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1977 United States Grand Prix West

The United States Grand Prix West 1977 was the 4th round of the 1977 F1 season, and took place at the Long Beach in California, USA, on April 3rd.

Mario Andretti won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Niki Lauda, who originally had the pole position, and Jody Scheckter completing the podium.

Final results

1
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
1:51:35.470
Finished
2
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
+0.773
Finished
3
-
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
+4.857
Finished
4
8
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
+1:14.487
Finished
5
2
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
+1:20.908
Finished
6
3
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Penske
+1 Lap
7
1
James Hunt
McLaren
+1 Lap
8
8
Gunnar Nilsson
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
9
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Electrical
10
8
Brian Henton
March
+3 Laps
11
8
Hans Binder
Surtees
+3 Laps
12
2
Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell
Fuel system
13
-
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
Gearbox
14
3
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Brabham
Brakes
15
1
Alan Jones
Shadow
Gearbox
16
1
Jochen Mass
McLaren
Handling
17
11
John Watson
Brabham
Disqualified
18
2
Renzo Zorzi
Shadow
Gearbox
19
3
Alex Ribeiro
March
Gearbox
20
16
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
Accident
21
-
Brett Lunger
March
Accident
22
11
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
Accident
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jacques Laffite, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 78, Ronnie Peterson, who had a fuel system failure on lap 62, Clay Regazzoni, Alan Jones, Renzo Zorzi, and Alex Ribeiro, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, Hans-Joachim Stuck, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 53, Jochen Mass, who on lap 39, and Carlos Reutemann, Brett Lunger, and Vittorio Brambilla, all of whom had to retire due to an accident.

Electrical

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 78

Fuel system

  • Ronnie Peterson
    Lap 62

Gearbox

  • Clay Regazzoni
    Lap 57
  • Alan Jones
    Lap 40
  • Renzo Zorzi
    Lap 27
  • Alex Ribeiro
    Lap 15

Brakes

  • Hans-Joachim Stuck
    Lap 53

Handling

  • Jochen Mass
    Lap 39

Accident

  • Carlos Reutemann
    Lap 5
  • Brett Lunger
    Lap 4
  • Vittorio Brambilla
    Lap 0

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There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify John Watson.

Disqualified

  • John Watson
    Lap 33

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.