1977 World Championship for Makes

Racing tournament 1977 World Championship for Makes season 1976 1978 The 1977 World Championship for Makes season featured the sixth FIA World Championship for Makes. This was a motor racing series for Group 5 Special Production Cars, Group 3 & 4 Grand Touring Cars and Group 1 & 2 Touring Cars which ran from 5 February to 23 October 1977 and comprised nine races. Schedule thumb|Private Loos-Porsche 935/77A at the Nürburgring round of the 1977 World Championship for Makes Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 USA 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 5 February6 February 2 ITA 6 Hours of Mugello Mugello Circuit 20 March 3 GBR Kosset 6 Hours Silverstone Circuit 15 May 4 DEU ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 29 May 5 USA 6 Hours of Watkins Glen Watkins Glen International 9 July 6 CAN 6 Hours of Mosport Mosport Park 20 August 7 GBR Rivet Supply 6 Hours Brands Hatch 25 September 8 DEU Hessen Preis (6 Hours) Hockenheimring 9 October 9 ITA 6 Hours of Vallelunga Vallelunga Circuit 23 October Race results Rnd Circuit Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Team Results Over 2.0 Winning Drivers Under 2.0 Winning Drivers 1 Daytona USA #43 Ecurie Escargot None Results USA Hurley HaywoodUSA Dave HelmickUSA John Graves 2 Mugello DEU #2 Martini Racing ITA #31 Mario Ruoso Results DEU Rolf StommelenLIE Manfred Schurti ITA Mario RuosoITA "Pal Joe" 3 Silverstone DEU #1 Martini Racing DEU #51 BMW Faltz Results DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx DEU Helmut KellenersSWE Ronnie Peterson 4 Nürburgring DEU #3 Gelo Racing DEU #26 BMW Junior Team Results DEU Rolf StommelenNLD Toine HezemansAUS Tim Schenken DEU Manfred WinkelhockCHE Marc Surer 5 Watkins Glen DEU #1 Martini Racing None Results DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx 6 Mosport CAN #7 Heimrath Racing DEU #23 BMW Faltz Results CAN Ludwig HeimrathUSA Paul Miller CAN Gilles VilleneuveUSA Eddie Cheever 7 Brands Hatch DEU #1 Martini Racing DEU #33 BMW Faltz Results DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx DEU Manfred WinkelhockGBR Tom Walkinshaw 8 Hockenheimring DEU #4 Porsche Kremer Racing DEU #41 BMW Motorsport GmbH Results FRA Bob WollekGBR John Fitzpatrick USA Eddie CheeverCHE Marc Surer 9 Vallelunga ITA #3 Scuderia Vesuvio ITA #38 No Team Name Results ITA Luigi MoreschiITA "Dino" ITA Gugliemo ManiniITA Roberto Curatolo Points system Points towards the World Championship for Makes were awarded for the first ten eligible finishers in each race in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. A make was only awarded points for its highest finishing eligible car and no points were awarded for placings gained by any other car of that make. Only the best seven results counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown within brackets. Half points were awarded for Round 7 due to the race being stopped prior to half distance. The same points system was applied to each of the three Divisional awards, with cars classified as follows: Division 1:World Championship - final positions and tables, classicscars.com/wspr Retrieved on 19 June 2016 Up to 2000cc Autosport, 29 September 1977, page 14 Division 2: 2001 - 3000cc Division 3: 3001 - 6000cc Championships results Position Make Day Mug Sil Nur Wat Mos Bra Hoc Val Total 1 Porsche 20 20 20 20 20 20 (10) 20 (20) 140 2 BMW - - 10 12 - 20 1.5 12 - 55.5 3 De Tomaso - - - - - - - - 12 12 4 Ferrari 8 - - - - - - - - 8 5 Fiat - - - - - - - - 3 3   Lancia - 3 - - - - - - - 3 7 Ford - 2 - - - - - - - 2   Division 1                     1 BMW - - 20 20 - 20 10 20 - 90 2 Ford - 20 - 12 - - - - - 32 3 Fiat - - - - - - - - 20 20 4 Porsche - - - - - - - - 15 15 5 Lotus - - - - - - 7.5 - - 7.5 6 Colt - - - - - - 6 - - 6 7 Volkswagen - - - 4 - - - - - 4   Division 2                     1 Porsche 20 20 20 20 20 - 10 20 20 150 2 BMW - - - - - 20 - - - 20 3 Lancia - 12 - - - - - - - 12 4 Ford - - 8 1 - - - - - 9 5 Datsun - - 1 - - - - - - 1   Division 3                     1 Porsche 20 20 20 20 20 - (10) 20 20 140 2 De Tomaso - - - - - - 1 - 12 13 3 Ferrari 12 - - - - - - - - 12 4 MG - - - - - - 0.5 - - 0.5 The cars The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective makes. Outright Porsche 935 BMW 320i De Tomaso Pantera Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Fiat X1/9 Lancia Stratos Ford Escort Division 1 BMW 320i Ford Escort Fiat X1/9 Porsche Lotus Elan Colt Lancer Volkswagen Golf Division 2 Porsche 911 Carrera BMW 320i Lancia Stratos Ford Capri Datsun 240Z Division 3 Porsche 935 De Tomaso Pantera Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona MGB GT V8 World Championship for Sports Cars 1977 World Sportscar Championship season For 1977, the FIA again organised two separate World Championships for “sports cars”, with Group 6 cars contesting the World Championship for Sports Cars and production-based cars competing in the World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 12 Hours of Sebring or 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship. Following the 1977 season, the World Championship of Makes would become the sole international championship, while the World Championship for Sports Cars would be downgraded by the FIA to become the European Sportscar Championship. That series would only last the 1978 season before being dissolved. References External links 1977 World Championship for Makes results Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar Championship