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1977 United States Grand Prix - East

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Formula One race number 15 of 17
Sunday, October 2, 1977 at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
59 laps on a 5.435 kilometer road course (320.665 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:58:23.27
Average speed: 162.516 kph
Pole time: 100.863 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.026 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1977 Formula One results / 1977 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	59	1:58:23.267	45	9
2	4	5	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV	59	+2.026	0	6
3	9	20	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	59	+78.879	0	4
4	7	11	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	59	+100.615	0	3
5	19	22	Clay Regazzoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV	59	+108.138	0	2
6	6	12	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015	58	+1 lap	0	1
7	10	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76	58	+1 lap	0	0
8	20	24	Rupert Keegan	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308E / Ford Cosworth DFV	58	+1 lap	0	0
9	16	16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	58	+1 lap	0	0
10	17	30	Brett Lunger	Chesterfield Racing	McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV	57	+2 laps	0	0
11	25	18	Hans Binder	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	57	+2 laps	0	0
12	3	7	John Watson	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12	57	+2 laps	0	0
13	18	28	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5 / Ford Cosworth DFV	57	+2 laps	0	0
14	8	4	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV	56	+3 laps	0	0
15	23	9	Alex Ribeiro	Hollywood March Racing	March 761B / Ford Cosworth DFV	56	+3 laps	0	0
16	5	3	Ronnie Peterson	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV	56	+3 laps	0	0
17	22	25	Ian Ashley	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308E / Ford Cosworth DFV	55	+4 laps	0	0
18	24	27	Patrick Neve	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV	55	+4 laps	0	0
19	11	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	+5 laps	0	0
ret	14	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1	30	alternator	0	0
ret	12	6	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV	17	crash	0	0
ret	2	8	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12	14	crash	14	0
ret	21	10	Ian Scheckter	Team Rothmans International	March 761B / Ford Cosworth DFV	10	crash	0	0
ret	15	2	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	8	fuel pump	0	0
ret	26	14	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	Penske PC4 / Ford Cosworth DFV	6	crash	0	0
ret	13	17	Alan Jones	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV	3	crash	0	0

Fastest Lap: 174.924 kph by Ronnie Peterson

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
27	Patrick Tambay	23		Theodore Racing Hong Kong

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Hans-Joachim Stuck	1	14	14
James Hunt	15	59	45

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Niki Lauda	72
2	Mario Andretti	47	-25
3	Jody Scheckter	46	-26
4	Carlos Reutemann	36	-36
5	James Hunt	31	-41
6	Jochen Mass	21	-51
7	Gunnar Nilsson	20	-52
8	Alan Jones	16	-56
8	Jacques Laffite	16	-56
10	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	-60
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	-61
12	Patrick Depailler	10	-62
13	John Watson	9	-63
14	Ronnie Peterson	7	-65
15	Carlos Pace	6	-66
16	Vittorio Brambilla	5	-67
16	Clay Regazzoni	5	-67
18	Patrick Tambay	3	-69
19	Renzo Zorzi	1	-71
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1	-71