Round 17 · 23 October 1977
Japanese Grand Prix
Fuji Speedway · Oyama, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
45 drivers
After Round 16
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
70
pts
2
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
55
pts
3
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
47
pts
4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
36
pts
5
James Hunt
McLaren
31
pts
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6
Jochen Mass
McLaren
25
pts
7
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
20
pts
8
Alan Jones
Shadow
19
pts
9
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
16
pts
10
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
16
pts
11
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Brabham
12
pts
12
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
11
pts
13
John Watson
Brabham
9
pts
14
Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell
7
pts
15
Carlos Pace
Brabham
6
pts
16
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
6
pts
17
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
5
pts
18
Patrick Tambay
Ensign
5
pts
19
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow
1
pts
20
Renzo Zorzi
Shadow
1
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Hesketh
0
pts
-
Patrick Nève
March
0
pts
-
Vern Schuppan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Penske
0
pts
-
Alex Ribeiro
March
0
pts
-
Hans Binder
Penske
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
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Larry Perkins
Surtees
0
pts
-
David Purley
LEC
0
pts
-
Emilio de Villota
McLaren
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Shadow
0
pts
-
Ian Ashley
Hesketh
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
48 drivers
After Round 17
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
—
70
+0
2
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
—
55
+0
3
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
47
+0
4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
—
41
+5
5
James Hunt
McLaren
—
40
+9
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6
Jochen Mass
McLaren
—
25
+0
7
Alan Jones
Shadow
↑1
22
+3
8
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
↓1
20
+0
9
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
↑1
20
+4
10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
18
+2
11
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Brabham
—
12
+0
12
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
11
+0
13
John Watson
Brabham
—
9
+0
14
Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell
—
7
+0
15
Carlos Pace
Brabham
—
6
+0
16
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
6
+0
17
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
—
5
+0
18
Patrick Tambay
Ensign
—
5
+0
19
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
—
1
+0
20
Riccardo Patrese
Shadow
↑979
1
+1
21
Renzo Zorzi
Shadow
↓1
1
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Nève
March
—
0
+0
-
Vern Schuppan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Ingo Hoffmann
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Penske
—
0
+0
-
Alex Ribeiro
March
—
0
+0
-
Hans Binder
Penske
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
Hesketh
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Oliver
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Ian Scheckter
March
—
0
+0
-
Brian Henton
Boro
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kojima
NEW
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
—
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
-
Noritake Takahara
Kojima
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
23 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 1:31:51.680 | 9 |
| 2 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | +1:02.450 | 6 |
| 3 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | +1:06.390 | 4 |
| 4 | JON Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | +1:06.610 | 3 |
| 5 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | 2L | 0 |
| 9 | TAK Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | HOS Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | RIB Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 4L | 0 |
| R | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | TAK Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | BIN Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | — | 0 |