1977 Japanese Grand Prix

F1 Japan Japanese Fuji-Historical-1976-1977.svg XII Japanese Grand Prix 23 October 1977 17 17 Fuji SpeedwayOyama, Shizuoka, Japan Permanent racing facility 2.709 4.359 73 197.725 318.207 Dry Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford 1:12.23 Jody Scheckter South Africa 1928 Wolf-Ford 1:14.30 71 James Hunt UK McLaren-Ford Carlos Reutemann Argentina Ferrari Patrick Depailler France Tyrrell-Ford JPN The 1977 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 23 October 1977 at Fuji. It was the 17th and final race of the 1977 Formula One World Championship. At the time, this was to be the last Japanese Grand Prix; this was due to issues with finance and travel (in those days, getting to Japan from Europe required going via Anchorage, Alaska, in the United States or via Hong Kong, for both the Soviet Union and China banned Western aircraft from flying in their airspace), and safety concerns with the Mount Fuji circuit. It was also the last Japanese Grand Prix to be held at Fuji Speedway until 2007. The race would return in 1987, held at the better-spectated and safer Suzuka Circuit.Japan 1977 https://www.statsf1.com/en/1977/japon.aspx StatsF1.com Report Mario Andretti and James Hunt continued their late-season battle, with the American pipping Hunt to the pole; John Watson headed the second row. Hunt took the lead at the start, and Jody Scheckter and Jochen Mass jumped up to second and third, whereas Andretti had a terrible start and was at the tail of the top ten. On the second lap Andretti was involved in a collision while trying to gain places, putting him out along with Hans Binder and Noritake Takahara. With Andretti out, Hunt had no challengers left and he built a large gap, with teammate Mass second and Watson passing Scheckter for third. However, both Mass and Watson had to retire within one lap of each other with engine and gearbox failures, and with Scheckter dropping back, Carlos Reutemann was second until he was passed by Jacques Laffite. Hunt went on and capped off the season with a comfortable win, whereas Laffite ran out of fuel on the last lap, handing over second to Reutemann and allowing Patrick Depailler to complete the podium. A marshal and photographer were killed by debris following a collision involving Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari and Ronnie Peterson's Tyrrell P34 on lap six. They had both been standing in a prohibited area of the track when the accident occurred.Major incidents of fan deaths http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/11/Sports/Major_incidents_of_fa.shtml Tampa Bay Times 11 June 2005 22 March 2013 The marshal was trying to clear spectators away from the area.2 Spectator Deaths Mar Hunt's Victory in Japan https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/24/archives/2-spectator-deaths-mar-hunts-victory-in-japan.html The New York Times 24 October 1977 After the race concluded, both Hunt and Reutemann left the circuit immediately to catch a flight home, leaving only Depailler and his engineer on the podium.Hunt and Reutemann's podium no-show, Japan 1977 http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/features/2015/9/six-of-the-best---unusual-podium-ceremonies.html Six of the best – Unusual podium ceremonies Formula 1.com 2 September 2015 16 August 2018Hunt wins but two die as Villeneuve crashes http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/68516.html ESPN 16 August 2018 The rules changed for the following year; thereafter, the podium celebration became mandatory for the first three drivers in the races (from the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix onwards). March's driver Ian Scheckter was denied entry into and expelled from Japan, due to only having a tourist visa passport (unlike his brother Jody, who had a working visa) and Japanese objections to the South African apartheid regime.Lawrence Mike The Story of March Motorbooks International Osceola 1990 121 0-946627-24-X Classification Qualifying Pos.DriverConstructorTime 1 USA Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford 1:12.23 2 GBR James Hunt McLaren–Ford +0.16 3 GBR John Watson Brabham–Alfa Romeo +0.26 4 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham–Alfa Romeo +0.78 5 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +0.85 6 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf–Ford +0.92 7 ARG Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +1.09 8 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren–Ford +1.14 9 ITA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees–Ford +1.14 10 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ensign–Ford +1.29 11 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kojima–Ford +1.32 12 AUS Alan Jones Shadow–Ford +1.33 13 ITA Riccardo Patrese Shadow–Ford +1.35 14 SWE Gunnar Nilsson Lotus–Ford +1.43 15 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +1.93 16 FRA Patrick Tambay Ensign–Ford +1.99 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier–Matra +2.02 18 SWE Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell–Ford +2.03 19 JPN Noritake Takahara Kojima–Ford +2.13 20 CAN Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +2.28 21 AUT Hans Binder Surtees–Ford +2.50 22 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi Tyrrell–Ford +2.65 23 BRA Alex Ribeiro March–Ford +2.78 Source:1977 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Qualifying https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1977-japanese-grand-prix/classification/b5095744-3773-4424-844e-f1a79d77b205 Motorsport Stats 14 April 2021 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 UK James Hunt McLaren-Ford Goodyear 73 1:31:51.68 2 9 2 12 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Goodyear 73 + 1:02.45 7 6 3 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 73 + 1:06.39 15 4 4 17 Australia Alan Jones Shadow-Ford Goodyear 73 + 1:06.61 12 3 5 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Goodyear 72 Out of Fuel 5 2 6 16 Italy Riccardo Patrese Shadow-Ford Goodyear 72 + 1 Lap 13 1 7 8 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 72 + 1 Lap 4 8 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford Goodyear 71 + 2 Laps 9 9 50 Japan 1947 Kunimitsu Takahashi Tyrrell-Ford Dunlop 71 + 2 Laps 22 10 20 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Goodyear 71 + 2 Laps 6 11 52 Japan 1947 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kojima-Ford Bridgestone 71 + 2 Laps 11 12 9 Brazil 1968 Alex Ribeiro March-Ford Goodyear 69 + 4 Laps 23 Ret Retired 6 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford Goodyear 63 Gearbox 14 Ret Retired 22 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford Goodyear 43 Engine 10 Ret Retired 7 UK John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 29 Gearbox 3 Ret Retired 2 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford Goodyear 28 Engine 8 Ret Retired 23 France Patrick Tambay Ensign-Ford Goodyear 14 Engine 16 Ret Retired 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 5 Accident 18 Ret Retired 11 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Goodyear 5 Accident 20 Ret Retired 27 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Matra Goodyear 3 Engine 17 Ret Retired 5 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 1 Collision 1 Ret Retired 51 Japan 1947 Noritake Takahara Kojima-Ford Bridgestone 1 Collision 19 Ret Retired 18 Austria Hans Binder Surtees-Ford Goodyear 1 Collision 21 Source:1977 Japanese Grand Prix https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1977/races/390/japan.html formula1.com 24 November 2017 29 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230529030343/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1977/races/390/japan.html dead 1977 Japanese Grand Prix – Race Results & History https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1977-japanese-grand-prix/ GP Archive 23 October 1977 2 November 2021 Notes Japanese driver Kunimitsu Takahashi made his Formula One World Championship debut in this race. This race saw the fifth-fastest lap set by a South African driver. This race marked the 299th and 300th podium finishes for a Ford-powered car. This race saw the final F1 victory by James Hunt, and the last by a British driver until John Watson won the 1981 British Grand Prix. This was the final F1 race for Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson. Final championship standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Niki Lauda 72 10px 2 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter 55 10px 3 USA Mario Andretti 47 10px 4 ARG Carlos Reutemann 42 10px 5 UK James Hunt 40Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1977/japon/championnat.aspx Japan 1977 – Championship StatsF1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 95 (97) 10px 2 UK Lotus-Ford 62 10px 1 3 UK McLaren-Ford 60 10px 1 4 CAN Wolf-Ford 55 10px 5 UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo 27Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Bold text indicates the 1977 World Champions. References 30em Japanese Grand Prix 1977 1977 Canadian Grand Prix 1978 Argentine Grand Prix 1976 Japanese Grand Prix 1987 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Japanese Grand Prix Category:October 1977 sports events in Asia