1977 World Rally Championship

5th season of the World Rally Championship 1977 World Rally Championship FIA Cup for Drivers Champion Sandro Munari World Manufacturers' Champion Fiat 1976 1978 The 1977 World Rally Championship was the fifth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule was expanded by one event to 11, with some changes to the locations visited. Morocco was dropped from the schedule while new rallies were introduced in Quebec and New Zealand. Due to internal politics within the company, Lancia failed to mount a significant effort to capture a fourth consecutive Championship. Instead, corporate partner Fiat led the fight against Ford, ultimately triumphing in a tightly contested battle that lasted most of the year. From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points. In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA began awarding the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. A total of 20 events were part of this series, including all rallies of the WRC, the five coefficient 4 rallies from the European Championship and four FIA Special Events. Only the best 8 results were counted towards the title: five WRC rallies, two ERC rallies and one Special Event. Calendar Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints122 January28 JanuaryMON 45th Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed27540.5 kmDrivers & Manufacturers24 February6 FebruaryFIN 12th Marlboro Arctic RallyRovaniemi, LaplandSnow43500 kmCup for Drivers311 February13 FebruarySWE 27th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow35704.2 kmDrivers & Manufacturers41 March6 MarchPOR 11th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed46584.6 kmDrivers & Manufacturers57 April11 AprilKEN 25th Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A5999.17 kmDrivers & Manufacturers61 May7 MayNZL 8th South Pacific Rally - New ZealandAucklandMixed752211.06 kmDrivers & Manufacturers728 May3 JuneGreece old 24th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel52763.08 kmDrivers & Manufacturers812 June17 JuneITA 5th Giro d'ItaliaTorinoTarmac??452 kmCup for Drivers95 July9 JulyZAF 1982 20th Total Rally South AfricaPretoriaMixed??2450 kmCup for Drivers108 July10 JulyPOL 37th Rajd PolskiWroclawMixed53512.8 kmCup for Drivers1126 August28 AugustFIN 27th Jyväskylän Suurajot - Rally of the 1000 LakesJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel46452.9 kmDrivers & Manufacturers122 September4 SeptemberITA 14th Rally San Martino di CastrozzaSan Martino di CastrozzaMixed10160 kmCup for Drivers1314 September18 SeptemberCAN 5th Critérium Molson du QuébecMontrealMixed17536.4 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1415 September24 SeptemberFRA 36th Tour de France AutomobileNiceMixed281244.11 kmCup for Drivers154 October8 OctoberITA 15th Rallye SanremoSanremo, LiguriaMixed33867.35 kmDrivers & Manufacturers168 October12 OctoberAUS 12th Total Oil Southern Cross International RallySydneyMixed351498.62 kmCup for Drivers1723 October23 OctoberESP 25th RACE Rallye de EspañaCircuito del JaramaMixed27481 kmCup for Drivers185 November6 NovemberFRA 21st Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac13645.8 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1920 November24 NovemberGBR 33rd Lombard RAC RallyYorkGravel69674.45 kmDrivers & Manufacturers2015 December20 DecemberCIV 10th Rallye Bandama Côte d'IvoireAbidjanGravelN/A??Cup for DriversSources:FIA Cup for Rally Drivers 1977 https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1977/324-cup-for-rally-drivers/ 16 September 2025 eWRC-results.com1977 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1977.html 16 September 2025 Jonkka's World Rally Archive Rounds that were only part of the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers are not officially recognised as WRC events. Events Map 1977 World Rally Championship event map 800px Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface Schedule and results 1977 World Rally Championship schedule and results Rally Dates run Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars MonacoRallye Monte-Carlo 22–28 January Italy Sandro Munari (6h:36m:13s) France Jean-Claude Andruet (6h:38m:29s) Spain 1977 Antonio Zanini (6h:47m:07s) Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth Seat 124D Especial 1800 SwedenSwedish Rally 11–13 February Sweden Stig Blomqvist (8h:02m:17s) Sweden Bror Danielsson (8h:08m:19s) Sweden Anders Kulläng (8h:08m:32s) Saab 99 EMS Opel Kadett GT/E Opel Kadett GT/E PortugalRallye de Portugal 1–6 March Finland Markku Alén (6h:51m:47s) Sweden Björn Waldegård (6h:55m:43s) Sweden Ove Andersson (6h:56m:08s) Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota Celica 2000GT KenyaSafari Rally 7–11 April Sweden Björn Waldegård (+11m:05s penalties) Finland Rauno Aaltonen (+11m:40s penalties) Italy Sandro Munari (+13m:14s penalties) Ford Escort RS1800 Datsun 160J Lancia Stratos HF New ZealandSouth Pacific Rally Report 1–7 May Italy Fulvio Bacchelli (24h:29m:55s) Finland Ari Vatanen (24h:31m:29s) Finland Markku Alén (24h:51m:54s) Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 Fiat 131 Abarth Greece oldAcropolis Rally 28 May–3 June Sweden Björn Waldegård (9h:31m:57s) United Kingdom Roger Clark (9h:37m:44s) Sweden Harry Källström (9h:47m:19s) Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800 Datsun 160J Finland1000 Lakes Rally 26–28 August Finland Kyösti Hämäläinen (4h:26m:06s) Finland Timo Salonen (4h:30m:31s) Sweden Björn Waldegård (4h:36m:22s) Ford Escort RS1800 Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 CanadaCritérium du Québec 14–18 September Finland Timo Salonen (5h:13m:54s) Finland Simo Lampinen (5h:18m:31s) UK Roger Clark (5h:20m:56s) Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Ford Escort RS1800 ItalyRallye Sanremo 4–8 October France Jean Claude Andruet (10h:27m:43s) Italy Maurizio Verini (10h:29m:40s) Italy 'Tony' (10h:36m:30s) Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth FranceTour de Corse 5–6 November France Bernard Darniche (8h:13m:40s) Italy Raffaele Pinto (8h:17m:07s) Italy Fulvio Bacchelli (8h:24m:07s) Fiat 131 Abarth Lancia Stratos HF Fiat 131 Abarth UKRAC Rally 20–24 November Sweden Björn Waldegård (8h:21m:26s) Finland Hannu Mikkola (8h:23m:49s) United Kingdom Russell Brookes (8h:31m:55s) Ford Escort RS1800 Toyota Celica 2000GT Ford Escort RS1800 Manufacturers' championship Pos. PositionCo-Driver MonacoMON SwedenSWE PortugalPOR KenyaKEN New ZealandNZL Greece oldGRC FinlandFIN ItalyITA CanadaCAN FranceFRA United KingdomGBR Points 1 Italy Fiat 16 14 18 - 18 (12) 16 18 18 18 (6) 136 2 US Ford - 14 16 18 16 18 18 14 (10) - 18 132 3 Japan Toyota - 10 14 - 8 - 12 8 - - 16 68 4 Germany Opel 9 17 13 - - 4 8 - 13 - 1 65 5 Italy Lancia 18 - - 14 - - - - 12 16 - 60 6 Japan Datsun - - - 16 - 14 - 10 - - - 40 7 Germany Porsche 14 - 4 - - - - - 9 8 - 35 8 Sweden Saab - 18 - - - - - 10 - - 2 30 9 Japan Mitsubishi - - - 12 3 - - 13 - - - 28 10 USA Chrysler - - - - - 10 14 - - - - 24 11 France Renault - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - 18 12 UK British Leyland Cars - - - - - - - 12 - - 4 16 13 France Peugeot - - - 6 - - - - - 9 - 15 14 Spain 1977 SEAT 14 - - - - - - - - - - 14 15 France Citroën - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13 16= France Alpine-Renault 10 - - - - - - - - - - 10 16= Japan Mazda - - - - 10 - - - - - - 10 18 Sweden Volvo - 8 - - - - - - - - - 8 19= Czechoslovakia Škoda - - - - - - 7 - - - - 7 19= Italy Alfa Romeo - - - - - - - - 7 - - 7 21 USSR Lada - 4 - - - - - - - - - 4 Pos. PositionCo-Driver MonacoMON SwedenSWE PortugalPOR KenyaKEN New ZealandNZL Greece oldGRC FinlandFIN ItalyITA CanadaCAN FranceFRA United KingdomGBR Points 1977 World Rally Championship point awards Overallfinish Group finish 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 18 - - - - - - - - - 2 17 16 - - - - - - - - 3 16 15 14 - - - - - - - 4 15 14 13 12 - - - - - - 5 14 13 12 11 10 - - - - - 6 13 12 11 10 9 8 - - - - 7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 - - - 8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 - - 9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 Cup for drivers Pos. Position Driver MonacoMON FinlandARC SwedenSWE PortugalPOR KenyaKEN New ZealandNZL Greece oldGRC ItalyGIR RSA 1928RSA PolandPOL FinlandFIN ItalySMC CanadaCAN FranceTDF ItalyITA AustraliaSCR Spain 1977ESP FranceFRA United KingdomGBR Ivory CoastCIV Points 1 Italy Sandro Munari 9 - - - 4 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - - - - 31 2 Sweden Björn Waldegård - - - 6 (9)Note1 a a - 9 - - - 4 - - - 2 - - - 9 - 30 3 France Bernard Darniche - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - 9 - - - 9 - - 27 plum European Rally Championship events solid 1px #AAAAAA palegreen FIA Special Events solid 1px #AAAAAA Notes Note1 a a Waldegård had to drop one of his best results in WRC events because he didn't take part in at least one ERC event, as provided by the regulations. See also 1977 in sports References External links https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1977/ FIA World Rally Championship 1977 eWRC-results.com 2026-05-16 World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons