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 | 1:58'23.267 | 1 | 1'40.863 | 2 | 1'52.890 | (59) | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 1:58'25.293 | +2.026 | 4 | 1'41.481 | 3 | 1'53.403 | (59) |
| 3 | 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 1:59'42.146 | +1'18.879 | 9 | 1'42.315 | 8 | 1'58.332 | (40) |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 59 | 2:00'03.882 | +1'40.615 | 7 | 1'42.089 | 11 | 1'58.924 | (35) |
| 5 | 2 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 2:00'11.405 | +1'48.138 | 19 | 1'44.208 | 4 | 1'57.401 | (43) |
| 6 | 1 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 312B | Goodyear | 58 | 1:58'38.881 | +1 lap | 6 | 1'41.952 | 13 | 1'59.392 | (55) |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS7 | Matra MS76 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:59'34.317 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'42.640 | 14 | 1'59.787 | (58) | |
| 8 | 24 | Rupert Keegan (GBR) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 1:59'45.968 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'44.550 | 12 | 1'59.155 | (58) | |
| 9 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 1:59'56.854 | +1 lap | 16 | 1'43.516 | 7 | 1'58.260 | (55) | |
| 10 | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 1:59'02.390 | +2 laps | 17 | 1'43.698 | 9 | 1'58.383 | (56) | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder (AUT) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 1:59'04.051 | +2 laps | 25 | 1'45.880 | 5 | 1'57.779 | (56) | |
| 12 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:59'45.301 | +2 laps | 3 | 1'41.193 | 6 | 1'57.901 | (45) | |
| 13 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 57 | 1:59'58.980 | +2 laps | 18 | 1'43.938 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 1:58'42.551 | +3 laps | 8 | 1'42.238 | 18 | 2'01.344 | (56) | |
| 15 | 9 | Alex Ribeiro (BRA) | March 761B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 1:58'55.354 | +3 laps | 23 | 1'45.473 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 56 | 1:59'04.796 | +3 laps | 5 | 1'41.908 | 1 | 1'51.854 | (56) | |
| 17 | 25 | Ian Ashley (GBR) | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 55 | 1:58'45.317 | +4 laps | 22 | 1'45.100 | 10 | 1'58.455 | (55) | |
| 18 | 27 | Patrick Nève (BEL) | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 55 | 1:59'58.307 | +4 laps | 24 | 1'45.845 | 19 | 2'02.630 | (55) | |
| 19 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:59'32.069 | +5 laps | 11 | 1'42.786 | 16 | 2'01.015 | (49) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| alternator | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 30 | 14 | 1'43.069 | 21 | 2'03.564 | (21) | |||
| accident | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson (SWE) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 17 | 12 | 1'42.815 | 20 | 2'03.437 | (7) | |||
| accident | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 14 | 2 | 1'41.138 | 15 | 2'00.699 | (7) | |||
| accident | 10 | Ian Scheckter (RSA) | March 771 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 10 | 21 | 1'44.702 | 22 | 2'05.665 | (5) | |||
| fuel pump | 2 | Jochen Mass (GER) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 15 | 1'43.242 | 17 | 2'01.131 | (7) | |||
| accident | 14 | Danny Ongais (USA) | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 6 | 26 | 1'46.070 | 24 | 2'06.808 | (6) | |||
| accident | 17 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 13 | 1'43.019 | 23 | 2'06.528 | (3) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 23 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'49.435 | ||||||||
