1977 Australian Grand Prix

June 2020 June 2026 CUST Round 1 of the 1977 Rothmans International Series Australian Australia Track map for Oran Park--Grand Prix circuit.svg XLII Australian Grand Prix Oran Park Raceway, Sydney 6 February 1977 Permanent racing facility 1.628 2.620 58 94.424 151.96 Sunny Warwick Brown AUS Lola-Chevrolet 1'05.7 Alan Jones Lola-Chevrolet 1'06.4 AUS Warwick Brown AUS Lola-Chevrolet Peter Gethin GBR Chevron-Chevrolet John Goss AUS Matich-Repco Holden The 1977 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Oran Park International RacewayOfficial Programme, 42nd Australian Grand Prix, Oran Park International Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 6 February 1977. It was the forty second Australian Grand Prix and also the first round of the 1977 Rothmans International Series. The race was open to Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.1977 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Conditions for Australian Titles, page 87 The race was won by Warwick Brown (Lola T430), his first and only Australian Grand Prix victory. Alan Jones (Lola T332) actually finished his 58th and final lap 40 seconds ahead of Brown, however officials penalised Jones 60 seconds for jumping the start and he was officially classified in 4th place. Classification thumb|Warwick Brown won the race driving this Lola T430 (pictured in 2008) Results as follows:Wilson Stewart Graham Howard The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix 1986 R & T Publishing Gordon, NSW 0-9588464-0-5 408–415 1977 Qualifying Pos No Driver Car / engine Qual Gap 1 3 AUS Warwick Brown Lola T430 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:05.7 — 2 6 AUS Alan Jones Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:06.0 +0.3 3 4 GBR Peter Gethin Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:06.1 +0.4 4 2 AUS John Goss Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:06.1 +0.4 5 16 AUS Max Stewart Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:06.9 +1.2 6 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:07.3 +1.6 7 1 AUS Vern Schuppan Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:07.3 +1.6 8 84 AUS Alfredo Costanzo Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:07.7 +2.0 9 12 AUS Garrie Cooper Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:08.0 +2.3 10 15 AUS Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:09.8 +4.1 11 17 AUS Ken Shirvington Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:10.4 +4.7 12 10 AUS Chris Milton Gardos OR2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:10.9 +5.2 13 14 AUS Jon Davison Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:11.1 +5.4 14 62 AUS Dave Powell Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:11.3 +5.6 15 19 AUS John Edmonds Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:11.7 +6.0 16 8 NZL Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 DNP 17 77 AUS John McCormack McLaren M23 / Leyland 5.0L V8 DNP – 7 AUS John Leffler Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 DNP engineAccording to The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, Leffler was unable to contest the timed qualifying sessions due to an engine failure, suffered another engine failure during a later untimed session and did not start the race. Race Pos No. Driver Car / engine Entrant Laps Time 1 3 AUS Warwick Brown Lola T430 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Racing Team VDS 58 1h 05m 31.9s 2 4 GBR Peter Gethin Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Racing Team VDS 58 1h 05m 46.7s 3 2 AUS John Goss Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Goss Racing 58 1h 05m 49.2s 4 6 AUS Alan Jones Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Theodore Racing (Hong Kong) / Bill Patterson Motors 58 1h 05m 51.9s 5 1 AUS Vern Schuppan Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 57 6 12 AUS Garrie Cooper Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 56 7 15 AUS Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Terry Hook Racing 54 8 10 AUS Chris Milton Gardos OR2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 C & C Racing 52 9 14 AUS Jon Davison Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 J. Davison 52 10 19 AUS John Edmonds Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 J. Edmonds 48 11 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Magnum Wheels 45 Ret 77 AUS John McCormack McLaren M23 / Leyland 5.0L V8 Budget Motor Racing Team 42 blown engine Ret 8 NZL Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 18 broken engine pushrod Ret 62 AUS Dave Powell Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 D. Powell 17 overheating Ret 84 AUS Alfredo Costanzo Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Stock 84 8 broken drive shaft DNS 16 AUS Max Stewart Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 M. Stewart dropped valve DNS 17 AUS Ken Shirvington Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 K. Shirvington dropped valveRay Bell, Beer Baron's Brown Bomber!, Racing Car News, February 1977, pages 62 to 65 DNS 7 AUS John Leffler Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Grace Bros. Racing Team – engine Notes Pole Position: Warwick Brown – 1:05.7 Fastest Lap: Alan Jones – 1:06.4 Average speed of winning car: 138.6 km/hAustralian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, 42nd Australian Grand Prix. pages 86 to 89 Alan Jones was penalised 60 seconds for jumping the start References Australian Grand Prix 1976 Australian Grand Prix 1977 1978 Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Formula 5000 race reports Australian Grand Prix