| Race details | ||
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| Race 7 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | June 5, 1977 | |
| Location | Zolder | |
| Course | 4.011 km (2.492 mi) | |
| Distance | 70 laps, 280.77 km (174.44 mi) | |
| Weather | Wet | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:24.64 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Gunnar Nilsson
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:27.36 on lap 53 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Gunnar Nilsson
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Second |  Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari |
| Third | Ronnie Peterson
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Tyrrell-Ford |
The 1977 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zolder on June 5, 1977.
Report[]
In qualifying Mario Andretti took a comfortable pole position with John Watson just beating the second Lotus of Gunnar Nilsson to second. The race was wet due to rain earlier in the day, and Watson took the lead at the first corner, but later in the first lap, Andretti ran into the back to him while attempting to retake the lead, resulting in both of them spinning out and Jody Scheckter taking the lead.
Scheckter led the early stages ahead of Nilsson, whereas Carlos Reutemann made an early charge but spun off. The track began to dry and everyone had to pit for tyres, and those who stopped early were the ones who benefited, as now Niki Lauda was leading from Jochen Mass and Scheckter was down to fifth. Mass spun off from second, handing it to Nilsson who then went on to catch and pass Lauda before driving away to his first career victory. Behind second-placed Lauda, Ronnie Peterson completed the podium for Team Tyrrell after Scheckter retired with an engine failure.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson
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Lotus-Ford | 70 | 1:55:05.71 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Niki Lauda
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Ferrari | 70 | +14.19 | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson
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Tyrrell-Ford | 70 | +19.95 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 |  Vittorio Brambilla
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Surtees-Ford | 70 | +24.98 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 |  Alan Jones
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Shadow-Ford | 70 | +1:15.47 | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 |  Hans Joachim Stuck
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 69 | +1 Lap | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 |  James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 69 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
| 8 | 4 |  Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 69 | + 1 lap | 5 | |
| 9 | 25 | Harald Ertl
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Hesketh-Ford | 69 | + 1 Lap | 25 | |
| 10 | 27 |  Patrick Nève
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March-Ford | 68 | + 2 Laps | 24 | |
| 11 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Penske-Ford | 68 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |
| 12 | 18 | Larry Perkins
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Surtees-Ford | 67 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| 13 | 31 | David Purley
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LEC-Ford | 67 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
| 14 | 37 | Arturo Merzario
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March-Ford | 65 | + 5 Laps | 14 | |
| NC | 33 |  Boy Hayje
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March-Ford | 63 | Not Classified | 27 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Wolf-Ford | 62 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jochen Mass
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McLaren-Ford | 39 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 32 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Ensign-Ford | 29 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari | 14 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 24 | Rupert Keegan
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Hesketh-Ford | 14 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 | Riccardo Patrese
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Shadow-Ford | 12 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ian Scheckter
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March-Ford | 8 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 2 | Electrical | 16 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 0 | Collision | 1 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 2 | |
| DNQ | 36 |  Emilio de Villota
|
McLaren-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Alex Ribeiro
|
March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Conny Andersson
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BRM | ||||
| DNQ | 38 | Bernard de Dryver
|
March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 39 |  Hector Rebaque
|
Hesketh-Ford |
Notes[]
- This race marked Gunnar Nilsson's only Formula One victory
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1977/431/. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
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