Argentine Grand Prix
1977 · Round 1 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Jan 9, 1977Race summary
Victory went to Scheckter (from 11th on the grid), with a 43.2s margin. Fittipaldi made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 4th (up 12 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | 53 | 1:40:11.190 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 6 | 53 | +43.240 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 53 | +46.020 | 4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 53 | +55.480 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | 51 | Wheel bearing | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | 51 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 13 | 48 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| – | Ian Scheckter | March | 17 | 45 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 41 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Alex Ribeiro | March | 20 | 39 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 37 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | 32 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 31 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 5 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 14 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 19 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | 20 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Hans Binder | Surtees | 18 | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 21 | 2 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |