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United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach, 3 Apr 1977

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Mario Andretti Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus 		80 1h 51m 35.470s
2 Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 [030] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		80 1h 51m 36.243s
3 Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Walter Wolf Racing 		80 1h 51m 40.327s
4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell P34 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell 		80 1h 52m 49.957s
5 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD04 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28 Copersucar Fittipaldi 		80 1h 52m 56.378s
6 Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske PC4 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#34 ATS Racing Team 		79 1h 52m 01.294s
7 James Hunt McLaren M23 [11] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Marlboro Team McLaren 		79 1h 52m 03.367s
8 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus 		79 1h 52m 44.042s
9 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS7 [01] - Matra MS73 V12
#26 Ligier Gitanes 		78 electrical
10 Brian Henton March 761B [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 Team Rothmans International
 		77 1h 51m 41.993s
11 Hans Binder Surtees TS19 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Durex Team Surtees 		77 1h 53m 01.037s
R Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell P34 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell 		62 fuel leak
R Clay Regazzoni Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22 Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
 		57 gearbox
R Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham BT45B [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#8 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		53 brakes
R Alan Jones Shadow DN8 Mk2 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 Shadow Racing Team 		40 gearbox
R Jochen Mass McLaren M23 [12] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Marlboro Team McLaren 		39 vibration
R Renzo Zorzi Shadow DN8 Mk2 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Shadow Racing Team 		27 gearbox
R Alex Dias Ribeiro March 761B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 Hollywood March Racing 		15 gearbox
R Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 312T2 [029] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		5 accident
R Brett Lunger March 761 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Chesterfield Racing [BS Fabrications]
 		4 accident
R Vittorio Brambilla Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Beta Team Surtees 		0 accident
DSQ John Watson Brabham BT45B [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#7 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		33 push start
T Patrick Depailler Tyrrell P34 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4T Elf Team Tyrrell 		(Only used in practice)
T Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham BT45B [5] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12
#8T Martini Racing Team Brabham
 		(Only used in practice)
T/S Jochen Mass McLaren M23 [8-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2T Marlboro Team McLaren 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Mario Andretti Lotus 78 [1 JPS15] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5T John Player Team Lotus 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T2 [027] - f12
#11T Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Jody Scheckter Wolf [WR3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20T Walter Wolf Racing 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD04 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28T Copersucar Fittipaldi 		(Spare - not used in practice)
DNA Larry Perkins BRM P207 [01] - P202 V12
#14 Rotary Watches Stanley BRM 		Did not arrive
DNA Rupert Keegan Hesketh 308E [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Penthouse Rizla Racing 		Did not arrive

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [030] - Ferrari f12 1m 21.630s
2 Mario Andretti (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [3 JPS17] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.868s
3 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Wolf [WR1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.887s
4 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T2 [029] - Ferrari f12 1m 22.260s
5 Jacques Laffite (F1) 3-litre Ligier JS7 [01] - Matra MS73 V12 1m 22.296s
6 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45B [3] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 22.372s
7 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi FD04 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.382s
8 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [11] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.529s
9 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre Penske PC4 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.611s
10 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.655s
11 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [06] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.659s
12 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell P34 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.675s
13 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Ensign N177 [MN06] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.762s
14 Alan Jones (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk2 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.056s
15 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [12] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.231s
16 Gunnar Nilsson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 78 [2 JPS16] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.384s
17 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT45B [1] - Alfa Romeo 115-12 f12 1m 23.811s
18 Brian Henton (F1) 3-litre March 761B [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 24.036s
19 Hans Binder (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS19 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 24.173s
20 Renzo Zorzi (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN8 Mk2 [1A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 24.357s
21 Brett Lunger (F1) 3-litre March 761 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 24.979s
22 Alex Dias Ribeiro (F1) 3-litre March 761B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 25.080s

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.