Round 4 · 1977
United States Grand Prix West
WinnerANITeam Lotus · from P2
PoleLAU
Fastest lap1:22.753Lauda · L62
Biggest gain+8Depailler P12→P4
Retirements11of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 2 | +1 | 80 | 1:51:35.470 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 | -1 | 80 | +0.770 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 3 | 0 | 80 | +4.860 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 12 | +8 | 80 | +1:14.490 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | 7 | +2 | 80 | +1:20.910 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Penske | 9 | +3 | 79 | +1 lap | — | 1 | |
| 7 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 8 | +1 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 16 | +8 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 5 | -4 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Brian Henton HEN | March | 18 | +8 | 77 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Hans Binder BID | Surtees | 19 | +8 | 77 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Tyrrell | 10 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ensign | 13 | 57 | DNF · L57 | — | ||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 4 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 6 | 33 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 15 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 17 | 53 | DNF · L53 | — | |||
| — | Surtees | 11 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Brett Lunger LUN | March | 21 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Renzo Zorzi ZOR | Shadow | 20 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Shadow | 14 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March | 22 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 4
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | 19 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 19 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 13 | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti ANI | 11 | ▲6 |
| 5 | James Hunt HUN | 9 | ▼1 |
| 6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 7 | |
| 8 | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | 6 | ▼3 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Long Beach Street Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | United States Grand Prix West | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 1 |