1977 Japanese Grand Prix

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The 1977 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 23 October 1977 at Fuji.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Nat	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	73	1:31:51.68	2	9
2	12	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	73	+1:02.45	7	6
3	4	Image:Flag of France.svg	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	73	+1:06.39	15	4
4	17	Image:Flag of Australia.svg	Alan Jones	Shadow-Ford	73	+1:06.61	12	3
5	26	Image:Flag of France.svg	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	72	Out of Fuel	5	2
6	16	Image:Flag of Italy.svg	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow-Ford	72	+1 Lap	13	1
7	8	Image:Flag of Germany.svg	Hans Joachim Stuck	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	72	+1 Lap	4
8	19	Image:Flag of Italy.svg	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford	71	+2 Laps	9
9	50	Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Tyrrell-Ford	71	+2 Laps	22
10	20	Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	71	+2 Laps	6
11	52	Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Kojima-Ford	71	+2 Laps	11
12	9	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg	Alex Ribeiro	March-Ford	69	+4 Laps	23
Ret	6	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus-Ford	63	Gearbox	14
Ret	22	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford	43	Engine	10
Ret	7	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	29	Gearbox	3
Ret	2	Image:Flag of Germany.svg	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	28	Engine	8
Ret	23	Image:Flag of France.svg	Patrick Tambay	Ensign-Ford	14	Engine	16
Ret	3	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell-Ford	5	Accident	18
Ret	11	Image:Flag of Canada.svg	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	Accident	20
Ret	27	Image:Flag of France.svg	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Matra	3	Engine	17
Ret	5	Image:Flag of the United States.svg	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	1	Collision	1
Ret	51	Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg	Noritake Takahara	Kojima-Ford	1	Collision	19
Ret	18	Image:Flag of Austria.svg	Hans Binder	Surtees-Ford	1	Collision	21

[edit] Notes

Pole position: Mario Andretti - 1:12.23
Fastest Lap: Jody Scheckter - 1:14.30
Lap Leaders: James Hunt 73 laps (1-73).

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