Round 17 · 1977
Japanese Grand Prix
Fuji Speedway, Japan · Sun 23 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 1:31:51.680 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | +1:02.450 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | +1:06.390 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | +1:06.610 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | +4 Laps | |
| — | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Borgward | 14 | Gearbox | |
| — | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | Engine | |
| — | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | Gearbox | |
| — | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | Engine | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | Engine | |
| — | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | Accident | |
| — | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | Accident | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | Engine | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 1 | Collision | |
| — | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | Collision | |
| — | Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | Collision |