1977 Toyota United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hunt | 1 | 26 | 2.026 | 59 | 320.7 | Ronnie Peterson |
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 | 59 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 59 | +2.026s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 59 | +78.879s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 59 | +100.615s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Ford | 59 | +108.138s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 20 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 16 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 17 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 25 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 3 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 18 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 56 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 23 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March | Ford | 56 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | Ford | 56 | ★ | +3 laps | Finished | |
| 17 | 22 | 25 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh | Ford | 55 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 18 | 24 | 27 | Patrick Nève | March | Ford | 55 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 19 | 11 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | 54 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 14 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 30 | — | Alternator | ||
| — | 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Ford | 17 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 2 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 21 | 10 | Ian Scheckter | March | Ford | 10 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 15 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Ford | 8 | — | Fuel pump | ||
| — | 26 | 14 | Danny Ongais | Penske | Ford | 6 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 13 | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow | Ford | 3 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 23 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified |