1977 Grand Prix of Argentina
9 January - Buenos Aires (Track No. 15): 316.304km (5.968km x 53 laps)
Pole Position: James Hunt, McLaren-Ford M23, 1:48.68
Results
1. Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR1 1:40:11.19 (189.429 km/h)
2. Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 - 43.24
3. Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 - 46.02
4. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford FD04 - 55.48
5. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 78 - 2 laps (Rear wheel bearing)
6. Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N177 - 2 laps
7. Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS19 - 5 laps (Fuel injection)
Fastest lap: James Hunt, 1:51.06 (193.452 km/h on lap 21)
Not Classified
Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford DN8 - 8 laps (Not classified)
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS7 - 16 laps (Not classified)
Retirements
Ian Scheckter March-Ford 761B - 8 laps (Electrical)
John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 - 12 laps (Suspension)
Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 761B - 14 laps (Transmission)
Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 21 laps (Overheating)
James Hunt McLaren-Ford M23 - 22 laps (Suspension)
Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 25 laps (Spin)
Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford M23 - 25 laps (Engine/Spin)
Ingo Hoffman Copersucar-Ford FD04 - 31 laps (Engine)
Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 - 33 laps (Fuel system)
Hans Binder Surtees-Ford TS19 - 35 laps (Accident)
Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford DN5B - 51 laps (Gearbox)
Did Not Start
Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 78 Car used by Andretti
Race leaders:
John Watson 1-10 (10 laps = 59.680 km)
James Hunt 11-31 (21 laps = 125.328 km)
John Watson 32-34 (3 laps = 17.904 km)
Carlos Pace 35-47 (13 laps = 77.584 km)
Jody Scheckter 48-53 (6 laps = 35.808 km)
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Starting Grid
1. James Hunt McLaren-Ford M23 1:48.68 (197.689 km/h)
2. John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 - 0.28
3. Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 0.45
4. Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 - 1.05
5. Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford M23 - 1.13
6. Carlos Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 - 1.29
7. Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 - 1.34
8. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 78 - 1.45
9. Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford DN8 - 1.97
10. Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 78 - 1.98
11. Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR1 - 2.08
12. Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N177 - 2.29
13. Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS19 - 2.35
14. Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 2.66
15. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS7 - 2.84
16. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford FD04 - 2.85
17. Ian Scheckter March-Ford 761B - 3.72
18. Hans Binder Surtees-Ford TS19 - 4.43
19. Ingo Hoffman Copersucar-Ford FD04 - 4.60
20. Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 761B - 4.86
21. Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford DN5B - 5.51