Round 10 | Silverstone Circuit

1977 British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit, 1977-07-16. James Hunt won it for McLaren. Podium: James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Gunnar Nilsson.

Winner

James Hunt

McLaren

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Silverstone Circuit

UK

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 James Hunt McLaren 1 68 Finished 9.0
2 Niki Lauda Ferrari 3 68 Finished 6.0
3 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 5 68 Finished 4.0
4 Jochen Mass McLaren 11 68 Finished 3.0
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham 7 68 Finished 2.0
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 15 67 +1 Lap 1.0
7 Alan Jones Shadow 12 67 +1 Lap 0.0
8 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 8 67 +1 Lap 0.0
9 Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske 20 67 +1 Lap 0.0
10 Patrick Nève March 26 66 +2 Laps 0.0
11 Gilles Villeneuve McLaren 9 66 +2 Laps 0.0
12 Vern Schuppan Surtees 23 66 +2 Laps 0.0
13 Brett Lunger McLaren 19 64 +4 Laps 0.0
14 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 6 62 Engine 0.0
15 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 14 62 +6 Laps 0.0
R John Watson Brabham 2 60 Fuel system 0.0
R Jody Scheckter Wolf 4 59 Engine 0.0
R Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 42 Throttle 0.0
R Arturo Merzario March 17 28 Transmission 0.0
R Riccardo Patrese Shadow 25 20 Fuel pressure 0.0
R Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 18 16 Brakes 0.0
R Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 21 16 Turbo 0.0
R Ian Scheckter March 24 6 Accident 0.0
R Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell 16 3 Engine 0.0
R Patrick Tambay Ensign 10 3 Electrical 0.0
R Rupert Keegan Hesketh 13 0 Accident 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 26 to P10 (+16)

Patrick Nève

March

Grid 20 to P9 (+11)

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Penske

Grid 23 to P12 (+11)

Vern Schuppan

Surtees

Grid 15 to P6 (+9)

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Grid 11 to P4 (+7)

Jochen Mass

McLaren

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