The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 10

British Grand Prix

1977  ·  Silverstone Circuit  ·  16 July 1977  ·  68 laps

  1. 1st James Hunt McLaren · 01:31:46.06
  2. 2nd Niki Lauda Ferrari · +18.31
  3. 3rd Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus · +19.57

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 59

Jody Scheckter

Retirement Wolf  —  Engine

03 Lap 60

John Watson

Retirement Brabham  —  Fuel system

04 On the Charge

Patrick Nève

March  —  P26 → P10

05 Victory

James Hunt

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 James Hunt McLaren 1 68 01:31:46.06 9
2 Niki Lauda Ferrari 3 68 +18.31 6
3 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 5 68 +19.57 4
4 Jochen Mass McLaren 11 68 +47.76 3
5 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham 7 68 +1:11.730 2
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 15 67 +1 Lap 1
7 Alan Jones Shadow 12 67 +1 Lap
8 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 8 67 +1 Lap
9 Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske 20 67 +1 Lap
10 Patrick Nève March 26 66 +2 Laps
11 Gilles Villeneuve McLaren 9 66 +2 Laps
12 Vern Schuppan Surtees 23 66 +2 Laps
13 Brett Lunger McLaren 19 64 +4 Laps
14 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 6 62 Engine
15 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 14 62 +6 Laps
16 John Watson Brabham 2 60 Fuel system
17 Jody Scheckter Wolf 4 59 Engine
18 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 42 Throttle
19 Arturo Merzario March 17 28 Transmission
20 Riccardo Patrese Shadow 25 20 Fuel pressure
21 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 18 16 Brakes
22 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 21 16 Turbo
23 Ian Scheckter March 24 6 Accident
24 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell 16 3 Engine
25 Patrick Tambay Ensign 10 3 Electrical
26 Rupert Keegan Hesketh 13 0 Accident

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