Belgian Grand Prix
1977 · Round 7 · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium · Jun 5, 1977Race summary
Victory went to Nilsson (from 3rd on the grid), with a 14.2s margin. Ertl made the biggest gain, from 25th on the grid to 9th (up 16 places). Depailler had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 3 | 70 | 1:55:05.710 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 11 | 70 | +14.190 | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 8 | 70 | +19.950 | 4 |
| 4 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 12 | 70 | +24.980 | 3 |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 17 | 70 | +1:15.470 | 2 |
| 6 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 18 | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 9 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 25 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Nève | March | 24 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 26 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Larry Perkins | Surtees | 23 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | David Purley | LEC | 20 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Arturo Merzario | March | 14 | 65 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Boy Lunger | March | 27 | 63 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | 62 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 6 | 39 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 13 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 19 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 15 | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ian Scheckter | March | 21 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 2 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 0 | Accident | 0 |