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The 1977 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1977. It was the tenth race of the 1977 F1 season.

The race was won from pole position by local driver James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, with Austrian driver Niki Lauda second in a Ferrari and Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson third in a Lotus-Ford. The race marked the debut of Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve, as well as the first outing for the first turbocharged Formula One car, the Renault RS01, driven by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who retired when the turbocharger had failed after 16 laps.


Offical Name
XXX British Grand Prix
Date
1977-07-16
Circuit
Course Length
km \ miles
Distance
68 laps, km \ miles

Timetable (GMT+1)
1977-07-13 Wednesday
Pre-qualifying 13:00 - 14:40
Pre-qualifying 16:00 - 17:30
1977-07-14 Thursday
1st Qualifying 10:00 - 11:30
2nd Qualifying 13:00 - 14:00
1977-07-15 Friday
1st Free Practice 10:15 - 11:45
3rd Qualifying 14:30 - 15:50
1977-07-16 Saturday
Warm-up 10:15 - 10:45
Race 15:00

Podium
Pos. Driver Constructor

Pole Position
Driver Consturctor Time

Fastest Lap
Driver Constructor Fastest Lap

This race saw...
  • Driver
    • 8th win for 
    • 4th and last podium for 
    • 20th podium for 
    • 8th and last fastest lap for 
    • 1st Grand Prix for 
    • 1st Grand Prix for 
  • Team
    • 22nd win for 
    • 70th podium for 
    • 1st Grand Prix for 
  • Engine
    • 103rd win for Ford Cosworth
    • 1st Grand Prix for Renault
Data
  • Weather: Sunny
  • Attendance:
  • Entries: 36
  • Qualified: 26
  • Classified: 15
Post-race Drivers' Standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 39
2 32
3 32
4 28
5 22
6 20
7 17
8 10
9 10
10 9
11 8
12 6
13 4
14 4
15 3
16 3
17 1
17 1
17 1
Post-race Constructors' Standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 56
2 47
3 34
4 32
5 19
6 14
7 10
8 8
9 4
10 3
11 1
11 1


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