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| 1977 German Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 11 of 17 in the1977 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 31 July 1977 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Hockenheimring | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.790 km (4.219[1] miles) | ||
| Distance | 47 laps, 319.083 km (198.246 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wolf-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:53.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:55.99 on lap 28 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Wolf-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1977 German Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atHockenheimring on 31 July 1977. It was the eleventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The German Grand Prix was moved to Hockenheim followingNiki Lauda's accident at theNürburgring in1976. This was the second time the race was held at Hockenheim, the first being in1970.
The 47-lap race was won by Lauda, driving aFerrari.Jody Scheckter finished second in aWolf-Ford, having started frompole position, whileHans-Joachim Stuck was third in aBrabham-Alfa Romeo.
During the race,Penske driverHans Heyer participated despite not qualifying. Mechanical issues forced Heyer to retire on lap 9, which caused his participation to be discovered. He was disqualified, making him the only driver to not qualify, not finish and be disqualified in a single race.[2]
In qualifying,Jody Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead ofJohn Watson and thenNiki Lauda who headed the second row. The start of the race was given by the German national flag due to red/green lights being damaged by a service vehicle, which as a result caused an accident near the back of the grid betweenAlan Jones andClay Regazzoni (putting both drivers out on the spot).[3] Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions. Watson put pressure on Scheckter until his engine failed on the eighth lap, giving second to Lauda who passed Scheckter soon after and began to pull away. Scheckter battled for second withJames Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure which was caused by a broken fuel pump on lap 33, thus giving third to Watson's teammate and home driverHans-Joachim Stuck. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck, whilst the rest of the points were rounded-out with Lauda's teammateCarlos Reutemann,Vittorio Brambilla in theSurtees andPatrick Tambay in theEnsign. This was the 100th World Championship race victory for tyre manufacturerGoodyear.[4]
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 1:53.07 | 1 |
| 2 |  John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:53.34 | 2 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:53.53 | 3 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 1:53.68 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:53.91 | 5 |
| 6 |  Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:53.97 | 6 |
| 7 |  Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:53.99 | 7 |
| 8 |  Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:54.27 | 8 |
| 9 |  Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 1:54.44 | 9 |
| 10 |  Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 1:54.53 | 10 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign-Ford | 1:54.77 | 11 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske-Ford | 1:55.19 | 12 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 1:55.25 | 13 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:55.70 | 14 |
| 15 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:55.92 | 15 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow-Ford | 1:56.09 | 16 |
| 17 |  Alan Jones | Shadow-Ford | 1:56.22 | 17 |
| 18 | Ian Scheckter | March-Ford | 1:56.35 | 18 |
| 19 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees-Ford | 1:56.54 | 19 |
| 20 |  Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford | 1:56.63 | 20 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 1:56.64 | 21 |
| 22 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 1:56.68 | 22 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh-Ford | 1:56.89 | 23 |
| 24 |  Héctor Rebaque | Hesketh-Ford | 1:57.18 | 24 |
| Cut-off | ||||
| 25 |  Patrick Nève | March-Ford | 1:57.26 | — |
| 26 |  Emilio de Villota | McLaren-Ford | 1:57.39 | — |
| 27 | Hans Heyer | Penske-Ford | 1:57.58 | PL |
| 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:58.53 | — |
| 29 | Arturo Merzario | March-Ford | 1:59.13 | — |
| 30 | Teddy Pilette | BRM | 1:59.55 | — |
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