1977 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain 1977 Spanish Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg 8 May 1977 5 17 XXIII Gran Premio de EspañaMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1977 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/jarama77.jpg The Programme Covers Project 29 October 2017 Jarama, Spain Permanent racing facility 2.115 3.404 75 158.63 255.3 Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford 1:18.70 Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Matra 1:20.81 5 Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford Carlos Reutemann Argentina Ferrari Jody Scheckter South Africa 1928 Wolf-Ford ESP The 1977 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 May 1977 at the Circuito del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was the fifth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 75-lap race was won from pole position by American driver Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford. Argentinian Carlos Reutemann finished second in a Ferrari, with South African Jody Scheckter third in the Wolf WR1. Background The Spanish Grand Prix marked the F1 season's return to Europe. The race marked the debut of the Williams Grand Prix Engineering team, entering a single March 761 chassis for Belgian driver Patrick Nève, and for LEC. It was also Rupert Keegan's first race, and ended up being Renzo Zorzi's final Grand Prix.https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/vado-al-massimo/2015/5/16/morto-renzo-zorzi-il-ricordo-di-un-pilota-talentuoso-e-dimenticato/609130/ Morto Renzo Zorzi/ Il ricordo di un pilota talentuoso e dimenticato it Massimo Piciotti 16 May 2015 19 August 2026 Il Sussidiario This was the 100th Grand Prix start for March Engineering. Several teams including Surtees, Ensign, and Lotus were using Hewland's new, six-speed FGA400-6 transmission. Car Graphic CG877E David Phipps GP de España: アンドレッティ 2連勝 Andretti wins two in a row ja 197, issue 8/77 25 July 1977 Nigensha Publishing Co., Ltd. 152 The new transmission was not shifting very well, though, with second speed in particular being hard to find. Several teams' new cars and updated engines proved slower than earlier designs, including Tyrrell's 1977 P34, Ligier's new Matra MS76 engine, Wolf's second chassis, and McLaren's new M26. There were 24 places on the grid, and 31 entries. Qualifying Mario Andretti continued his recent form with pole position, 0.72 seconds ahead of Jacques Laffite who sprung somewhat of a surprise in his Ligier JS7, beating the not fully sorted Ferraris thanks to the powerful Matra V12 engine. Lauda narrowly pipped his teammate Reutemann in the final qualifying session, but both drivers suffered from understeer in high-speed turn and insufficient turn-in at lower speeds. The Brabhams of John Watson and Hans-Joachim Stuck had issues with brake cooling all weekend, understeer, and transmission kinks. David Purley's Lec had a great start during free practice, setting times which would have put the new car on the grid. During the timed practice, however, he suffered a series of minor mechanical issues which kept him off the grid. Jean-Pierre Jarier had an unlucky weekend, being unable to qualify due to food poisoning.Phipps 1977, p. 151. Swedish veteran F3-driver Conny Andersson took over from Larry Perkins in the BRM P207. While the V12 engine sounded glorious, it was no indication of the car's performance, with Andersson's best lap time being five-and-a-half seconds down on Andretti's. Local hero Emilio de Villota had managed to put together the funds to obtain a works-spec McLaren M23 thanks to Iberia airlines and got the second-to-last place on the grid, just ahead of Renzo Zorzi's Shadow. This was the first time a Spaniard started a Grand Prix since Alex Soler-Roig at the Spanish Grand Prix four years earlier.Phipps 1977, p. 155. Race During the Sunday morning pre-race open practice, Niki Lauda pulled over due to a broken rib. Two hours later he officially withdrew, allowing Brett Lunger to start; he was the first reserve, having been the fastest of those who did not qualify. At the start, Andretti took the lead with Laffite following, then Reutemann, and then Hunt who had a great start. However, Hunt's new McLaren M26 was misfiring and he had to pit on the fifth lap. The car still did not run (nor handle) well and after ten laps his race was over. Jody Scheckter's Wolf car was the second chassis built by the young team (who also brought a third chassis), but he had a bad start because of an engine which did not run cleanly. To keep the engine from misfiring, he revved it too high at the start, making it hard to get into first gear and damaging the clutch in the process, which gave him minor trouble throughout the race. After a bad start he managed to pass Regazzoni's Ensign and caught up to Watson's Brabham. Laffite gave chase to Andretti in the early stages but had to pit on the eleventh lap with a loose wheel nut, dropping him down to 19th, a lap down on Andretti.Phipps 1977, p. 154. This left Andretti to romp to victory with Carlos Reutemann second, neither of them ever threatened. Laffite's inspired climb through the field provided lots of entertainment, however, passing Ronnie Peterson's Tyrrell late in the race to finish in seventh place. With Laffite and Hunt out of the way, John Watson gained third place with Scheckter on his tail, followed by Jochen Mass and Gunnar Nilsson who were battling each other, followed by Peterson, and then Keegan and Alan Jones. Newcomer Keegan had a strong race; he was in eighth place when he overcooked it and crashed on the 32nd lap. Jones caught up to Peterson and eventually made it past and into seventh on the 56th lap, only to immediately place his car in the barrier on the very next turn. Watson lost two places due to a spin and retired with fuel system problems with ten laps left in the race, leaving Jody Scheckter to take the final spot on the podium. Mass, who had an uneventful race, finished in fourth, followed by Nilsson and Hans-Joachim Stuck who took the final point ahead of Laffite and Peterson. Peterson drove in the latest P34, while his teammate Depailler used a newly built car to the 1976 specifications, as the revised car had not proved to be an improvement. Depailler's race ended with engine problems after twelve laps, however, while Ronnie had an uninspired race in which he spent most of his time holding off attacks from his rear. Clay Regazzoni's race ended on lap nine, after a follhardy passing attempt by Vittorio Brambilla put both of their cars out of the race. Villota ended in 13th, five laps down on the winner, in what was to be the best result of his Formula One career. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 5 USA Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford 1:18.70 2 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +0.72 3 11 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari +0.78 4 12 ARG Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +0.82 5 20 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf–Ford +0.87 6 7 GBR John Watson Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.17 7 1 GBR James Hunt McLaren–Ford +1.41 8 22 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ensign–Ford +1.43 9 2 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren–Ford +1.44 10 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +1.46 11 19 ITA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees–Ford +1.56 12 6 SWE Gunnar Nilsson Lotus–Ford +1.68 13 8 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.85 14 17 AUS Alan Jones Shadow–Ford +2.04 15 3 SWE Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell–Ford +2.26 16 24 GBR Rupert Keegan Hesketh–Ford +2.33 17 10 RSA 1928 Ian Scheckter March–Ford +2.35 18 25 AUT Harald Ertl Hesketh–Ford +2.46 19 28 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +2.86 20 18 AUT Hans Binder Surtees–Ford +3.03 21 37 ITA Arturo Merzario March–Ford +3.12 22 27 BEL Patrick Nève March–Ford +3.22 23 36 ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota McLaren–Ford +3.27 24 16 ITA Renzo Zorzi Shadow–Ford +3.39 Cut-off 25 30 USA Brett LungerLunger was the first reserve and started the race after Lauda's entry was withdrawn March–Ford +3.54 26 34 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske–Ford +3.57 27 9 BRA Alex Ribeiro March–Ford +3.60 28 33 NED Boy Hayje March–Ford +3.69 29 38 GBR Brian Henton March–Ford +3.87 30 31 GBR David Purley LEC–Ford +4.19 31 35 SWE Conny Andersson BRM +5.59 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1977-spanish-grand-prix/classification/a090b3fa-e2f0-46aa-a83a-bd4c61944eda 1977 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix West – Qualifying Motorsport Stats 13 April 2021 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Chassis Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 78-3 75 1:42:52.22 1 9 2 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312B-030/T2-5 75 + 15.85 4 6 3 20 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford WR1 75 + 24.51 5 4 4 2 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford M23-12 75 + 24.87 9 3 5 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 78-2 75 + 1:05.83 12 2 6 8 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B-1 74 + 1 Lap 13 1 7 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS7-02 74 + 1 Lap 2   8 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford P34-5 74 + 1 Lap 15   9 18 Austria Hans Binder Surtees-Ford TS19-01 73 + 2 Laps 20   10 30 USA Brett Lunger March-Ford 761-2 72 + 3 Laps 25   11 10 South Africa 1928 Ian Scheckter March-Ford 761B-1 72 + 3 Laps 17   12 27 Belgium Patrick Nève March-Ford 761-7 71 + 4 Laps 22   13 36 Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford M23-6 70 + 5 Laps 23   14 28 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford FD004-3 70 + 5 Laps 19   Ret Retired 7 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45B-5 64 Fuel System 6   Ret Retired 17 Australia Alan Jones Shadow-Ford DN8-3A 56 Accident 14   Ret Retired 24 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 308E-1 32 Accident 16   Ret Retired 25 Austria Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 308E-2 29 Radiator 18   Ret Retired 16 Italy Renzo Zorzi Shadow-Ford DN8-1A 25 Engine 24   Ret Retired 37 Italy Arturo Merzario March-Ford 761B-2 16 Suspension 21   Ret Retired 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford P34-7 12 Engine 10   Ret Retired 1 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford M26-1 10 Engine 7   Ret Retired 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N177 MN04-1 9 Accident 8   Ret Retired 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford TS19-04 9 Accident 11   DNS Did not start 11 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 312B-030/T2-6 0 Driver Injured 3   DNQ Did not qualify 34 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford PC4-02         DNQ Did not qualify 9 Brazil 1968 Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 761B-3         DNQ Did not qualify 33 Netherlands Boy Hayje March-Ford 761-3         DNQ Did not qualify 38 United Kingdom Brian Henton March-Ford 761-T         DNQ Did not qualify 31 United Kingdom David Purley LEC-Ford CRP1-1         DNQ Did not qualify 35 Sweden Conny Andersson BRM P207-1        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1977/429/ 1977 Spanish Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021093832/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1977/429/ 21 October 2014Phipps 1977, p. 150. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter 23 10px 2 2 USA Mario Andretti 20 10px 1 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann 19 10px 1 4 AUT Niki Lauda 19 10px 5 UK James Hunt 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1977/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 1977 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 34 10px 2 CAN Wolf-Ford 23 10px 1 3 UK Lotus-Ford 22 10px 1 4 UK McLaren-Ford 12 10px 1 5 UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo 8Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Spanish Grand Prix 1977 1977 United States Grand Prix West 1977 Monaco Grand Prix 1976 Spanish Grand Prix 1978 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix Category:Spanish Grand Prix Category:1977 in Spanish motorsport Spanish