Gridpedia1977 United States Grand Prix West
- Date
- 3 Apr 1977
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 4 of 17
- Winner
- Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 80 | 1:51:35.470 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | +0.773 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | 80 | +4.857 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 80 | +1:14.487 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | 80 | +1:20.908 | 2 | |
| 6 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 78 | Electrical | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Brian Henton | March | 18 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 10 | 62 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 13 | 57 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 17 | 53 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 14 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 15 | 39 | Handling | 0 | |
| D | 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 6 | 33 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | 27 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 22 | 15 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Brett Lunger | March | 21 | 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 0 | 2 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | Wolf | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Brabham | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Ensign | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Penske | 0 | 1 |