1977 season/Round 4
United States Grand Prix West 1977
- Long Beach
- 3 April 1977
- 80 laps
- 260.1 km
- 3.251 km a lap
- P1Mario AndrettiLotus1:51:35.470
- P2Niki LaudaFerrari+0.773
- P3Jody ScheckterWolf+4.857
- Pole positionNiki LaudaFerrari · 1:21.630
- Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:22.753 · lap 62
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Lotus · Ford | 2 | 80 | 1:51:35.470 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Laudafastest lap | 11 | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | +0.773 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf · Ford | 3 | 80 | +4.857 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Tyrrell · Ford | 12 | 80 | +1:14.487 | 3 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 28 | Fittipaldi · Ford | 7 | 80 | +1:20.908 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 34 | Penske · Ford | 9 | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | James Hunt | 1 | McLaren · Ford | 8 | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | 6 | Lotus · Ford | 16 | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Ligier · Matra | 5 | 78 | Electrical | |
| 10 | Brian Henton | 10 | March · Ford | 18 | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | Hans Binder | 18 | Surtees · Ford | 19 | 77 | +3 laps | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | 3 | Tyrrell · Ford | 10 | 62 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | 22 | Ensign · Ford | 13 | 57 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 8 | Brabham · Alfa Romeo | 17 | 53 | Brakes | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | 17 | Shadow · Ford | 14 | 40 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | 2 | McLaren · Ford | 15 | 39 | Handling | |
| DNF | Renzo Zorzi | 16 | Shadow · Ford | 20 | 27 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Alex Ribeiro | 9 | March · Ford | 22 | 15 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | 12 | Ferrari | 4 | 5 | Accident | |
| DNF | Brett Lunger | 30 | March · Ford | 21 | 4 | Accident | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | Surtees · Ford | 11 | 0 | Accident | |
| DSQ | John Watson | 7 | Brabham · Alfa Romeo | 6 | 33 | Push start |
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 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:21.630 | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:21.868 | +0.238 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:21.887 | +0.257 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:22.260 | +0.630 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:22.296 | +0.666 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:22.372 | +0.742 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:22.382 | +0.752 |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:22.529 | +0.899 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 1:22.611 | +0.981 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 1:22.655 | +1.025 |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:22.659 | +1.029 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:22.675 | +1.045 |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:22.762 | +1.132 |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 1:23.056 | +1.426 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 1:23.231 | +1.601 |
| 16 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 1:23.384 | +1.754 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 1:23.811 | +2.181 |
| 18 | Brian Henton | March | 1:24.036 | +2.406 |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 1:24.163 | +2.533 |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 1:24.357 | +2.727 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger | March | 1:24.979 | +3.349 |
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 1:25.080 | +3.450 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 62 | 1:22.753 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 19 | |
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 19 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 13 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | 11 | ▲4 |
| 5 | James Hunt | 9 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 8 | |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | 7 | |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | 6 | ▼3 |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | 2 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | 2 | ▼1 |