1977 German Grand Prix
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| 1977 German Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 11 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 31 July 1977 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Hockenheimring | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.789 km (4.218 miles) | ||
| Distance | 47 laps, 319.083 km (198.246 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wolf-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:53.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:55.99 on lap 28 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Wolf-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1977 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on 31 July 1977. It was the eleventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The German Grand Prix was moved to Hockenheim following Niki Lauda's near-fatal accident at the dangerous Nürburgring in 1976. This was the second time the race was held at Hockenheim, the first being in 1970.
The 47-lap race was won by Lauda, driving a Ferrari. Jody Scheckter finished second in a Wolf-Ford, having started from pole position, while Hans-Joachim Stuck was third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo.
During the race, Penske driver Hans Heyer participated despite not qualifying. Mechanical issues forced Meyer to retire on lap 9, which caused his participation to be discovered. He was disqualified, making him the only driver to receive a DNQ, DNF, and DSQ in a single race.[1]
Report
In qualifying, Jody Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of John Watson and then Niki Lauda who headed the second row. The start of the race was given by a green flag due to red/green lights being damaged by a service vehicle, which as a result caused an accident near the back of the grid between Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni (putting both drivers out on the spot).[2] Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions. Watson put pressure on Scheckter until his engine failed on the eighth lap, giving second to Lauda who passed Scheckter soon after and began to pull away. Scheckter battled for second with James Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure which was caused by a broken fuel pump on lap 33, thus giving third to Watson's teammate and home driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck, whilst the rest of the points were rounded-out with Lauda's teammate Carlos Reutemann, Vittorio Brambilla in the Surtees and Patrick Tambay in the Ensign.
Classification
Notes
- German Hans Heyer did not qualify, but started anyway from the pit lane, only to retire with a mechanical failure. He was later disqualified.[1]
- This was the 100th World Championship race victory for tyre manufacturer Goodyear.[4]
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 8 results from the first 9 races and the best 7 results from the remaining 8 races were retained. Numbers without parentheses are retained points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- ^ a b "Strange but true: F1's weirdest and most amazing records". formula1.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "1977 German Grand Prix race report". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "1977 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1977: Consistency secures Niki Lauda a second title". ESPN. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Germany 1977 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.