Round 7 · 1977
Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerNILTeam Lotus · from P3
PoleANI
Fastest lap1:27.360Nilsson · L53
Biggest gain+16Ertl P25→P9
Retirements12of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 3 | +2 | 70 | 1:55:05.710 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 11 | +9 | 70 | +14.190 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Tyrrell | 8 | +5 | 70 | +19.950 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Surtees | 12 | +8 | 70 | +24.980 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Alan Jones JOE | Shadow | 17 | +12 | 70 | +1:15.470 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Brabham | 18 | +12 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 1 | |
| 7 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 9 | +2 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 5 | -3 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh | 25 | +16 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Patrick Neve NEV | March | 24 | +14 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Penske | 26 | +15 | 68 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Larry Perkins PEK | Surtees | 23 | +11 | 67 | +3 laps | — | |
| 13 | David Purley PUR | LEC | 20 | +7 | 67 | +3 laps | — | |
| 14 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | March | 14 | 0 | 65 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ensign | 13 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | 16 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 7 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 4 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 2 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 6 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Ian Scheckter SCC | March | 21 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 10 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 22 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Boy Hayje HAY | March | 27 | 63 | NC · L63 | — | ||
| — | Conny Andersson ANS | BRM | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Hesketh | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh | 19 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Shadow | 15 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 7
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 32 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | 31 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 23 | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti ANI | 22 | |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | 13 | ▲5 |
| 6 | James Hunt HUN | 9 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 8 | ▼1 |
| 8 | 8 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit Zolder
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Belgian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1975 | Belgian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1973 | Belgian Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 6 |