The 1977 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on July 31, 1977. After Niki Lauda's near-fatal accident at the dangerous Nürburgring in 1976, the German Grand Prix was moved to and held every year except for 1 at Hockenheim until 2007, and this was the second year the race was held there (the first being 1970).
Report[]
In qualifying, Jody Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of John Watson and then Niki Lauda who headed the second row. Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions. Watson put pressure on Scheckter until his engine failed on the eighth lap, giving second to Lauda who passed Scheckter soon after and began to pull away. Scheckter battled for second with James Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure, giving third to Watson's teammate and home driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari | 47 | 1:31:49.3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Wolf-Ford | 47 | +14.33 secs | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 |  Hans Joachim Stuck
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 47 | +20.9 secs | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari | 47 | +60.27 secs | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 |  Vittorio Brambilla
|
Surtees-Ford | 47 | +87.37 secs | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 |  Patrick Tambay
|
Ensign-Ford | 47 | +89.81 secs | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 |  Vern Schuppan
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Surtees-Ford | 46 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 8 | 9 |  Alex Ribeiro
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March-Ford | 46 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 9 | 3 |  Ronnie Peterson
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Tyrrell-Ford | 42 | Engine | 14 | |
| 10 | 16 | Riccardo Patrese
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Shadow-Ford | 42 | Wheel | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Rupert Keegan
|
Hesketh-Ford | 40 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 34 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 1 | James Hunt
|
McLaren-Ford | 32 | Fuel Pump | 4 | |
| Ret | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson
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Lotus-Ford | 31 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jochen Mass
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McLaren-Ford | 26 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 22 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Matra | 21 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Hector Rebaque
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Hesketh-Ford | 20 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 30 | Brett Lunger
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McLaren-Ford | 14 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ian Scheckter
|
March-Ford | 9 | Clutch | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Penske-Ford | 5 | Transmission | 12 | |
| Ret | 17 | Alan Jones
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Shadow-Ford | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ensign-Ford | 0 | Accident | 22 | |
| DSQ | 35 | Hans Heyer
|
Penske-Ford | 9 | Transmission, took part illegally |
25 | |
| DNQ | 27 |  Patrick Nève
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 |  Emilio de Villota
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McLaren-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 40 | Teddy Pilette
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BRM |
Notes[]
- German Hans Heyer did not qualify, but started anyway from the pit lane, only to retire with a mechanical failure. He was later disqualified.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1977/435/. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1977 season |
Next race: 1977 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1976 German Grand Prix |
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