Round 10 · 1977
British Grand Prix
WinnerHUNMcLaren · from P1
PoleHUN
Fastest lap1:19.600Hunt · L48
Biggest gain+16Neve P26→P10
Retirements11of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 68 | 1:31:46.060 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 68 | +18.310 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 5 | +2 | 68 | +19.570 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 11 | +7 | 68 | +47.760 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Brabham | 7 | +2 | 68 | +1:11.730 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 15 | +9 | 67 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones JOE | Shadow | 12 | +5 | 67 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Surtees | 8 | 0 | 67 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | Penske | 20 | +11 | 67 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Patrick Neve NEV | March | 26 | +16 | 66 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | McLaren | 9 | -2 | 66 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Vern Schuppan SCU | Surtees | 23 | +11 | 66 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 19 | +6 | 64 | +4 laps | — | |
| 14 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 6 | -8 | 62 | +6 laps | — | |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 14 | -1 | 62 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Tyrrell | 10 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | 22 | 42 | DNF · L42 | — | |||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 18 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | March | 17 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 4 | 59 | DNF · L59 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 2 | 60 | DNF · L60 | — | ||
| — | David Purley PUR | LEC | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Guy Edwards EDW | BRM | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Ian Scheckter SCC | March | 24 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 21 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | |||
| — | Brian Henton HEN | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Tony Trimmer TRI | Surtees | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh | 13 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Shadow | 25 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ensign | 16 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | March | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Brian McGuire MCU | McGuire | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Andy Sutcliffe SUC | March | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 10
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | 39 | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti ANI | 32 | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 32 | |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 28 | |
| 5 | James Hunt HUN | 22 | ▲2 |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | 20 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 17 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 10 | ▲1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Silverstone Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | British Grand Prix | McLaren | 7 | |
| 1973 | British Grand Prix | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 3 |
| 1971 | British Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 2 |
| 1969 | British Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 2 |
| 1967 | British Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1965 | British Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1963 | British Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1960 | British Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Cooper | 1 |