Round 17 of 17 · Oyama · 23 October 1977, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Andretti
pole position
73
laps
12
finishers out of 23
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1:31:51.68 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1:02.45 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:06.39 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | +1:06.61 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Engine | |
| DNF | John Watson | Brabham | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | Engine | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Accident | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Collision | |
| DNF | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | Collision | |
| DNF | Hans Binder | Surtees | Collision |
- DNF
- Did not finish