The 1977 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 May 1977 at the Circuito del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was the fifth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
| 1977 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 5 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 May 1977 | ||
| Official name | XXIII Gran Premio de España[1] | ||
| Location | Jarama, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.404 km (2.115 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 255.3 km (158.63 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:18.70 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | |
| Time | 1:20.81 on lap 5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Wolf-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 75-lap race was won from pole position by American driver Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford. Argentinian Carlos Reutemann finished second in a Ferrari, with South African Jody Scheckter third in a Wolf-Ford.
Report
editMario 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 and eventually retired with fuel system problems, leaving Jody Scheckter to take the final spot on the podium.
The race marked the debut of the Williams Grand Prix Engineering team, entering a single March 761 chassis for Belgian driver Patrick Nève, who finished 12th.
Classification
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Race
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Notes
edit- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Rupert Keegan.
- This race marked the 25th Grand Prix win for an American driver.
- This was the 100th Grand Prix start for March, the 5th Grand Prix start for Wolf and the Formula One World Championship debut for LEC.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1977". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "1977 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix West – Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "1977 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Spain 1977 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
