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The1977 World Rally Championship was the fifth season of theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule was expanded by one event to 11, with some changes to the locations visited. Morocco was dropped from the schedule while new rallies were introduced inQuebec andNew Zealand.
Due to internal politics within the company,Lancia failed to mount a significant effort to capture a fourth consecutive Championship. Instead, corporate partnerFiat led the fight againstFord, ultimately triumphing in a tightly contested battle that lasted most of the year.
From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points.
In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA began awarding theFIA Cup for Rally Drivers. A total of 20 events were part of this series, including all rallies of the WRC, the five coefficient 4 rallies from the European Championship and fourFIA Special Events. Only the best 8 results were counted towards the title: five WRC rallies, two ERC rallies and one Special Event.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Points |
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| 1 | 22 January | 28 January |  45th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed | 27 | 540.5 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 2 | 4 February | 6 February |  12th Marlboro Arctic Rally | Rovaniemi, Lapland | Snow | 43 | 500 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 3 | 11 February | 13 February |  27th International Swedish Rally | Karlstad,Värmland County | Snow | 35 | 704.2 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 4 | 1 March | 6 March |  11th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do Porto | Estoril, Lisbon | Mixed | 46 | 584.6 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 5 | 7 April | 11 April |  25th Safari Rally | Nairobi | Gravel | N/A | 5999.17 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 6 | 1 May | 7 May |  8th South Pacific Rally - New Zealand | Auckland | Mixed | 75 | 2211.06 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 7 | 28 May | 3 June |  24th Acropolis Rally | Athens | Gravel | 52 | 763.08 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 8 | 12 June | 17 June |  5th Giro d'Italia | Torino | Tarmac | ?? | 452 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 9 | 5 July | 9 July |  20th Total Rally South Africa | Pretoria | Mixed | ?? | 2450 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 10 | 8 July | 10 July |  37th Rajd Polski | Wroclaw | Mixed | 53 | 512.8 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 11 | 26 August | 28 August | 27th Jyväskylän Suurajot - Rally of the 1000 Lakes | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 46 | 452.9 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 12 | 2 September | 4 September | 14th Rally San Martino di Castrozza | San Martino di Castrozza | Mixed | 10 | 160 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 13 | 14 September | 18 September |  5th Critérium Molson du Québec | Montreal | Mixed | 17 | 536.4 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 14 | 15 September | 24 September |  36th Tour de France Automobile | Nice | Mixed | 28 | 1244.11 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 15 | 4 October | 8 October | 15th Rallye Sanremo | Sanremo, Liguria | Mixed | 33 | 867.35 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 16 | 8 October | 12 October |  12th Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally | Sydney | Mixed | 35 | 1498.62 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 17 | 23 October | 23 October |  25th RACE Rallye de España | Circuito del Jarama | Mixed | 27 | 481 km | Cup for Drivers |
| 18 | 5 November | 6 November | 21st Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 13 | 645.8 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 19 | 20 November | 24 November |  33rd Lombard RAC Rally | York | Gravel | 69 | 674.45 km | Drivers & Manufacturers |
| 20 | 15 December | 20 December |  10th Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Gravel | N/A | ?? | Cup for Drivers |
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Rounds that were only part of the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers are not officially recognised as WRC events.
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| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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| Rally | Dates run | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
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Rallye Monte-Carlo | 22–28 January |
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Swedish Rally | 11–13 February |
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Rallye de Portugal | 1–6 March |
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Safari Rally | 7–11 April |
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South Pacific Rally | 1–7 May |
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Acropolis Rally | 28 May–3 June |
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1000 Lakes Rally | 26–28 August |
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Critérium du Québec | 14–18 September |
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Rallye Sanremo | 4–8 October |
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Tour de Corse | 5–6 November |
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RAC Rally | 20–24 November |
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| Pos. | Co-Driver | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | NZL | GRC | FIN | ITA | CAN | FRA | GBR | Points |
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| 1 | Fiat | 16 | 14 | 18 | - | 18 | (12) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | (6) | 136 |
| 2 |  Ford | - | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | (10) | - | 18 | 132 |
| 3 |  Toyota | - | 10 | 14 | - | 8 | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | 16 | 68 |
| 4 |  Opel | 9 | 17 | 13 | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | 13 | - | 1 | 65 |
| 5 | Lancia | 18 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 | - | 60 |
| 6 | Datsun | - | - | - | 16 | - | 14 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 40 |
| 7 | Porsche | 14 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 35 |
| 8 | Saab | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 28 |
| 10 | Chrysler | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 11 | Renault | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 18 |
| 12 | British Leyland Cars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | Peugeot | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 15 |
| 14 |  SEAT | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 15 | Citroën | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 16= | Alpine-Renault | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 16= | Mazda | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 18 | Volvo | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 19= |  Škoda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 19= | Alfa Romeo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 21 |  Lada | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Pos. | Co-Driver | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | NZL | GRC | FIN | ITA | CAN | FRA | GBR | Points |
| Overall finish | Group finish | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | ARC | SWE | POR | KEN | NZL | GRC | GIR |  RSA | POL | FIN | SMC | CAN | TDF | ITA | SCR | ESP | FRA | GBR | CIV | Points |
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| 1 | Sandro Munari | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| 2 | Björn Waldegård | - | - | - | 6 | (9)[a] | - | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 30 |
| 3 | Bernard Darniche | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 27 |
