyrrell after Scheckter retired with an engine failure This remains the only F1 race in which two Swedes shared the podium David Purley stayed out later than most drivers and was running third by lap 21 1 After he finally pitted he emerged in front of race leader Lauda He was likely unaware that Lauda was a lap ahead and did not let him through holding the leader up for a few laps This may have cost Lauda victory and the two were involved in an argument after the race 2 Classification edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 6 nbsp Gunnar Nilsson Lotus Ford 70 1 55 05 71 3 92 11 nbsp Niki Lauda Ferrari 70 14 19 11 63 3 nbsp Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell Ford 70 19 95 8 44 19 nbsp Vittorio Brambilla Surtees Ford 70 24 98 12 35 17 nbsp Alan Jones Shadow Ford 70 1 15 47 17 26 8 nbsp Hans Joachim Stuck Brabham Alfa Romeo 69 1 Lap 18 17 1 nbsp James Hunt McLaren Ford 69 1 Lap 9 8 4 nbsp Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 69 1 Lap 5 9 25 nbsp Harald Ertl Hesketh Ford 69 1 Lap 25 10 27 nbsp Patrick Neve March Ford 68 2 Laps 24 11 34 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier Penske Ford 68 2 Laps 26 12 18 nbsp Larry Perkins Surtees Ford 67 3 Laps 23 13 31 nbsp David Purley LEC Ford 67 3 Laps 20 14 37 nbsp Arturo Merzario March Ford 65 5 Laps 14 NC 33 nbsp Boy Hayje March Ford 63 7 Laps 27 Ret 20 nbsp Jody Scheckter Wolf Ford 62 Engine 4 Ret 2 nbsp Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 39 Accident 6 Ret 26 nbsp Jacques Laffite Ligier Matra 32 Engine 10 Ret 22 nbsp Clay Regazzoni Ensign Ford 29 Engine 13 Ret 12 nbsp Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 14 Accident 7 Ret 24 nbsp Rupert Keegan Hesketh Ford 14 Accident 19 Ret 16 nbsp Riccardo Patrese Shadow Ford 12 Accident 15 Ret 10 nbsp Ian Scheckter March Ford 8 Accident 21 Ret 28 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 2 Electrical 16 Ret 5 nbsp Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 0 Collision 1 Ret 7 nbsp John Watson Brabham Alfa Romeo 0 Collision 2 DNQ 36 nbsp Emilio de Villota McLaren Ford DNQ 9 nbsp Alex Ribeiro March Ford DNQ 35 nbsp Conny Andersson BRM DNQ 38 nbsp Bernard de Dryver March Ford DNQ 39 nbsp Hector Rebaque Hesketh Ford Source 3 Championship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Jody Scheckter 322 nbsp Niki Lauda 313 nbsp Carlos Reutemann 234 nbsp Mario Andretti 225 nbsp Gunnar Nilsson 13Source 4 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 nbsp Ferrari 462 nbsp Lotus Ford 333 nbsp Wolf Ford 324 nbsp McLaren Ford 155 nbsp Tyrrell Ford 11Source 4 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References edit Belgium 1977 Lap by lap STATS F1 statsf1 com Retrieved 16 May 2021 Widdows Rob June 2008 Run rabbit Motor Sport p 85 Retrieved 16 May 2021 1977 Belgian Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 17 October 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2015 a b Belgium 1977 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 12 March 2019 Previous race 1977 Monaco Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1977 season Next race 1977 Swedish Grand PrixPrevious race 1976 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Next race 1978 Belgian Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Belgian Grand Prix amp oldid 1049892245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
