Round 15 · 1977
United States Grand Prix
WinnerHUNMcLaren · from P1
PoleHUN
Fastest lap1:51.854Peterson · L56
Biggest gain+14Regazzoni P19→P5
Retirements7of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1:58:23.267 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 4 | +2 | 59 | +2.030 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 9 | +6 | 59 | +1:18.880 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 7 | +3 | 59 | +1:40.620 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ensign | 19 | +14 | 59 | +1:48.140 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | 58 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 10 | +3 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh | 20 | +12 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Shadow | 16 | +7 | 58 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 17 | +7 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Hans Binder BID | Surtees | 25 | +14 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 3 | -9 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Fittipaldi | 18 | +5 | 57 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 8 | -6 | 56 | +3 laps | — | |
| 15 | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March | 23 | +8 | 56 | +3 laps | — | |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Tyrrell | 5 | -11 | 56 | +3 laps FL | — | |
| 17 | Ian Ashley ASH | Hesketh | 22 | +5 | 55 | +4 laps | — | |
| 18 | Patrick Neve NEV | March | 24 | +6 | 55 | +4 laps | — | |
| 19 | Surtees | 11 | -8 | 54 | +5 laps | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 15 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 2 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | |||
| — | Ian Scheckter SCC | March | 21 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 14 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | |||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Shadow | 13 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 12 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Danny Ongais ONG | Penske | 26 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 15
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | 72 | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti ANI | 47 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 46 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 36 | |
| 5 | James Hunt HUN | 31 | |
| 6 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 21 | |
| 7 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | 20 | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 16 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Watkins Glen International
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | United States Grand Prix | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 |
| 1975 | United States Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1974 | United States Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 1 |
| 1973 | United States Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1972 | United States Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |
| 1971 | United States Grand Prix | Tyrrell | 5 | |
| 1970 | United States Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 3 | |
| 1969 | United States Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 |