1977 Grote Prijs van Belgie

Race 7 of 17

Zolder
70 laps
Time of race: 1:55:05.71
Average speed of winner: 155.541 kph
Margin of victory: 14.19 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 6 drivers
Fastest lap: Gunnar Nilsson 1:27.540
Lap leaders: Andretti pole, J. Scheckter 1-16, Mass 17-18, Brambilla 19-22, Lauda 23-49, Nilsson 50-70

Race notes: First win for Gunnar Nilsson. Finale for Boy Hayje and Larry Perkins.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Gunnar Nilsson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:26.45	70	1	21	1:55:05.71	9
2	11	Niki Lauda	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:27.11	70	1	27	+14.19	6
3	8	Ronnie Peterson	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:26.95	70	0	0	+19.95	4
4	12	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:27.23	70	1	4	+24.98	3
5	17	Alan Jones	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:27.55	70	0	0	+75.47	2
6	18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:27.75	69	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	9	James Hunt	1	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:27.04	69	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	5	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:26.71	69	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	25	Harald Ertl	25	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:29.02	69	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	24	Patrick Nève	27	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:28.67	68	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	26	Jean-Pierre Jarier	34	ATS Racing Team	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	ATS	1:29.11	68	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	23	Larry Perkins	18	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:28.53	67	0	0	+3 laps	0
13	20	David Purley	31	LEC Refrigeration Racing	LEC CRP1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	LEC	1:28.10	67	0	0	+3 laps	0
14	14	Arturo Merzario	37	Team Merzario	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Merzario	1:27.33	65	0	0	+5 laps	0
15	27	Boy Hayje	33	RAM Racing/F&S Properties	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	RAM	1:29.46	63	0	0	+7 laps (not classified)	0
16	4	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:26.48	62	1	16	engine	0
17	6	Jochen Mass	2	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:26.81	39	1	2	accident	0
18	10	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:27.05	32	0	0	engine	0
19	13	Clay Regazzoni	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:27.28	29	0	0	engine	0
20	7	Carlos Reutemann	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:26.85	14	0	0	accident	0
21	19	Rupert Keegan	24	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hesketh	1:28.02	14	0	0	accident	0
22	15	Riccardo Patrese	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:27.35	12	0	0	accident	0
23	21	Ian Scheckter	10	Team Rothmans International	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:28.50	8	0	0	accident	0
24	16	Emerson Fittipaldi	28	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:27.47	2	0	0	electrical	0
25	1	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:24.64	0	0	0	accident	0
26	2	John Watson	7	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:26.18	0	0	0	accident	0
27	22	Brett Lunger	30	Chesterfield Racing	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Chesterfield	1:28.51	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jody Scheckter	32	7	0	2	5
2	Niki Lauda	31	7	1	1	5
3	Carlos Reutemann	23	7	0	1	4
4	Mario Andretti	22	7	2	2	2
5	Gunnar Nilsson	13	6	0	1	1
6	James Hunt	9	7	3	0	1
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	8	7	0	0	0
8	Jochen Mass	8	7	0	0	0
9	Patrick Depailler	7	7	0	0	1
10	Carlos Pace	6	3	0	0	1
11	Ronnie Peterson	4	7	0	0	1
12	Vittorio Brambilla	3	7	0	0	0
13	Alan Jones	3	4	0	0	0
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	2	5	0	0	0
15	Clay Regazzoni	1	6	0	0	0
16	John Watson	1	7	1	0	0
17	Renzo Zorzi	1	5	0	0	0
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1	3	0	0	0
19	Jacques Laffite	0	7	0	0	0
20	Ingo Hoffmann	0	2	0	0	0
21	Ian Scheckter	0	4	0	0	0
22	Tom Pryce	0	3	0	0	0
23	Hans Binder	0	6	0	0	0
24	Harald Ertl	0	2	0	0	0
25	Riccardo Patrese	0	2	0	0	0