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Japan Grand Prix

Fuji, 23 Oct 1977

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 James Hunt McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Marlboro Team McLaren 		73 1h 31m 51.68s
2 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 [029] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		73 1h 32m 54.13s
3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell P34 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell 		73 1h 32m 58.07s
4 Alan Jones Shadow DN8 Mk3 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team 		73 1h 32m 58.29s
5 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS7 [02] - Matra MS76 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes 		72 out of fuel
6 Riccardo Patrese Shadow DN8 Mk3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Shadow Racing Team 		72 1h 32m 00.52s
7 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham BT45B [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#8 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		72 1h 32m 38.13s
8 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Beta Team Surtees 		71 1h 31m 57.61s
9 Kunimitsu Takahashi Tyrrell 007 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#50 Muritsu Racing Team 		71 1h 32m 19.13s
10 Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing 		71 1h 32m 21.10s
11 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kojima KE009 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#52 Heroes Racing 		71 1h 32m 58.08s
12 Alex Dias Ribeiro March 761B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 Hollywood March Racing 		69 1h 33m 11.23s
R Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 78 [4 JPS18] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus 		63 gearbox
R Clay Regazzoni Ensign N177 [MN07] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22 Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
 		43 engine
R John Watson Brabham BT45B [6] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#7 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		29 gearbox
R Jochen Mass McLaren M26 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Marlboro Team McLaren 		28 engine
R Patrick Tambay Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23 Theodore Racing Hong Kong 		14 engine
R Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell P34 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell 		5 accident
R Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T2 [030] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		5 accident
R Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12
#27 Ligier Gitanes 		3 engine
R Mario Andretti Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus 		1 accident
R Noritake Takahara Kojima KE009 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#51 Kojima Engineering 		1 accident
R Hans Binder Surtees TS19 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Durex Team Surtees 		1 accident
T James Hunt McLaren M26 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Marlboro Team McLaren 		(Only used in practice)
T Jochen Mass McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Marlboro Team McLaren 		(Only used in practice)
T Patrick Depailler Tyrrell P34 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4T Elf Team Tyrrell 		(Only used in practice)
T Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20T Walter Wolf Racing 		(Only used in practice)
DNP Ian Scheckter March 771 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 Team Rothmans International
 		Did not take part in official practice
(driver refused admittance to Japan)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Mario Andretti (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.23s
2 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.39s
3 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45B [6] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 12.49s
4 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45B [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 13.01s
5 Jacques Laffite (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS7 [02] - Matra MS76 V12 1m 13.08s
6 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.15s
7 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [029] - Ferrari f12 1m 13.32s
8 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre McLaren M26 [1-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.37s
9 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.37s
10 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN07] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.52s
11 Kazuyoshi Hoshino (F1) 3-litre Kojima KE009 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.55s
12 Alan Jones (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk3 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.56s
13 Riccardo Patrese (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.58s
14 Gunnar Nilsson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [4 JPS18] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.66s
15 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.16s
16 Patrick Tambay (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN08] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.22s
17 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS7 [03] - Matra MS76 V12 1m 14.25s
18 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.26s
19 Noritake Takahara (F1) 3-litre Kojima KE009 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.36s
20 Gilles Villeneuve (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [030] - Ferrari f12 1m 14.51s
21 Hans Binder (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.73s
22 Kunimitsu Takahashi (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.88s
23 Alex Dias Ribeiro (F1) 3-litre March 761B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 15.01s

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.