1977 - British Grand Prix

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1977 - British Grand Prix

Race Name - British Grand Prix
Date - 7/17/1977
Race Track - Silverstone Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 68
Pole Winner James Hunt
Average Race Speed - 234.473 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - John Watson
Race Number - 10

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