1977 John Player British Grand Prix
Silverstone · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hunt | 1 | 26 | 18.310 | 68 | 320.9 | James Hunt |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 68 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 68 | +18.310s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Ford | 68 | +19.570s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Ford | 68 | +47.760s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 68 | +71.730s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow | Ford | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 20 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | Ford | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 26 | 27 | Patrick Nève | March | Ford | 66 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 9 | 40 | Gilles Villeneuve | McLaren | Ford | 66 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 23 | 18 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees | Ford | 66 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 19 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | 64 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 62 | — | Engine | ||
| 15 | 14 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 62 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 2 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 60 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 59 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 42 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 17 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | March | Ford | 28 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 25 | 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | Ford | 20 | — | Fuel pressure | ||
| — | 18 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 16 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 21 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 16 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 24 | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March | Ford | 6 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 16 | 23 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | Ford | 3 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 10 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | Ford | 3 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 13 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | Ford | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 38 | Brian Henton | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | David Purley | LEC | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 33 | Andy Sutcliffe | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 35 | Guy Edwards | BRM | BRM | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 44 | Tony Trimmer | Surtees | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 45 | Brian McGuire | McGuire | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Mikko Kozarowitzky | March | Ford | — | Accident |