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Event: John Player British Grand Prix (Grand Prix d'Europe)			Date: 16.7.1977
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP Great Britain
Formula 1 World Championship (round 10)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason
1^st	1	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	68	320.8678 kms
2^nd	11	Niki Lauda	Ferrari 312 T2	Ferrari Automobili S.P.A. Sefac	68
3^rd	6	Gunnar Nilsson	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	68
4^th	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	68
5^th	8	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Brabham BT45B Alfa Romeo	Martini Racing	68
6^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	67
7^th	17	Alan Jones	Shadow DN8 Ford	Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing	67
8^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS19 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	67
9^th	34	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Penske PC4 Ford	ATS Formula One Team	67
10^th	27	Patrick Neve	March 761 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Eng. Ltd.	66
11^th	40	Gilles Villeneuve	McLaren M23 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	66
13^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	BS Fabrications	64
13^th	18	Vern Schuppan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	64
14^th	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	62		Engine
15^th	12	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T2	Ferrari Automobili S.P.A. Sefac	62

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason
7	John Watson	Brabham BT45B Alfa Romeo	Martini Racing	60		Fuel pressure, engine
20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	59		Engine
28	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5 Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	42		Engine
37	Arturo Merzario	March 761B Ford	A. Merzario Team	28		Drive shaft
16	Riccardo Patrese	Shadow DN8 Ford	Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing	20		Fuel pressure
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell P34 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	16		Brakes, accident
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	16		Turbocharger
10	Ian Scheckter	March 761 Ford	Rothmans International Racing	6		Accident
3	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell P34 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	3		Engine
23	Patrick Tambay	Ensign N177 Ford	Theodore Racing Hong Kong	3		Electrics
24	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh 308E Ford	Penthouse Rizla Racing	0		Accident

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
9	Alex Ribeiro	March 761 Ford	Hollywood March Racing
31	David Purley	Lec CRP1 Ford	Lec Refrigeration Racing	Accident in practice
22	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol
38	Brian Henton	March 761 Ford	The British Formula One Racing Team
36	Emilio de Villota	McLaren M23 Ford	Iberia Formula One
32	Mikko Kozarowitsky	March 761 Ford	F and S Racing with Marlboro	Did not pre-qualify
33	Andy Sutcliffe	March 761 Ford	F and S Racing with Marlboro	Did not pre-qualify
35	Guy Edwards	BRM P207	Rotary Watches Stanley BRM	Did not pre-qualify
44	Tony Trimmer	Surtees TS19 Ford	Melchester Racing	Did not pre-qualify
45	Brian McGuire	McGuire BM1 Ford	Windmill Motor Caravans	Did not pre-qualify

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason
	2T	Jochen Mass	McLaren M23 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren			Spare car
	4T	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell P34 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell			Spare car
	5T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus			Spare car
	7T	John Watson	Brabham BT45B Alfa Romeo	Martini Racing			Spare car
	18T	Vern Schuppan	Surtees TS19 Ford	Durex Team Surtees			Spare car
	24T	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh 308E Ford	Penthouse Rizla Racing			Spare car
	24T	Rupert Keegan	Hesketh 308E Ford	Penthouse Rizla Racing			Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS7 Matra	Ligier Gitanes			Spare car
	35T	Guy Edwards	BRM P207	Rotary Watches Stanley BRM			Spare car, tried in pre-qualifying

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
11T		Ferrari 312 T2	Ferrari Automobili S.P.A. Sefac	Spare car
17T		Shadow DN8 Ford	Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing	Spare car
20T		Wolf WR2 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	Spare car
22T		Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	Spare car
28T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi FD04 Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	Spare car
34T		Penske PC4 Ford	ATS Formula One Team	Spare car

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
25	Harald Ertl	Hesketh 308E Ford	Hesketh Racing
42	David Prophet	Surtees TS16 Ford	David Prophet
43	Derek Bell	Penske PC3 Ford	Hexagon of Highgate

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