1977 Race of Champions

The XII Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 20 March 1977. The 40-lap race was won by Englishman James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Cosworth, who also set the fastest lap. South African Jody Scheckter finished second in a Wolf-Cosworth, while Northern Irishman John Watson finished third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo, having started from pole position.

Qualifying classification Driver Constructor Car Time Gap 1 7 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham BT45 1:19.05 2 5 Mario Andretti Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 78 1:19.39 +0.34 3 1 James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M23 1:19.60 +0.55 420 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Cosworth Wolf WR3 1:20.18 +1.13 5 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Cosworth Tyrrell P34 1:20.33 +1.28 622 Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Cosworth Ensign N177 1:21.82 +2.77 716 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Cosworth Shadow DN8 1:21.88 +2.83 836 Tony Trimmer Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS19 1:22.51 +3.46 924 Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Cosworth Hesketh 308E 1:22.58 +3.531038 Brian Henton March-Cosworth March 761 1:22.90 +3.851137 Bob Evans Penske-Cosworth Penske PC3 1:23.17 +4.121233 Boy Hayje March-Cosworth March 761 1:23.71 +4.661331 David Purley LEC-Cosworth LEC CRP/1 1:24.64 +5.591414 Larry Perkins BRM BRM P207 1:25.14 +6.091513 Divina Galica Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS19 1:26.09 +7.0416 9 Alex Ribeiro March-Cosworth March 761B 1:27.47 +8.421718 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS19 1:29.15 +10.10

Race classification Driver Entrant Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 1 James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 40 53:54.35 3 2 20 Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf-Cosworth 40 + 23.50 4 3 7 John Watson Martini Racing Brabham-Alfa Romeo 40 + 1:18.60 1 4 38 Brian Henton British Formula One Racing Team March-Cosworth 39 + 1 lap 10 5 16 Jackie Oliver Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Cosworth 39 + 1 lap 7 6 31 David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC-Cosworth 39 + 1 lap 13 7 33 Boy Hayje F&S Properties/RAM Racing March-Cosworth 39 + 1 lap 12 8 24 Rupert Keegan Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh-Cosworth 39 + 1 lap 9 9 36 Tony Trimmer Melchester Racing Surtees-Cosworth 38 + 2 laps 8 10 3 Ronnie Peterson Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Cosworth 37 Engine 5 11 37 Bob Evans Hexagon Racing Penske-Cosworth 37 + 3 laps 11 12 13 Divina Galica Shell Sport Surtees-Cosworth 37 + 3 laps 15 13 22 Clay Regazzoni Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Ensign-Cosworth 36 + 4 laps 6 Ret 5 Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 34 Electrical 2 Ret 9 Alex Ribeiro Hollywood March Racing March-Cosworth 18 Ignition 16 Ret 18 Vittorio Brambilla Durex Team Surtees Surtees-Cosworth 12 Electrical 17 DNS 14 Larry Perkins Rotary Watches/Stanley BRM BRM Concerns over car's safety 14

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