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1977 Japanese Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 17 of 17
Sunday, October 23, 1977 at Fuji International Speedway, Shizuoka, Japan
73 laps on a 4.359 kilometer road course (318.207 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:31:51.68
Average speed: 207.863 kph
Pole time: 72.23 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 62.45 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1977 Formula One results / 1977 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	73	1:31:51.68	73	9
2	7	12	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	73	+62.45	0	6
3	15	4	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV	73	+66.39	0	4
4	12	17	Alan Jones	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	73	+66.61	0	3
5	5	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76	72	out of fuel	0	2
6	13	16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	+1 lap	0	1
7	4	8	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12	72	+1 lap	0	0
8	9	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	71	+2 laps	0	0
9	22	50	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Meiritsu Racing Team	Tyrrell 007 / Ford Cosworth DFV	71	+2 laps	0	0
10	6	20	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	71	+2 laps	0	0
11	11	52	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Heros Racing Corporation	Kojima KE009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	71	+2 laps	0	0
12	23	9	Alex Ribeiro	Hollywood March Racing	March 761B / Ford Cosworth DFV	69	+4 laps	0	0
ret	14	6	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV	63	gearbox	0	0
ret	10	22	Clay Regazzoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV	43	engine	0	0
ret	3	7	John Watson	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12	29	gearbox	0	0
ret	8	2	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	28	engine	0	0
ret	16	23	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV	14	engine	0	0
ret	18	3	Ronnie Peterson	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV	5	crash	0	0
ret	20	11	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	5	crash	0	0
ret	17	27	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76	3	engine	0	0
ret	1	5	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV	1	crash	0	0
ret	19	51	Noritake Takahara	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	1	crash	0	0
ret	21	18	Hans Binder	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	1	crash	0	0

Fastest Lap: 211.203 kph by Jody Scheckter

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
James Hunt	1	73	73

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Niki Lauda	72
2	Jody Scheckter	55	-17
3	Mario Andretti	47	-25
4	Carlos Reutemann	42	-30
5	James Hunt	40	-32
6	Jochen Mass	25	-47
7	Alan Jones	22	-50
8	Gunnar Nilsson	20	-52
8	Patrick Depailler	20	-52
10	Jacques Laffite	18	-54
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	-60
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	-61
13	John Watson	9	-63
14	Ronnie Peterson	7	-65
15	Carlos Pace	6	-66
15	Vittorio Brambilla	6	-66
17	Clay Regazzoni	5	-67
17	Patrick Tambay	5	-67
19	Riccardo Patrese	1	-71
19	Renzo Zorzi	1	-71
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1	-71