Event: Japanese GPDate: 23.10.1977
Track: Fuji International Speedway (Japan), unknown lengthOrganiser: unknown

Japan Grand Prix

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLaps
1st1James HuntMcLaren M26 FordMarlboro Team McLaren73
2nd12Carlos ReutemannFerrari 312 T2Spa Ferrari SEFAC73
3rd4Patrick DepaillerTyrrell P34 FordElf Team Tyrrell73
4th17Alan JonesShadow DN8 FordAmbrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing73
5th26Jacques LaffiteLigier JS7 MatraLigier Gitanes72
6th16Riccardo PatreseShadow DN8 FordAmbrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing72
7th8Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham BT45B Alfa RomeoMartini Racing72
8th19Vittorio BrambillaSurtees TS19 FordBeta Team Surtees71
9th50Kunimitsu TakahashiTyrrell 007 FordMuritsu Racing Team71
10th20Jody ScheckterWolf WR3 FordWalter Wolf Racing71
11th52Kazuyoshi HoshinoKojima KE009 FordHeroes Racing Corporation71
12th9Alex RibeiroMarch 761 FordHollywood March Racing69

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsReason
6Gunnar NilssonLotus 78 FordJohn Player Team Lotus63Gearbox
22Clay RegazzoniEnsign N177 FordTeam Tissot Ensign Racing with Castrol43Engine
7John WatsonBrabham BT45B Alfa RomeoMartini Racing29Gearbox
2Jochen MassMcLaren M26 FordMarlboro Team McLaren28Engine
23Patrick TambayEnsign N177 FordTheodore Racing Hong Kong14Engine
3Ronnie PetersonTyrrell P34 FordElf Team Tyrrell5Collision with Villenueve
11Gilles VilleneuveFerrari 312 T2Spa Ferrari SEFAC5Collision with Peterson
27Jean-Pierre JarierLigier JS7 MatraLigier Gitanes3Engine
5Mario AndrettiLotus 78 FordJohn Player Team Lotus1Accident
51Noritake TakaharaKojima KE009 FordKojima Engineering1Accident
18Hans BinderSurtees TS19 FordDurex Team Surtees1Accident

Practiced:

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsReason
20TJody ScheckterWolf WR1 FordWalter Wolf RacingSpare car

Did not practice:

No.DriversCarEntrantReason
3TTyrrell P34 FordElf Team TyrrellSpare car
9TMarch 771 FordMarch EngineeringSpare car
12TFerrari 312 T2Spa Ferrari SEFACSpare car