1977 - Japanese Grand Prix

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1977 - Japanese Grand Prix

Race Name - Japanese Grand Prix
Date - 10/23/1977
Race Track - Fuji International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 23
Laps Run - 73
Pole Winner Mario Andretti
Average Race Speed - 207.863 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - James Hunt
Race Number - 17

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	7	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
3	15	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	12	Alan Jones	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76
6	13	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	4	HansJoachim Stuck	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12
8	9	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	22	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Meiritsu Racing Team	Tyrrell 007	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	6	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	11	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Heros Racing Corporation	Kojima KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	23	Alex Ribeiro	Hollywood March Racing	March 761B	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	14	Gunnar Nilsson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	10	Clay Regazzoni	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	3	John Watson	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45B	Alfa Romeo 115-12
16	8	Jochen Mass	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	16	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	18	Ronnie Peterson	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	20	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T2	Ferrari 015
20	17	JeanPierre Jarier	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra MS76
21	1	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	19	Noritake Takahara	Kojima Engineering	Kojima KE009	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	21	Hans Binder	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV