1977 Italian Grand Prix

The Italian Grand Prix 1977 was the 14th round of the 1977 F1 season, and took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy, on September 11th.

Mario Andretti won the race after starting in the 4th position, followed by Niki Lauda, and Alan Jones completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 16th position of the grid.

James Hunt started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he lost control and spun off the track, and had to retire on lap 26th.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 16 drivers out of the original 34 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Ian Scheckter, who had a transmission problem on lap 41, Carlos Reutemann, Riccardo Patrese, and James Hunt, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Bruno Giacomelli, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Patrick Depailler, Jody Scheckter, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Patrick Tambay, and Brett Lunger, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Vittorio Brambilla, and John Watson, both had to retire due to an accident, and Gunnar Nilsson, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 4.

Qualifying