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1977 Monaco Grand Prix
1977 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 6 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Race details
Date	22 May 1977
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.312 km (2.057 miles)
Distance	76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	John Watson;
Time	1:29.86
Fastest lap
Driver	Jody Scheckter
Time	1:31.07 on lap 35
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter;
Second	Niki Lauda;
Third	Carlos Reutemann;
	Lap leaders ;

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

The 1977 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 22 May 1977. It was the sixth race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.^[1]

The 76-lap race was won by South African driver Jody Scheckter, driving a Wolf-Ford. It was Scheckter's second victory of the season, and the 100th World Championship race victory for the Ford-backed Cosworth DFV engine.^[2] Austrian Niki Lauda finished second in a Ferrari, with Argentinian teammate Carlos Reutemann third.

Report

John Watson took his first career pole for Brabham with Jody Scheckter also on the front row and Carlos Reutemann third. It was Scheckter who got the best start to beat Watson to the first corner, with Reutemann running third in the early stages until he was passed by his teammate Niki Lauda. Watson ran second to Scheckter until mid-race when he had to retire with gearbox trouble, allowing Lauda to close in on Scheckter but the latter was flawless and held on to take his second win of the season. Lauda had to be satisfied with second, with Reutemann completing the podium.

Shadow driver Riccardo Patrese made his first career start in the race, qualifying 15th and finishing 9th. Patrese would drive in a record 257 Grands Prix (256 starts) during his career which ended after the 1993 season, a career which included winning at Monaco for Brabham in 1982.

Classification

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	No
1	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:29.86	1
2	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	1:30.27	2
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:30.44	3
4	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford	1:30.72	4
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:30.73	5
6	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:30.76	6
7	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	1:30.85	7
8	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	1:31.16	8
9	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	1:31.36	9
10	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	1:31.50	10
11	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford	1:32.04	11
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske-Ford	1:32.32	12
13	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	1:32.37	13
14	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford	1:32.40	14
15	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow-Ford	1:32.52	15
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:32.65	16
17	Jacky Ickx	Ensign-Ford	1:33.25	17
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:33.39	18
19	Hans Binder	Surtees-Ford	1:33.49	19
20	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh-Ford	1:33.78	20
Cut-off
21	Arturo Merzario	March-Ford	1:34.46	—
22	Boy Hayje	March-Ford	1:34.48	—
23	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford	1:34.74	—
24	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford	1:35.00	—
25	Alex Ribeiro	March-Ford	1:36.62	—
26	Ian Scheckter	March-Ford	1:46.30	—

Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	76	1:57:52.77	2	9
2	11	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	76	+ 0.89	6	6
3	12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	76	+ 32.80	3	4
4	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	76	+ 34.60	9	3
5	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	76	+ 35.55	10	2
6	17	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford	76	+ 36.61	11	1
7	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	76	+ 1:04.44	16
8	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford	76	+ 1:08.64	14
9	16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow-Ford	75	+ 1 Lap	15
10	22	Jacky Ickx	Ensign-Ford	75	+ 1 Lap	17
11	34	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske-Ford	74	+ 2 Laps	12
12	24	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh-Ford	73	+ 3 Laps	20
Ret	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	51	Gearbox	13
Ret	7	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	48	Gearbox	1
Ret	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	46	Gearbox	8
Ret	18	Hans Binder	Surtees-Ford	41	Fuel System	19
Ret	28	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	37	Engine	18
Ret	1	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	25	Engine	7
Ret	8	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	19	Electrical	5
Ret	3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford	10	Brakes	4
DNQ	37	Arturo Merzario	March-Ford
DNQ	33	Boy Hayje	March-Ford
DNQ	25	Harald Ertl	Hesketh-Ford
DNQ	22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford		Left for the Indianapolis 500
DNQ	9	Alex Ribeiro	March-Ford
DNQ	10	Ian Scheckter	March-Ford
Source:^[3]

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver and future Grand Prix winner Riccardo Patrese.
This was the 1st fastest lap set by a Wolf, and the first for a Canadian constructor. It was also the 5th podium finish for Wolf.
This race marked the 100th Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	32
2	Niki Lauda	25
3	Carlos Reutemann	23
4	Mario Andretti	22
5	James Hunt	9
Source:^[4]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	40
2	Wolf-Ford	32
3	Lotus-Ford	24
4	McLaren-Ford	15
5	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	8
Source:^[4]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

^ "1977 Monaco Grand Prix Entry list".
^ "1977: Consistency secures Niki Lauda a second title". ESPN. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "1977 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Monaco 1977 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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