Round 15 · 2 October 1977
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
43 drivers
After Round 14
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
69
pts
2
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
42
pts
3
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
41
pts
4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
35
pts
5
James Hunt
McLaren
22
pts
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6
Jochen Mass
McLaren
21
pts
7
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
20
pts
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
16
pts
9
Alan Jones
Shadow
16
pts
10
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Brabham
12
pts
11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
11
pts
12
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
10
pts
13
John Watson
Brabham
9
pts
14
Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell
7
pts
15
Carlos Pace
Brabham
6
pts
16
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
5
pts
17
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
3
pts
18
Patrick Tambay
Ensign
3
pts
19
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Penske
1
pts
20
Renzo Zorzi
Shadow
1
pts
-
Patrick Nève
March
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Vern Schuppan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Hans Binder
Penske
0
pts
-
Alex Ribeiro
March
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Riccardo Patrese
Shadow
0
pts
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Jackie Oliver
Shadow
0
pts
-
Ian Scheckter
March
0
pts
-
Brian Henton
Boro
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
McLaren
0
pts
-
Larry Perkins
Surtees
0
pts
-
David Purley
LEC
0
pts
-
Emilio de Villota
McLaren
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Shadow
0
pts
-
Tom Pryce
Shadow
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Boy Lunger
March
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
45 drivers
After Round 15
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
—
70
+1
2
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
↑1
47
+6
3
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
↓1
46
+4
4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
—
36
+1
5
James Hunt
McLaren
—
31
+9
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6
Jochen Mass
McLaren
—
21
+0
7
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
—
20
+0
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
16
+0
9
Alan Jones
Shadow
—
16
+0
10
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Brabham
—
12
+0
11
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
11
+0
12
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
10
+0
13
John Watson
Brabham
—
9
+0
14
Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell
—
7
+0
15
Carlos Pace
Brabham
—
6
+0
16
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
5
+0
17
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
—
5
+2
18
Patrick Tambay
Ensign
—
3
+0
19
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
—
1
+0
20
Renzo Zorzi
Shadow
—
1
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Nève
March
—
0
+0
-
Vern Schuppan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Hans Binder
Penske
—
0
+0
-
Alex Ribeiro
March
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Riccardo Patrese
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Oliver
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Ian Scheckter
March
—
0
+0
-
Brian Henton
Boro
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Gilles Villeneuve
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Larry Perkins
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
David Purley
LEC
—
0
+0
-
Emilio de Villota
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Ian Ashley
Hesketh
NEW
0
+0
-
Tom Pryce
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Boy Lunger
March
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Penske
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:58:23.267 | 9 |
| 2 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | +2.026 | 6 |
| 3 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +1:18.879 | 4 |
| 4 | LAU Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 7 | +1:40.615 | 3 |
| 5 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 19 | +1:48.138 | 2 |
| 6 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 6 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | KEE Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | LUN Brett Lunger | McLaren | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | BIN Hans Binder | Surtees | 25 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 3 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 2L | 0 |
| 14 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 8 | 3L | 0 |
| 15 | RIB Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 3L | 0 |
| 16 | PET Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 5 | 3L | 0 |
| 17 | ASH Ian Ashley | Hesketh | 22 | 4L | 0 |
| 18 | NÈV Patrick Nève | March | 24 | 4L | 0 |
| 19 | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | 5L | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Ian Scheckter | March | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | ONG Danny Ongais | Penske | 26 | — | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Shadow | 13 | — | 0 |