1977 Japanese Grand Prix

The Japanese Grand Prix 1977 was the 17th round of the 1977 F1 season, and took place at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan, on October 23rd.

James Hunt won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Carlos Reutemann, and Patrick Depailler completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 15th position of the grid.

Mario Andretti started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, and had to retire on lap 1st.

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... 13 drivers out of the original 23 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jacques Laffite, who run out of fuel on lap 72, Gunnar Nilsson, and John Watson, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Clay Regazzoni, Jochen Mass, Patrick Tambay, and Jean-Pierre Jarier, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Ronnie Peterson, and Gilles Villeneuve, both had to retire due to an accident, and Mario Andretti, Noritake Takahara, and Hans Binder, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.

Qualifying