October 2, 1977 Watkins Glen | Lap distance 5.435 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1977 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 3.000000.267 | 1 | 0.000 | 2 | 2.000000.890 | (59) | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 5.000000.293 | +2.000000.026 | 4 | 1.000000.481 | 3 | 3.000000.403 | (59) |
| 3 | 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 2.000000.146 | +8.000000.879 | 9 | 2.000000.315 | 8 | 8.000000.332 | (40) |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 59 | 3.000000.882 | +0.000 | 7 | 2.000000.089 | 11 | 8.000000.924 | (35) |
| 5 | 2 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 1.000000.405 | +8.000000.138 | 19 | 4.000000.208 | 4 | 7.000000.401 | (43) |
| 6 | 1 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 58 | 8.000000.881 | +1 lap | 6 | 1.000000.952 | 13 | 9.000000.392 | (55) |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS7 | Matra MS76 | Goodyear | 58 | 4.000000.317 | +1 lap | 10 | 2.000000.640 | 14 | 9.000000.787 | (58) | |
| 8 | 24 | Rupert Keegan (GBR) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 5.000000.968 | +1 lap | 20 | 4.000000.550 | 12 | 9.000000.155 | (58) | |
| 9 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 6.000000.854 | +1 lap | 16 | 3.000000.516 | 7 | 8.000000.260 | (55) | |
| 10 | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 2.000000.390 | +2 laps | 17 | 3.000000.698 | 9 | 8.000000.383 | (56) | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder (AUT) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 4.000000.051 | +2 laps | 25 | 5.000000.880 | 5 | 7.000000.779 | (56) | |
| 12 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 57 | 5.000000.301 | +2 laps | 3 | 1.000000.193 | 6 | 7.000000.901 | (45) | |
| 13 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 8.000000.980 | +2 laps | 18 | 3.000000.938 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 2.000000.551 | +3 laps | 8 | 2.000000.238 | 18 | 1.000000.344 | (56) | |
| 15 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro (BRA) | March 761B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 5.000000.354 | +3 laps | 23 | 5.000000.473 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 4.000000.796 | +3 laps | 5 | 1.000000.908 | 1 | 1.000000.854 | (56) | |
| 17 | 25 | Ian Ashley (GBR) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 55 | 5.000000.317 | +4 laps | 22 | 5.000000.100 | 10 | 8.000000.455 | (55) | |
| 18 | 27 | Patrick Nève (BEL) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 55 | 8.000000.307 | +4 laps | 24 | 5.000000.845 | 19 | 2.000000.630 | (55) | |
| 19 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 2.000000.069 | +5 laps | 11 | 2.000000.786 | 16 | 1.000000.015 | (49) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| alternator | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 30 | 14 | 3.000000.069 | 21 | 3.000000.564 | (21) | |||
| accident | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson (SWE) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 17 | 12 | 2.000000.815 | 20 | 3.000000.437 | (7) | |||
| accident | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 14 | 2 | 1.000000.138 | 15 | 0.000 | (7) | |||
| accident | 10 | Ian Scheckter (RSA) | March 771 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 10 | 21 | 4.000000.702 | 22 | 5.000000.665 | (5) | |||
| fuel pump | 2 | Jochen Mass (GER) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 15 | 3.000000.242 | 17 | 1.000000.131 | (7) | |||
| accident | 14 | Danny Ongais (USA) | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 6 | 26 | 6.000000.070 | 24 | 6.000000.808 | (6) | |||
| accident | 17 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 13 | 3.000000.019 | 23 | 6.000000.528 | (3) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 23 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 9.000000.435 | ||||||||
