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1977 Mallory Park Group 8 Race
1977 Monaco GP
1976 Belgian GP

1977 Belgian GP

1977 Thruxton Group 8 Race
1977 Swedish GP
1978 Belgian GP
 XXXV  Grote Prijs van Belgie

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 5 June 1977
Start time14:00
Event Belgian GP
Circuit Zolder
Event FormatRace of 70 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 17 in 1977
#287 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps70
Circuit Perimeter4262 m
Race Distance4262 × 70 = 298.340 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Cold, Rain
Participants
Entries32
Qualifiers27
Finishers14
Debutants
Hector Rebaque (Driver),
Fittipaldi F5 (Car Model),
   Wolf WR3 (Car Model)
MilestonesValvoline – 1st Fastest Lap (Lubricant Manufacturer)
 Tyrrell – 200th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
 Vittorio Brambilla – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Gunnar Nilsson – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Gunnar Nilsson – 1st Win (Driver)
 Ronnie Peterson – 100th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Highest 13th Place Finish Ratio LEC (50.00%)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (361),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (240),
3. Most Retirements Lotus (323),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (229),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (95),
6. Most Races Led Ferrari (172),
7. Most Laps Led Ferrari (4711),
8. Most Race Entries Lotus (752),
9. Most 7th Place Qualifications Ferrari (44),
10. Most 21st Place Qualifications March (19),
11. Most 24th Place Qualifications March (17)

World Championship standings
1  Jody Scheckter 32 
2  Niki Lauda 31 
3  Carlos Reutemann 23 
4  Mario Andretti 22 
5  Gunnar Nilsson 13 up
6  James Hunt 9 up
7  Jochen Mass 8 up
  Emerson Fittipaldi 8 up
9  Patrick Depailler 7 up
10  Carlos Pace 6 up
11  Ronnie Peterson 4 
12  Vittorio Brambilla 3 
13  Alan Jones 3 up
14  Hans-Joachim Stuck 2 up
15  Clay Regazzoni 1 up
  Renzo Zorzi 1 up
  John Watson 1 up
  Jean-Pierre Jarier 1 up
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 46 
2  Lotus / Ford 33 up
3  Wolf / Ford 32 up
4  McLaren / Ford 15 
5  Tyrrell / Ford 11 up
6  Brabham / Alfa Romeo 9 up
7  Fittipaldi / Ford 8 up
8  Shadow / Ford 4 
9  Surtees / Ford 3 
10  Penske / Ford 1 up
  Ensign / Ford 1 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 6Car 5Car 6
EntrantJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team Lotus
Driver Gunnar Nilsson Mario Andretti Gunnar Nilsson
Car Lotus 78 Lotus 78 Lotus 78
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:55'05.711'24.641'27.36
Speed155.527 km/h181.276 km/h175.632 km/h