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1977 USA East Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Watkins Glen circuit. Full information

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1977 USA East Grand Prix

1977 USA East Grand Prix is 295th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Watkins Glen circuit. James Hunt won the pole position and this race. This was his 9th victory. Mario Andretti and Jody Scheckter also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 59 laps (321 km).

Previous race: 1977 Italy Grand Prix
Next race: 1977 Canada Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1977 USA East Grand Prix

23rd victory for the McLaren team
9th victory for the James Hunt
21st podium for the James Hunt
10th podium for the Mario Andretti
22nd podium for the Jody Scheckter

1977 USA East Grand Prix

McLaren M26 - 1977 USA East Grand Prix winner

1977 USA East Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	James Hunt	9.00	1h 58m 23.267s ( 162.516 km/h )	59	Marlboro Team McLaren
2	Mario Andretti	6.00	1h 58m 25.293s ( +02.026s )	59	John Player Team Lotus
3	Jody Scheckter	4.00	1h 59m 42.146s ( +1m 18.879s )	59	Walter Wolf Racing
4	Niki Lauda	3.00	2h 00m 03.882s ( +1m 40.615s )	59	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Clay Regazzoni	2.00	2h 00m 11.405s ( +1m 48.138s )	59	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
6	Carlos Reutemann	1.00		58	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Jacques Laffite	0		58	Ligier Gitanes
8	Rupert Keegan	0		58	Penthouse Rizla Racing
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0		58	Shadow Racing Team
10	Brett Lunger	0		57	Chesterfield Racing
11	Hans Binder	0		57	Durex Team Surtees
12	John Watson	0		57	Martini Racing
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	0		57	Copersucar-Fittipaldi
14	Patrick Depailler	0		56	Elf Team Tyrrell
15	Alex Ribeiro	0		56	Hollywood March Racing
16	Ronnie Peterson	0		56	Elf Team Tyrrell
17	Ian Ashley	0		55	Hesketh Racing
18	Patrick Neve	0		55	Williams Grand Prix Engineering
19	Vittorio Brambilla	0		54	Beta Team Surtees
ab	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	Alternator	30	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Gunnar Nilsson	0	Collision	17	John Player Team Lotus
ab	Hans Joachim Stuck	0	Accident	14	Martini Racing
ab	Ian Scheckter	0	Accident	10	Team Rothmans Internationnal
ab	Jochen Mass	0	Fuel pump	8	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Danny Ongais	0	Spin	6	Interscope Racing
ab	Alan Jones	0	Spin	3	Shadow Racing Team
nq	Patrick Tambay	0			Theodore Racing Hong Kong

Qualifying Results for the 1977 USA East Grand Prix on the Watkins Glen circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	James Hunt	1'40''863	Marlboro Team McLaren
2	Hans Joachim Stuck	1'41''138	Martini Racing
3	John Watson	1'41''193	Martini Racing
4	Mario Andretti	1'41''481	John Player Team Lotus
5	Ronnie Peterson	1'41''908	Elf Team Tyrrell
6	Carlos Reutemann	1'41''952	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Niki Lauda	1'42''089	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
8	Patrick Depailler	1'42''238	Elf Team Tyrrell
9	Jody Scheckter	1'42''315	Walter Wolf Racing
10	Jacques Laffite	1'42''640	Ligier Gitanes
11	Vittorio Brambilla	1'42''786	Beta Team Surtees
12	Gunnar Nilsson	1'42''815	John Player Team Lotus
13	Alan Jones	1'43''019	Shadow Racing Team
14	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1'43''069	Equipe Renault Elf
15	Jochen Mass	1'43''242	Marlboro Team McLaren
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'43''516	Shadow Racing Team
17	Brett Lunger	1'43''698	Chesterfield Racing
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'43''938	Copersucar-Fittipaldi
19	Clay Regazzoni	1'44''208	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
20	Rupert Keegan	1'44''550	Penthouse Rizla Racing
21	Ian Scheckter	1'44''702	Team Rothmans Internationnal
22	Ian Ashley	1'45''100	Hesketh Racing
23	Alex Ribeiro	1'45''473	Hollywood March Racing
24	Patrick Neve	1'45''845	Williams Grand Prix Engineering
25	Hans Binder	1'45''880	Durex Team Surtees
26	Danny Ongais	1'46''070	Interscope Racing
27	Patrick Tambay	1'49''435	Theodore Racing Hong Kong