1977 - United States Grand Prix - East

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1977 - United States Grand Prix - East

Race Name - United States Grand Prix - East
Date - 10/2/1977
Race Track - Watkins Glen International
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 59
Pole Winner James Hunt
Average Race Speed - 162.516 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - James Hunt
Race Number - 15

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	4	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	9	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	7	Niki Lauda	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
5	19	Clay Regazzoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	6	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
7	10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76
8	20	Rupert Keegan	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	16	JeanPierre Jarier	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	17	Brett Lunger	Chesterfield Racing	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	25	Hans Binder	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	3	John Watson	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12
13	18	Emerson Fittipaldi	CopersucarFittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	8	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	23	Alex Ribeiro	Hollywood March Racing	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	5	Ronnie Peterson	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	22	Ian Ashley	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	24	Patrick Nve	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	11	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	14	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
21	12	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	2	HansJoachim Stuck	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12
23	21	Ian Scheckter	Team Rothmans International	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	15	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	26	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	Penske PC4	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	13	Alan Jones	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV