1977 Japanese Grand Prix
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The 1977 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 23 October 1977 at Fuji.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	73	1:31:51.68	2	9
2	12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	73	+1:02.45	7	6
3	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	73	+1:06.39	15	4
4	17	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford	73	+1:06.61	12	3
5	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	72	Out of Fuel	5	2
6	16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow-Ford	72	+1 Lap	13	1
7	8	Hans Joachim Stuck	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	72	+1 Lap	4
8	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford	71	+2 Laps	9
9	50	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Tyrrell-Ford	71	+2 Laps	22
10	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	71	+2 Laps	6
11	52	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Kojima-Ford	71	+2 Laps	11
12	9	Alex Ribeiro	March-Ford	69	+4 Laps	23
Ret	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	63	Gearbox	14
Ret	22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford	43	Engine	10
Ret	7	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	29	Gearbox	3
Ret	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	28	Engine	8
Ret	23	Patrick Tambay	Ensign-Ford	14	Engine	16
Ret	3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford	5	Accident	18
Ret	11	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	Accident	20
Ret	27	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Matra	3	Engine	17
Ret	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	1	Collision	1
Ret	51	Noritake Takahara	Kojima-Ford	1	Collision	19
Ret	18	Hans Binder	Surtees-Ford	1	Collision	21

Notes

• Pole position: Mario Andretti - 1:12.23
• Fastest Lap: Jody Scheckter - 1:14.30
• Lap Leaders: James Hunt 73 laps (1-73).
• This race was the tenth and final win for James Hunt
• A marshal and photographer were killed by debris following a collision involving Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari and Ronnie Peterson's Tyrrell P34 on lap five. They had both been standing in a prohibited area of the track when the accident occurred.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved on 2008-01-27.