1977 Grand Prix USA West
3 April - Long Beach: 260.070km (3.251km x 80 laps)
Pole Position: Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312T2, 1:21.630
Results
1. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 78 1:51:35.470 (139.834 km/h)
2. Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 - 0.773
3. Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR1 - 4.857
4. Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 1:14.487
5. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford FD04 - 1:20.908
6. Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford PC4 - 1 lap
7. James Hunt McLaren-Ford M23 - 1 lap
8. Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 78 - 1 lap
9. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS7 - 2 laps
10. Brian Henton March-Ford 761 - 3 laps
11. Hans Binder Surtees-Ford TS19 - 3 laps
Fastest lap: Niki Lauda, 1:22.753 (141.423 km/h on lap 62)
Retirements
Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 18 laps (Fuel system)
Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N177 - 23 laps (Gearbox)
Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 27 laps (Brakes)
Alan Jones Shadow-Ford DN8 - 40 laps (Gearbox)
Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford M23 - 41 laps (Handling)
John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 47 laps (Disqualified)
Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford DN8 - 53 laps (Gearbox)
Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 761B - 65 laps (Gearbox)
Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 - 75 laps (Accident)
Brett Lunger March-Ford 761 - 76 laps (Accident)
Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS19 - 80 laps (Accident)
Race leaders:
Jody Scheckter 1-76 (76 laps = 247.076 km)
Mario Andretti 77-80 (4 laps = 13.004 km)
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Starting Grid
1. Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 1:21.630 (143.333 km/h)
2. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 78 - 0.238
3. Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR1 - 0.257
4. Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 - 0.630
5. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS7 - 0.666
6. John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 0.742
7. Emerson Fittipaldi Copersucar-Ford FD04 - 0.752
8. James Hunt McLaren-Ford M23 - 0.899
9. Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford PC4 - 0.981
10. Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 1.025
11. Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS19 - 1.029
12. Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford P34 - 1.045
13. Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N177 - 1.132
14. Alan Jones Shadow-Ford DN8 - 1.426
15. Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford M23 - 1.601
16. Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 78 - 1.754
17. Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B - 2.181
18. Brian Henton March-Ford 761 - 2.406
19. Hans Binder Surtees-Ford TS19 - 2.543
20. Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford DN8 - 2.727
21. Brett Lunger March-Ford 761 - 3.349
22. Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 761B - 3.450