| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | May 8, 1977 | |
| Location | Jarama, Spain | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.404 km (2.115 mi) | |
| Distance | 80 laps, 255.3 km (158.63 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:18.70 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra |
| Time | 1:20.81 on lap 5 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford |
| Second |  Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari |
| Third |  Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford |
The 1977 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 8, 1977.
Report[]
Mario Andretti continued his recent form with pole position and Jacques Laffite's Ligier springing a surprise, beating Niki Lauda to second, however Lauda was unable to take part in the race due to a broken rib. At the start, Andretti took the lead with Laffite following. Laffite gave chase to Andretti in the early stages but had to pit with a deflating tyre, leaving Andretti to romp to victory with Carlos Reutemann second. Hunt inherited third but retired with a misfire, giving it to John Watson until he lost places due to a spin, leaving Jody Scheckter to take the final spot on the podium.
According to the BBC, this was the first victory by a ground effect Formula One car.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 75 | 1:42:.52.22 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari | 75 | +15.85 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford | 75 | +24.51 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |  Jochen Mass
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McLaren-Ford | 75 | +24.87 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |  Gunnar Nilsson
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Lotus-Ford | 75 | +1:05.83 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 74 | +1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson
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Tyrrell-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 9 | 18 |  Hans Binder
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Surtees-Ford | 73 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 10 | 30 | Brett Lunger
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March-Ford | 72 | +3 Laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 10 | Ian Scheckter
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March-Ford | 72 | +3 Laps | 17 | |
| 12 | 27 |  Patrick Neve
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March-Ford | 71 | +4 Laps | 22 | |
| 13 | 36 |  Emilio de Villota
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McLaren-Ford | 70 | +5 Laps | 23 | |
| 14 | 28 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 70 | +5 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 |  John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 64 | Fuel system | 6 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Alan Jones
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Shadow-Ford | 56 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 24 | Rupert Keegan
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Hesketh-Ford | 32 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 25 | Harald Ertl
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Hesketh-Ford | 29 | Radiator | 18 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Renzo Zorzi
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Shadow-Ford | 25 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 37 | Arturo Merzario
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March-Ford | 16 | Suspension | 21 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 12 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 10 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Ensign-Ford | 9 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla
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Surtees-Ford | 9 | Accident | 11 | |
| DNS | 11 | Niki Lauda
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Ferrari | 0 | Injured | 3 | |
| DNQ | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Penske-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Alex Ribeiro
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 33 |  Boy Hayje
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 38 | Brian Henton
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | David Purley
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LEC-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Conny Andersson
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BRM |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1977 United States Grand Prix West |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1977 season |
Next race: 1977 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1976 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish Grand Prix | Next race: 1978 Spanish Grand Prix |
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