Belgian Grand Prix 1977

Zolder
Heusden-Zolder
5 June 1977
70 laps
298.3 km
4.262 km a lap

Pole positionMario AndrettiLotus · 1:24.640
Fastest lapGunnar Nilsson1:27.540 · lap 53
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Gunnar Nilssonfastest lap	6	Lotus · Ford	3	70	1:55:05.710	9
2	Niki Lauda	11	Ferrari	11	70	+14.190	6
3	Ronnie Peterson	3	Tyrrell · Ford	8	70	+19.950	4
4	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Surtees · Ford	12	70	+24.980	3
5	Alan Jones	17	Shadow · Ford	17	70	+1:15.470	2
6	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	18	69	+1 lap	1
7	James Hunt	1	McLaren · Ford	9	69	+1 lap
8	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	5	69	+1 lap
9	Harald Ertl	25	Hesketh · Ford	25	69	+1 lap
10	Patrick Nève	27	March · Ford	24	68	+2 laps
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	34	Penske · Ford	26	68	+2 laps
12	Larry Perkins	18	Surtees · Ford	23	67	+3 laps
13	David Purley	31	LEC · Ford	20	67	+3 laps
14	Arturo Merzario	37	March · Ford	14	65	+5 laps
NC	Boy Hayje	33	March · Ford	27	63	+7 laps
DNF	Jody Scheckter	20	Wolf · Ford	4	62	Engine
DNF	Jochen Mass	2	McLaren · Ford	6	39	Accident
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	10	32	Engine
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	22	Ensign · Ford	13	29	Engine
DNF	Rupert Keegan	24	Hesketh · Ford	19	14	Accident
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	12	Ferrari	7	14	Accident
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	16	Shadow · Ford	15	12	Accident
DNF	Ian Scheckter	10	March · Ford	21	8	Accident
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	28	Fittipaldi · Ford	16	2	Electrical
DNF	Mario Andretti	5	Lotus · Ford	1	0	Collision
DNF	John Watson	7	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	2	0	Collision
DNS	Brett Lunger	30	McLaren · Ford	–
DNQ	Emilio de Villota	36	McLaren · Ford	–
DNQ	Alex Ribeiro	9	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Conny Andersson	35	BRM	–
DNQ	Bernard de Dryver	38	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	39	Hesketh · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:24.640
2	John Watson	Brabham	1:26.180	+1.540
3	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:26.450	+1.810
4	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:26.480	+1.840
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:26.710	+2.070
6	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:26.810	+2.170
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:26.850	+2.210
8	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	1:26.950	+2.310
9	James Hunt	McLaren	1:27.040	+2.400
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:27.050	+2.410
11	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:27.110	+2.470
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:27.230	+2.590
13	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:27.280	+2.640
14	Arturo Merzario	March	1:27.330	+2.690
15	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	1:27.350	+2.710
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:27.470	+2.830
17	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:27.550	+2.910
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	1:27.750	+3.110
19	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	1:28.020	+3.380
20	David Purley	LEC	1:28.100	+3.460
21	Ian Scheckter	March	1:28.500	+3.860
22	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:28.510	+3.870
23	Larry Perkins	Surtees	1:28.530	+3.890
24	Patrick Nève	March	1:28.670	+4.030
25	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1:29.020	+4.380
26	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske	1:29.110	+4.470
27	Boy Hayje	March	1:29.460	+4.820
28	Emilio de Villota	McLaren	1:30.120	+5.480
29	Conny Andersson	BRM	1:30.240	+5.600
30	Alex Ribeiro	March	1:30.240	+5.600
31	Bernard de Dryver	March	1:30.420	+5.780
32	Héctor Rebaque	Hesketh	1:33.300	+8.660

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Gunnar Nilsson	53	1:27.540

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 7
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jody Scheckter	32
2	Niki Lauda	31
3	Carlos Reutemann	23
4	Mario Andretti	22
5	Gunnar Nilsson	13	▲5
6	James Hunt	9	▼1
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	8	▼1
7	Jochen Mass	8	▼1
9	Patrick Depailler	7	▼1
10	Carlos Pace	6	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 7
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	46
2	Lotus	33	▲1
3	Wolf	32	▼1
4	McLaren	15
5	Tyrrell	11	▲2
6	Brabham	9	▼1
7	Fittipaldi	8	▼1
8	Shadow	4
9	Surtees	3
10	Ensign	1	▼1