1977 Italian Grand Prix
The Italian Grand Prix 1977 took place on 11 September at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza and was the 14th race of the Formula 1 season 1977.
- 3.1 Start -up
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Also for Italian GP traveled despite the certainty that only 24 participants would be allowed for the race, 34 pilots. As one result of the previously established two weeks in advance of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands unclear interpretation of the rules continue to a pre-qualification, as it had been practiced for the first time at the Grand Prix of Great Britain, abandoned, had during regular practice times on Friday and Saturday from all pilots 24 fastest to determine who received a start authorization.
Niki Lauda was traveling with 21 -point lead after Monza and thus had the opportunity to prematurely ensure his second world title, even though there were three races. But made his announcement to leave the Scuderia Ferrari and go to the following season for Brabham at the start for more sensation.
Three Italian guest driver received this weekend the chance to deny her Grand Prix debut. These were Bruno Giacomelli who got asked a third McLaren factory car available, Giorgio Francia in a third factory Brabham and Lamberto Leoni, instead of on the side of his countryman Vittorio Brambilla second Surtees TS19 took over from Vern Schuppan.
The Swiss Private Jolly Club team announced for Loris Kessel a modified Williams FW03 Fly under the name Apollo.
Training
James Hunt conquered for the fifth time this season the pole position and has shared the front row with Carlos Reutemann. Jody Scheckter qualified third ahead of his world title counterparty Niki Lauda, who followed in fifth place behind Mario Andretti and Riccardo Patrese before.
Race
Behind Jody Scheckter, who took the lead, Clay Regazzoni bog after a remarkable start from seventh place from second in the first corner. This was followed by Hunt and Andretti, both of them already pass back to the Swiss during the first round. In the following round this was successfully Reutemann and Lauda, while Andretti finished second and took from then caught up on the leading Scheckter.
In the 10th round Andretti took the lead by overtaking Scheckter in the Parabolica on the winger. Benefiting from the technical failure check Roosters in round 24 Andretti kept the top spot to the finish.
Lauda overtook his teammate Reutemann in the 35th round. This slipped a little later due to a trace of oil, the McLaren M23 Giacomelli had left due to a Motorplatzers, first. The same thing happened also the immediately following Patrese.
Lauda's second place was enough due to the then valid void results rule to ensure the world title since Scheckter remained without points. Due to the previously made announcement of the team change, the enthusiasm in the Ferrari team and the fans was not with the World Cup win two years earlier compared to the same place.
Message list
Classifications
Line-up
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).