German Grand Prix 1977

Hockenheimring
Hockenheim
31 July 1977
47 laps
319.1 km
6.790 km a lap

Pole positionJody ScheckterWolf · 1:53.070
Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:55.990 · lap 28
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Niki Laudafastest lap	11	Ferrari	3	47	1:31:48.620	9
2	Jody Scheckter	20	Wolf · Ford	1	47	+14.330	6
3	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	5	47	+20.900	4
4	Carlos Reutemann	12	Ferrari	8	47	+1:00.270	3
5	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Surtees · Ford	10	47	+1:27.370	2
6	Patrick Tambay	23	Ensign · Ford	11	47	+1:29.810	1
7	Vern Schuppan	18	Surtees · Ford	19	46	+1 lap
8	Alex Ribeiro	9	March · Ford	20	46	+1 lap
9	Ronnie Peterson	3	Tyrrell · Ford	14	42	Engine
10	Riccardo Patrese	16	Shadow · Ford	16	42	Wheel
DNF	Rupert Keegan	24	Hesketh · Ford	23	40	Accident
DNF	Mario Andretti	5	Lotus · Ford	7	34	Engine
DNF	James Hunt	1	McLaren · Ford	4	32	Fuel pump
DNF	Gunnar Nilsson	6	Lotus · Ford	9	31	Engine
DNF	Jochen Mass	2	McLaren · Ford	13	26	Gearbox
DNF	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	15	22	Engine
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	6	21	Engine
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	25	Hesketh · Ford	24	20	Engine
DNF	Brett Lunger	30	McLaren · Ford	21	14	Accident
DNF	Ian Scheckter	10	March · Ford	18	9	Clutch
DNF	John Watson	7	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	2	8	Engine
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	34	Penske · Ford	12	5	Transmission
DNF	Alan Jones	17	Shadow · Ford	17	0	Accident
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	22	Ensign · Ford	22	0	Accident
DSQ	Hans Heyer	35	Penske · Ford	–	9	Illegal race entry
DNQ	Patrick Nève	27	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Emilio de Villota	36	McLaren · Ford	–
DNQ	Emerson Fittipaldi	28	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	37	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Theodore Pilette	40	BRM	–

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	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:53.070
2	John Watson	Brabham	1:53.340	+0.270
3	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:53.530	+0.460
4	James Hunt	McLaren	1:53.680	+0.610
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham	1:53.910	+0.840
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:53.970	+0.900
7	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:53.990	+0.920
8	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:54.270	+1.200
9	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1:54.440	+1.370
10	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:54.530	+1.460
11	Patrick Tambay	Ensign	1:54.770	+1.700
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske	1:55.190	+2.120
13	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:55.250	+2.180
14	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	1:55.700	+2.630
15	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:55.920	+2.850
16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow	1:56.090	+3.020
17	Alan Jones	Shadow	1:56.220	+3.150
18	Ian Scheckter	March	1:56.350	+3.280
19	Vern Schuppan	Surtees	1:56.540	+3.470
20	Alex Ribeiro	March	1:56.630	+3.560
21	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:56.640	+3.570
22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:56.680	+3.610
23	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh	1:56.890	+3.820
24	Héctor Rebaque	Hesketh	1:57.180	+4.110
25	Patrick Nève	March	1:57.260	+4.190
26	Emilio de Villota	McLaren	1:57.390	+4.320
27	Hans Heyer	Penske	1:57.580	+4.510
28	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:58.530	+5.460
29	Arturo Merzario	March	1:59.130	+6.060
30	Theodore Pilette	BRM	1:59.550	+6.480

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	28	1:55.990

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 11. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 11
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Niki Lauda	48
2	Jody Scheckter	38	▲1
3	Mario Andretti	32	▼1
4	Carlos Reutemann	31
5	James Hunt	22
6	Gunnar Nilsson	20
7	Jochen Mass	17
8	Jacques Laffite	10
9	Patrick Depailler	10
10	John Watson	9

Constructors' championship after round 11
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	65
2	Lotus	47
3	Wolf	38	▲1
4	McLaren	34	▼1
5	Brabham	23
6	Tyrrell	14
7	Ligier	10
8	Fittipaldi	8
9	Surtees	5	▲1
10	Shadow	4	▼1