East US Grand Prix 1977
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15th of 17 races of the 1977 automobile world championship | ||
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Surname: | XX United States Grand Prix | |
Date: | 2nd October 1977 | |
Place: | Watkins Glen | |
Course: | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | |
Length: | 320.665 km in 59 laps of 5.435 km
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Weather: | rain | |
Pole position | ||
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Time: | 1: 38.08 min | |
Fastest lap | ||
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Time: | 1: 51.854 min | |
Podium | ||
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The 1977 USA East Grand Prix took place on October 2nd at Watkins Glen and was the 15th race of the 1977 Automobile World Championship .
Reports
background
Since ATS , RAM and a few other small teams had decided not to take part in the final overseas races, the entry list for the USA Grand Prix with 27 pilots was relatively clear, so that the question of a possible pre-qualification did not arise.
The only increase came from the local private Interscope team , which reported a Penske PC4 for Formula 1 newcomer Danny Ongais .
Jean-Pierre Jarier was released from his ATS contract to represent Riccardo Patrese at Shadow , as he was taking part in a Formula 2 race that was taking place in Italy.
After Scuderia Ferrari announced that Niki Lauda would be replaced by Gilles Villeneuve from the following season , it was not clear due to disputes how many of the remaining three races Lauda, which had only been one point short of winning the title since the Italian Grand Prix , was still unclear for Scuderia Ferrari. The Lotus team also announced that they have signed Ronnie Peterson as the successor to Gunnar Nilsson for the 1978 season .
training
James Hunt , who has now achieved just as good results with the McLaren M26 as with the M23 last year, secured pole position from Hans-Joachim Stuck , who showed a strong training performance in the Brabham BT45B . His team mate John Watson completed a good training result for the Brabham team in third . Mario Andretti qualified for fourth place on the grid in the Lotus 78 ahead of Ronnie Peterson in a Tyrrell P34 and Carlos Reutemann in a Ferrari 312T2 .
run
On the wet track, Watson was the only one of the top drivers to risk a start on slicks , which meant that he fell back to the bottom of the field within a short time. Meanwhile, his teammate Stuck took the lead in front of Hunt, Andretti, Reutemann, Peterson, Lauda and Jody Scheckter . The South African found his way past three competitors during the following laps.
Still in the lead, Stuck spun on the 14th lap due to a damaged clutch. He couldn't continue the race. The resulting order at the top with Hunt in front of Andretti, Scheckter and Lauda did not change until the finish. Lauda got more than the point needed to win the title and then did not appear in the remaining two races of the season. Clay Regazzoni overtook Reutemann on lap 23 and thus achieved fifth place.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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1 |
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1: 40.863 | 193.986 km / h | 1 |
2 |
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1: 41.138 | 193.458 km / h | 2 |
3 |
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1: 41.193 | 193.353 km / h | 3 |
4th |
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1: 41.481 | 192.805 km / h | 4th |
5 |
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1: 41.908 | 191.997 km / h | 5 |
6th |
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1: 41.952 | 191.914 km / h | 6th |
7th |
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1: 42.089 | 191.656 km / h | 7th |
8th |
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1: 42.238 | 191.377 km / h | 8th |
9 |
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1: 42.315 | 191.233 km / h | 9 |
10 |
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1: 42.640 | 190.627 km / h | 10 |
11 |
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1: 42.786 | 190.357 km / h | 11 |
12 |
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1: 42.815 | 190.303 km / h | 12 |
13 |
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1: 43.019 | 189.926 km / h | 13 |
14th |
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1: 43.069 | 189.834 km / h | 14th |
15th |
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1: 43.242 | 189.516 km / h | 15th |
16 |
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1: 43.516 | 189.014 km / h | 16 |
17th |
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1: 43.698 | 188.683 km / h | 17th |
18th |
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1: 43.938 | 188.247 km / h | 18th |
19th |
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1: 44.208 | 187.759 km / h | 19th |
20th |
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1: 44.550 | 187.145 km / h | 20th |
21st |
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1: 44.702 | 186.873 km / h | 21st |
22nd |
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1: 45.100 | 186.166 km / h | 22nd |
23 |
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1: 45.473 | 185.507 km / h | 23 |
24 |
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1: 45.845 | 184.855 km / h | 24 |
25th |
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1: 45.880 | 184.794 km / h | 25th |
26th |
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1: 46.070 | 184.463 km / h | 26th |
DNQ |
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1: 49.435 | 178.791 km / h | - |
run
Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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59 | 0 | 1: 58: 23.267 | 1 | 1: 52.890 | |
2 |
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59 | 0 | + 2.026 | 4th | 1: 53.403 | |
3 |
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59 | 0 | +1: 18.879 | 9 | 1: 58.332 | |
4th |
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59 | 0 | +1: 40.615 | 7th | 1: 58.924 | |
5 |
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59 | 0 | +1: 48.138 | 19th | 1: 57.401 | |
6th |
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58 | 0 | + 1 lap | 6th | 1: 59.392 | |
7th |
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58 | 0 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1: 59.787 | |
8th |
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58 | 0 | + 1 lap | 20th | 1: 59.155 | |
9 |
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58 | 0 | + 1 lap | 16 | 1: 58.260 | |
10 |
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57 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 17th | 1: 58.383 | |
11 |
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57 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 25th | 1: 57.779 | |
12 |
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57 | 3 | + 2 rounds | 3 | 1: 57.901 | |
13 |
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57 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 18th | ||
14th |
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56 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 8th | 2: 01.344 | |
15th |
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56 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 23 | ||
16 |
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56 | 1 | + 3 rounds | 5 | 1: 51.854 | |
17th |
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55 | 0 | + 4 rounds | 22nd | 1: 58.455 | |
18th |
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55 | 0 | + 4 rounds | 24 | 2: 02.630 | |
19th |
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54 | 1 | + 5 rounds | 11 | 2: 01.015 | |
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30th | 0 | DNF | 14th | 2: 03.564 | defective ignition |
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17th | 0 | DNF | 12 | 2: 03.437 | Driving error |
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14th | 0 | DNF | 2 | 2: 00.699 | Clutch damage |
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10 | 0 | DNF | 21st | 2: 05.665 | Driving error |
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8th | 0 | DNF | 15th | 2: 01.131 | defective cooling water pump |
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6th | 0 | DNF | 26th | 2: 06.808 | Driving error |
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3 | 0 | DNF | 13 | 2: 06.528 | Driving error |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on July 4, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on July 4, 2012)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on July 4, 2012)