1977 German Grand Prix
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| 1977 German Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 11 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 31 July 1977 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Hockenheimring | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.790 km (4.219[1] miles) | ||
| Distance | 47 laps, 319.083 km (198.246 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wolf-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:53.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:55.99 on lap 28 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Wolf-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1977 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on 31 July 1977. It was the eleventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The German Grand Prix was moved to Hockenheim following Niki Lauda's accident at the Nürburgring in 1976. This was the second time the race was held at Hockenheim, the first being in 1970.
The 47-lap race was won by Lauda, driving a Ferrari. Jody Scheckter finished second in a Wolf-Ford, having started from pole position, while Hans-Joachim Stuck was third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo.
During the race, Penske driver Hans Heyer participated despite not qualifying. Mechanical issues forced Heyer to retire on lap 9, which caused his participation to be discovered. He was disqualified, making him the only driver to not qualify, not finish and be disqualified in a single race.[2]
Report
[edit]In qualifying, Jody Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of John Watson and then Niki Lauda who headed the second row. The start of the race was given by the German national flag due to red/green lights being damaged by a service vehicle, which as a result caused an accident near the back of the grid between Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni (putting both drivers out on the spot).[3] 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 which was caused by a broken fuel pump on lap 33, thus 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, whilst the rest of the points were rounded-out with Lauda's teammate Carlos Reutemann, Vittorio Brambilla in the Surtees and Patrick Tambay in the Ensign. This was the 100th World Championship race victory for tyre manufacturer Goodyear.[4]
Classification
[edit]Qualifying classification
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford | 1:53.07 | 1 |
| 2 |  John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:53.34 | 2 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda
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Ferrari | 1:53.53 | 3 |
| 4 | James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 1:53.68 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:53.91 | 5 |
| 6 |  Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 1:53.97 | 6 |
| 7 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 1:53.99 | 7 |
| 8 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari | 1:54.27 | 8 |
| 9 |  Gunnar Nilsson
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Lotus-Ford | 1:54.44 | 9 |
| 10 |  Vittorio Brambilla
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Surtees-Ford | 1:54.53 | 10 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay
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Ensign-Ford | 1:54.77 | 11 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Penske-Ford | 1:55.19 | 12 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass
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McLaren-Ford | 1:55.25 | 13 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson
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Tyrrell-Ford | 1:55.70 | 14 |
| 15 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 1:55.92 | 15 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese
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Shadow-Ford | 1:56.09 | 16 |
| 17 |  Alan Jones
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Shadow-Ford | 1:56.22 | 17 |
| 18 | Ian Scheckter
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March-Ford | 1:56.35 | 18 |
| 19 | Vern Schuppan
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Surtees-Ford | 1:56.54 | 19 |
| 20 |  Alex Ribeiro
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March-Ford | 1:56.63 | 20 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger
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McLaren-Ford | 1:56.64 | 21 |
| 22 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Ensign-Ford | 1:56.68 | 22 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan
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Hesketh-Ford | 1:56.89 | 23 |
| 24 |  Héctor Rebaque
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Hesketh-Ford | 1:57.18 | 24 |
| Cut-off | ||||
| 25 |  Patrick Nève
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March-Ford | 1:57.26 | — |
| 26 |  Emilio de Villota
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McLaren-Ford | 1:57.39 | — |
| 27 | Hans Heyer
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Penske-Ford | 1:57.58 | PL |
| 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:58.53 | — |
| 29 | Arturo Merzario
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March-Ford | 1:59.13 | — |
| 30 | Teddy Pilette
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BRM | 1:59.55 | — |
Race classification
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Notes
[edit]- This was the Formula One World Championship debut and only Grand Prix for German driver Hans Heyer.
- This was the 200th Grand Prix start for a Swiss driver. In those 200 races, Swiss drivers had won 6 Grands Prix, achieved 31 podium finishes, 7 pole positions, 17 fastest laps and 2 Grand Slams.
- This race saw the first pole position set by Wolf and the first for a Canadian constructor.
- This was the 10th German Grand Prix victory for Ferrari as a constructor and as an engine supplier.
- To date, this is the last Formula One Grand Prix where the race was started by the drop of a flag. Since this race, every race has been started using a traffic light sequence.
Championship 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
[edit]- ^ "1977 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "Strange but true: F1's weirdest and most amazing records". formula1.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "1977 German Grand Prix race report". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "1977: Consistency secures Niki Lauda a second title". ESPN. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "1977 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany 1977 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.