Brazilian Grand Prix
1977 · Round 2 · São Paulo, Brazil · Jan 23, 1977Race summary
Reutemann won the race from 2nd on the grid, 10.7s ahead of Hunt. Fittipaldi was the standout mover, climbing from 16th to 4th. Hunt lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 2nd (down 1 place).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 40 | 1:45:07.720 | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 40 | +10.710 | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 13 | 40 | +1:47.510 | 4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 39 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | 39 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 18 | 39 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 19 | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 12 | 33 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 5 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Hans Binder | Surtees | 20 | 32 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 30 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 6 | 23 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 19 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Alex Ribeiro | March | 21 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 4 | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 8 | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 9 | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 15 | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ian Scheckter | March | 17 | 1 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Larry Perkins | BRM | 22 | 1 | Overheating | 0 |