1977 season

Title decided in round 15

‹ 1976 1978 ›

World ChampionNiki Lauda72 points · 3 wins
Constructors' championFerrari95 points

Races17
Different winners8
Pole-sitters5
Not classified46%185 of 404 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 8 of the first 9 races counted, and the best 7 of the rest.

The title was decided in round 15: United States Grand Prix on 2 Oct 1977.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Niki Lauda	0	4	13	19	19	25	31	31	33	39	48	54	63	69	72	72	72
Jody Scheckter	9	9	15	19	23	32	32	32	32	32	38	38	42	42	46	55	55
Mario Andretti	2	2	2	11	20	22	22	23	32	32	32	32	32	41	47	47	47
Carlos Reutemann	4	13	13	13	19	23	23	27	28	28	31	34	35	35	36	36	42
James Hunt	0	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	22	22	22	22	22	31	31	40
Jochen Mass	0	0	2	2	5	8	8	14	14	17	17	18	18	21	21	25	25
Alan Jones	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	12	12	16	16	19	22
Gunnar Nilsson	0	2	2	2	4	4	13	13	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Patrick Depailler	0	0	4	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	20
Jacques Laffite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	18
Hans-Joachim Stuck	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	4	8	12	12	12	12	12	12
Emerson Fittipaldi	3	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	11	11	11
John Watson	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Ronnie Peterson	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	7
Carlos Pace	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Vittorio Brambilla	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Clay Regazzoni	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	5	5
Patrick Tambay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	5	5
Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Renzo Zorzi	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Riccardo Patrese	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Ferrari95
Lotus62
McLaren60
Wolf55
Brabham27
Tyrrell27
Shadow23
Ligier18
4 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ferrari	4	13	22	28	34	40	46	50	50	56	65	71	80	86	89	89	95
Lotus	2	4	4	13	22	24	33	34	43	47	47	47	47	56	62	62	62
McLaren	0	6	9	9	12	15	15	21	25	34	34	35	35	38	47	51	60
Wolf	9	9	15	19	23	32	32	32	32	32	38	38	42	42	46	55	55
Brabham	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	11	17	19	23	27	27	27	27	27	27
Tyrrell	0	0	4	7	7	7	11	14	14	14	14	16	16	17	17	23	27
Shadow	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	13	13	17	17	20	23
Ligier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	18
Fittipaldi	3	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	11	11	11
Ensign	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	6	8	10	10
Surtees	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Penske	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	3	72
2	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	3	55
3	Mario Andretti	Lotus	4	47
4	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1	42
5	James Hunt	McLaren	3	40
6	Jochen Mass	McLaren		25
7	Alan Jones	Shadow	1	22
8	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus	1	20
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell		20
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	18
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March, Brabham		12
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi		11
13	John Watson	Brabham		9
14	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell		7
15	Carlos Pace	Brabham		6
16	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees		6
17	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign		5
17	Patrick Tambay	Surtees, Ensign		5
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske, Shadow, Ligier		1
19	Renzo Zorzi	Shadow		1
19	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	95
2	Lotus	62
3	McLaren	60
4	Wolf	55
5	Brabham	27
6	Tyrrell	27
7	Shadow	23
8	Ligier	18
9	Fittipaldi	11
10	Ensign	10
11	Surtees	6
12	Penske	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1977
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pts
LAU (Niki Lauda)	Ret	3	1	2^P^F	DNS	2	2	Ret	5	2	1^F	2^P	1^F	2	4			72
SCH (Jody Scheckter)	1	Ret	2	3	3	1^F	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2^P	Ret	3	Ret	3	1	10^F	55
AND (Mario Andretti)	5	Ret	Ret	1	1^P	5	Ret^P	6^P^F	1^P^F	14	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	1^F	2	9^P^F	Ret^P	47
REU (Carlos Reutemann)	3	1	8	Ret	2	3	Ret	3	6	15	4	4	6	Ret	6	Ret	2	42
HUN (James Hunt)	Ret^P^F	2^P^F	4^P	7	Ret	Ret	7	12	3	1^P^F	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	1^P	Ret	1	40
MAS (Jochen Mass)	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	4	Ret	2	9	4	Ret	6	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	25
JON (Alan Jones)				Ret	Ret	6	5	17	Ret	7	Ret	1	Ret	3	Ret	4	4	22
NIL (Gunnar Nilsson)	DNS	5	12	8	5	Ret	1^F	19	4	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20
DEP (Patrick Depailler)	Ret	Ret	3	4	Ret	Ret	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	14	2	3	20
LAF (Jacques Laffite)	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	7^F	7	Ret	1	8	6	Ret	Ret	2	8	7	Ret	5	18
STU (Hans-Joachim Stuck)			Ret	Ret	6	Ret	6	10	Ret	5	3	3	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	12
FIT (Emerson Fittipaldi)	4	4	10	5	14	Ret	Ret	18	11	Ret	DNQ	11	4	DNQ	13	Ret		11
WAT (John Watson)	Ret	Ret	6^F	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	5	2	Ret	Ret	8^F	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	9
PET (Ronnie Peterson)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	3	Ret	12	Ret	9	5	Ret	6	16^F	Ret	Ret	7
PAC (Carlos Pace)	2	Ret	13															6
BRA (Vittorio Brambilla)	7	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	4	Ret	13	8	5	15	12	Ret	19	6	8	6
REG (Clay Regazzoni)	6	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	7	7	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret	5
TAM (Patrick Tambay)									DNQ	Ret	6	Ret	5	Ret	DNQ	5	Ret	5
JAR (Jean-Pierre Jarier)				6	DNQ	11	11	8	Ret	9	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	9		Ret	1
ZOR (Renzo Zorzi)	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret													1
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)						9	Ret		Ret	Ret	10		13	Ret		10	6	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Argentina	Juan y Oscar Gálvez	9 Jan 1977	James Hunt	Jody Scheckter
2	Brazil	José Carlos Pace	23 Jan 1977	James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann
3	South Africa	Kyalami	5 Mar 1977	James Hunt	Niki Lauda
4	United States West	Long Beach	3 Apr 1977	Niki Lauda	Mario Andretti
5	Spain	Jarama	8 May 1977	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti
6	Monaco	Monaco	22 May 1977	John Watson	Jody Scheckter
7	Belgium	Zolder	5 Jun 1977	Mario Andretti	Gunnar Nilsson
8	Sweden	Anderstorp Raceway	19 Jun 1977	Mario Andretti	Jacques Laffite
9	France	Dijon-Prenois	3 Jul 1977	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti
10	Great Britain	Silverstone	16 Jul 1977	James Hunt	James Hunt
11	Germany	Hockenheimring	31 Jul 1977	Jody Scheckter	Niki Lauda
12	Austria	Red Bull Ring	14 Aug 1977	Niki Lauda	Alan Jones
13	Netherlands	Zandvoort	28 Aug 1977	Mario Andretti	Niki Lauda
14	Italy	Monza	11 Sept 1977	James Hunt	Mario Andretti
15	United StatesTitle decided	Watkins Glen	2 Oct 1977	James Hunt	James Hunt
16	Canada	Mosport	9 Oct 1977	Mario Andretti	Jody Scheckter
17	Japan	Fuji	23 Oct 1977	Mario Andretti	James Hunt

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
Apollon	Jolly Club of Switzerland	Fly	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Loris Kessel
BRM	Stanley BRM	P201B, P207	BRM P200 3.0 V12, BRM P202 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Conny Andersson, Guy Edwards, Larry Perkins, Theodore Pilette
Boro	HB Bewaking Alarmsystemen	001	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brian Henton
Brabham	Martini Racing	BT45, BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	Goodyear	Carlos Pace, Giorgio Francia, Hans-Joachim Stuck, John Watson
Ensign	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Clay Regazzoni, Jacky Ickx
Ensign	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	N177	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Patrick Tambay
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	312T2B	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	Goodyear	Carlos Reutemann, Gilles Villeneuve, Niki Lauda
Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	F5, FD04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Emerson Fittipaldi, Ingo Hoffmann
Hesketh	Hesketh Racing	308E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Harald Ertl, Héctor Rebaque, Ian Ashley
Hesketh	Penthouse Rizla Racing	308E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Rupert Keegan
Kojima	Heros Racing Corporation	KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Bridgestone	Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Kojima	Kojima Engineering	KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Bridgestone	Noritake Takahara
LEC	LEC Refrigeration Racing	CRP1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	David Purley
Ligier	Ligier Gitanes	JS7	Matra MS76 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Jacques Laffite, Jean-Pierre Jarier
Lotus	John Player Team Lotus	78	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Gunnar Nilsson, Mario Andretti
March	British Formula One Racing Team	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Bernard de Dryver, Brian Henton
March	Chesterfield Racing	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brett Lunger
March	Hollywood March Racing	761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alex Ribeiro
March	RAM Racing/F&S Properties	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Andy Sutcliffe, Boy Hayje, Michael Bleekemolen, Mikko Kozarowitzky
March	Team Merzario	761B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Arturo Merzario
March	Team Rothmans International	761B, 771	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brian Henton, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Ian Scheckter
March	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Patrick Nève
McGuire	Brian McGuire	BM1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brian McGuire
McLaren	Chesterfield Racing	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brett Lunger
McLaren	Iberia Airlines	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Emilio de Villota
McLaren	Marlboro Team McLaren	M23E, M26	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Bruno Giacomelli, Gilles Villeneuve, James Hunt, Jochen Mass
Penske	ATS Racing Team	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Hans Binder, Hans Heyer, Jean-Pierre Jarier
Penske	Interscope Racing	PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Danny Ongais
Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Shadow	Ambrosio Shadow Racing	DN5B, DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alan Jones, Arturo Merzario, Jackie Oliver, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Renzo Zorzi, Riccardo Patrese, Tom Pryce
Surtees	Beta Team Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees	Durex Team Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Hans Binder
Surtees	Melchester Racing	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Tony Trimmer
Surtees	Team Surtees	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Lamberto Leoni, Larry Perkins, Patrick Tambay, Vern Schuppan
Tyrrell	First National City Elf Team Tyrrell	P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Patrick Depailler, Ronnie Peterson
Tyrrell	Meiritsu Racing Team	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Dunlop	Kunimitsu Takahashi
Wolf	Walter Wolf Racing	WR1, WR2, WR3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jody Scheckter

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	72	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	54	55	P2
3	Mario Andretti	46	47	P3
4	James Hunt	40	40	P5
5	Carlos Reutemann	38	42	P4
6	Jochen Mass	24	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	20	22	P7
8	Gunnar Nilsson	20	20	P8
9	Patrick Depailler	20	20	P9
10	Jacques Laffite	17	18	P10
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	11	P12
12	John Watson	10	9	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	72	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	54	55	P2
3	Mario Andretti	46	47	P3
4	James Hunt	40	40	P5
5	Carlos Reutemann	38	42	P4
6	Jochen Mass	24	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	20	22	P7
8	Gunnar Nilsson	20	20	P8
9	Patrick Depailler	20	20	P9
10	Jacques Laffite	17	18	P10
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	11	P12
12	John Watson	10	9	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	69	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	52	55	P2
3	Mario Andretti	43	47	P3
4	Carlos Reutemann	41	42	P4
5	James Hunt	37	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	25	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	21	22	P7
8	Patrick Depailler	20	20	P9
9	Gunnar Nilsson	19	20	P8
10	Jacques Laffite	17	18	P10
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	12	P11
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	11	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	69	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	52	55	P2
3	Mario Andretti	43	47	P3
4	Carlos Reutemann	41	42	P4
5	James Hunt	37	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	25	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	21	22	P7
8	Patrick Depailler	20	20	P9
9	Gunnar Nilsson	19	20	P8
10	Jacques Laffite	17	18	P10
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	12	P11
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	11	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	72	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	55	55	P2
3	Mario Andretti	47	47	P3
4	Carlos Reutemann	42	42	P4
5	James Hunt	40	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	25	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	22	22	P7
8	Gunnar Nilsson	20	20	P8
9	Patrick Depailler	20	20	P9
10	Jacques Laffite	18	18	P10
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	12	P11
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	11	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	75	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	58	55	P2
3	Mario Andretti	51	47	P3
4	James Hunt	43	40	P5
5	Carlos Reutemann	43	42	P4
6	Jochen Mass	25	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	23	22	P7
8	Gunnar Nilsson	21	20	P8
9	Patrick Depailler	20	20	P9
10	Jacques Laffite	19	18	P10
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	12	P11
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	11	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	75	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	58	55	P2
3	Mario Andretti	51	47	P3
4	James Hunt	43	40	P5
5	Carlos Reutemann	43	42	P4
6	Jochen Mass	25	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	23	22	P7
8	Gunnar Nilsson	21	20	P8
9	Patrick Depailler	20	20	P9
10	Jacques Laffite	19	18	P10
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	12	12	P11
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	11	11	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	93	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	70	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	64	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	59	47	P3
5	James Hunt	53	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	41	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	35	22	P7
8	Jacques Laffite	33	18	P10
9	Patrick Depailler	31	20	P9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	30	20	P8
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	26	12	P11
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	19	11	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	93	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	70	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	64	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	59	47	P3
5	James Hunt	53	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	41	25	P6
7	Alan Jones	35	22	P7
8	Jacques Laffite	33	18	P10
9	Patrick Depailler	31	20	P9
10	Gunnar Nilsson	30	20	P8
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	26	12	P11
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	19	11	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	220	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	172	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	158	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	148	47	P3
5	James Hunt	132	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	101	25	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	89	18	P10
8	Alan Jones	88	22	P7
9	Gunnar Nilsson	76	20	P8
10	Patrick Depailler	76	20	P9
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	69	12	P11
12	Vittorio Brambilla	54	6	P16

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	220	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	172	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	158	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	148	47	P3
5	James Hunt	132	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	101	25	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	89	18	P10
8	Alan Jones	88	22	P7
9	Gunnar Nilsson	76	20	P8
10	Patrick Depailler	76	20	P9
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	69	12	P11
12	Vittorio Brambilla	54	6	P16

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	223	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	174	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	158	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	152	47	P3
5	James Hunt	134	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	101	25	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	90	18	P10
8	Alan Jones	88	22	P7
9	Gunnar Nilsson	77	20	P8
10	Patrick Depailler	76	20	P9
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	69	12	P11
12	Vittorio Brambilla	54	6	P16

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	223	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	174	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	158	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	152	47	P3
5	James Hunt	134	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	101	25	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	90	18	P10
8	Alan Jones	88	22	P7
9	Gunnar Nilsson	77	20	P8
10	Patrick Depailler	76	20	P9
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	69	12	P11
12	Vittorio Brambilla	54	6	P16

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	220	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	172	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	158	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	148	47	P3
5	James Hunt	132	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	101	25	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	89	18	P10
8	Alan Jones	88	22	P7
9	Gunnar Nilsson	76	20	P8
10	Patrick Depailler	76	20	P9
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	69	12	P11
12	Vittorio Brambilla	54	6	P16

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	220	72	P1
2	Jody Scheckter	172	55	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	158	42	P4
4	Mario Andretti	148	47	P3
5	James Hunt	132	40	P5
6	Jochen Mass	101	25	P6
7	Jacques Laffite	89	18	P10
8	Alan Jones	88	22	P7
9	Gunnar Nilsson	76	20	P8
10	Patrick Depailler	76	20	P9
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	69	12	P11
12	Vittorio Brambilla	54	6	P16

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.