Season 1977 · Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

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1977-01-23 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 40Lap · 318.400km
12 Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 1:45:07.720
Team win 13pt P1 · P3 1-3
1 James Hunt
McLaren +10.710
11 Niki Lauda
Ferrari +1:47.510
Fastest Lap
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DNF
15
Carlos Pace L33 Tom Pryce L33 Hans Binder L32 John Watson L30 Jacques Laffite L26 Patrick Depailler L23 Mario Andretti L19 Alex Ribeiro L16 Jochen Mass L12 Ronnie Peterson L12 +5
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
40Lap 318.400km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Carlos Reutemann 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P5 Emerson Fittipaldi 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P15 Niki Lauda 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P5 Riccardo Patrese 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P16 Jacques Laffite 12 starts · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P22 Niki Lauda 11 starts · → Mark Webber -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 L40 Reutemann · P2 → P1 · +1 2 Reutemann REU 1 Reutemann REU Hunt · P1 → P2 · -1 1 Hunt HUN 2 Hunt HUN Lauda · P13 → P3 · +10 13 Lauda LAU 3 Lauda LAU Fittipaldi · P16 → P4 · +12 16 Fittipaldi FIT 4 Fittipaldi FIT Nilsson · P10 → P5 · +5 10 Nilsson NIL 5 Nilsson NIL Zorzi · P18 → P6 · +12 18 Zorzi ZOR 6 Zorzi ZOR Hoffmann · P19 → P7 · +12 19 Hoffmann HOF 7 Hoffmann HOF Pace · P12 → retired L33 Pace · retired L33 12 Pace PAC R Pace PAC Pryce · P5 → retired L33 Pryce · retired L33 5 Pryce PRY R Pryce PRY Binder · P20 → retired L32 Binder · retired L32 20 Binder BIN R Binder BIN Watson · P7 → retired L30 Watson · retired L30 7 Watson WAT R Watson WAT Laffite · P14 → retired L26 Laffite · retired L26 14 Laffite LAF R Laffite LAF Depailler · P6 → retired L23 Depailler · retired L23 6 Depailler DEP R Depailler DEP Andretti · P3 → retired L19 Andretti · retired L19 3 Andretti AND R Andretti AND Ribeiro · P21 → retired L16 Ribeiro · retired L16 21 Ribeiro RIB R Ribeiro RIB Mass · P4 → retired L12 Mass · retired L12 4 Mass MAS R Mass MAS Peterson · P8 → retired L12 Peterson · retired L12 8 Peterson PET R Peterson PET Regazzoni · P9 → retired L12 Regazzoni · retired L12 9 Regazzoni REG R Regazzoni REG Brambilla · P11 → retired L11 Brambilla · retired L11 11 Brambilla BRA R Brambilla BRA Scheckter · P15 → retired L11 Scheckter · retired L11 15 Scheckter SCH R Scheckter SCH Scheckter · P17 → retired L1 Scheckter · retired L1 17 Scheckter SCH R Scheckter SCH Perkins · P22 → retired L1 Perkins · retired L1 22 Perkins PER R Perkins PER
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 12 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 2 40 1:45:07.720 9
2 1 James Hunt McLaren 1 40 +10.710 6
3 11 Niki Lauda Ferrari 13 40 +1:47.510 4
4 28 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 16 39 +1 Lap 3
5 6 Gunnar Nilsson Team Lotus 10 39 +1 Lap 2
6 16 Renzo Zorzi Shadow 18 39 +1 Lap 1
7 29 Ingo Hoffmann Fittipaldi 19 38 +2 Laps
R 8 Carlos Pace Brabham 12 33 Accident
R 16 Tom Pryce Shadow 5 33 Engine
R 18 Hans Binder Surtees 20 32 Suspension
R 7 John Watson Brabham 7 30 Accident
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 14 26 Accident
R 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 6 23 Accident
R 5 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 3 19 Ignition
R 9 Alex Ribeiro March 21 16 Engine
R 2 Jochen Mass McLaren 4 12 Accident
R 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell 8 12 Accident
R 22 Clay Regazzoni Ensign 9 12 Accident
R 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 11 11 Accident
R 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf 15 11 Engine
R 10 Ian Scheckter March 17 1 Transmission
R 18 Larry Perkins BRM 22 1 Overheating
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
1 James Hunt
2
12 Carlos Reutemann
3
5 Mario Andretti
4
2 Jochen Mass
5
16 Tom Pryce
6
4 Patrick Depailler
7
7 John Watson
8
3 Ronnie Peterson
9
22 Clay Regazzoni
10
6 Gunnar Nilsson
11
19 Vittorio Brambilla
12
8 Carlos Pace
13
11 Niki Lauda
14
26 Jacques Laffite
15
20 Jody Scheckter
16
28 Emerson Fittipaldi
17
10 Ian Scheckter
18
16 Renzo Zorzi
19
29 Ingo Hoffmann
20
18 Hans Binder
21
9 Alex Ribeiro
22
18 Larry Perkins
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15