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1977
Drivers' Championship
See also:
Constructors' Championship
1978
1979
World Championship
7 scores from first 8 races and 7 scores from last 8 races counted
Pos
Driver
Car / Engine
Points
1
Mario Andretti
Lotus
79
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Lotus
78
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
64
2
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus
78
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Lotus
79
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
51
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
312T3
/
Ferrari
3.0 F12
Ferrari
312T2
/
Ferrari
3.0 F12
48
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
BT46B
/
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
Brabham
BT45C
/
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
Brabham
BT46
/
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
44
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
008
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
34
6
John Watson
Brabham
BT46
/
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
25
7
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
WR5
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Wolf
WR6
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Wolf
WR1
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
24
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
JS9
/
Matra
3.0 V12
Ligier
JS7/9
/
Matra
3.0 V12
19
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
312T3
/
Ferrari
3.0 F12
17
10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
F5A
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
17
11
Alan Jones
Williams
FW06
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
11
12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
FA1
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Arrows
A1
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
11
13
James Hunt
McLaren
M26
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
8
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
M26
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
8
15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
008
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
7
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
DN8
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Shadow
DN9
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
4
17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
RS01
/
Renault
1.5 V6T
3
18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
DN9
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
2
19
Hector Rebaque
Lotus
78
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
1
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
TS20
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
1
Derek Daly
Ensign
N177
/
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
1
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Points
9
6
4
3
2
1
Aurora AFX British F1 Championship
All scores from 12 races counted
Pos
Driver
Car / Engine
Points
1
Tony Trimmer
McLaren
M23
/
Ford
Cosworth
149
2
Bob Evans
Hesketh
308E
/
Ford
Cosworth
Surtees
TS19
/
Ford
Cosworth
93
3
Emilio de Villota
McLaren
M23
/
Ford
Cosworth
Boxer
PR2
/
Hart
McLaren
M25
/
Ford
Cosworth
86
4
Guy Edwards
March
781
/
Ford
Cosworth
March
751
/
Ford
Cosworth
78
5
Geoff Lees
Hesketh
308E
/
Ford
Cosworth
Chevron
B42
/
Hart
March
781
/
Ford
Cosworth
Ensign
N175
/
Ford
Cosworth
69
6
Bruce Allison
March
751
/
Ford
Cosworth
March
781
/
Ford
Cosworth
63
7
Val Musetti
Ensign
N177
/
Ford
Cosworth
Ensign
N175
/
Ford
Cosworth
March
752
/
Ford
Cosworth
62
8
John C. Cooper
Hesketh
308E
/
Ford
Cosworth
Hesketh
308C
/
Ford
Cosworth
Williams
FW05
/
Ford
Cosworth
45
9
Mike Wilds
Ralt
RT1
/
Ford
43
10
Desiré Wilson
Ensign
N175
/
Ford
Cosworth
Ensign
N177
/
Ford
Cosworth
34
11
Giancarlo Martini
Ensign
N175
/
Ford
Cosworth
32
12
Dave Kennedy
Wolf
WR3
/
Ford
Cosworth
22
13
Teddy Pilette
BRM
P207
/
BRM
20
14
Divina Galica
Surtees
TS19
/
Ford
Cosworth
McLaren
M23
/
Ford
Cosworth
19
15
Kim Mather
Chevron
B34
/
Ford
18
16
Boy Hayje
Chevron
B42
/
Hart
12
Ray Mallock
Ensign
N175
/
Ford
Cosworth
12
Elio de Angelis
Chevron
B42
/
Hart
12
19
Iain McLaren
Chevron
B35
/
Ford
11
20
Adrian Russell
March
762
/
Ford
11
21
Brett Lunger
McLaren
M26
/
Ford
Cosworth
10
22
Brett Riley
March
762
/
Ford
8
23
Don Breidenbach
Chevron
B42
/
Hart
7
24
Geoff Brabham
Boxer
PR2
/
Hart
6
25
Walter Raus
March
762
/
BMW
4
26
John David Briggs
Chevron
B42
/
Hart
3
27
Warren Booth
Scott
F2
/
Ford
2
Carlo Giorgio
March
742
/
Hart
2
Richard Jones
March
742
/
Hart
2
Stephen South
March
782
/
BMW
2
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
FL
Points
20
15
12
10
8
6
4
3
2
1
2
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