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Japanese Grand Prix · 1977 · 23 Oct 1977 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 73 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 73 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | 73 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | 73 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 72 | 2 | Out of fuel |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | 72 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | 72 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | 71 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | 71 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | 71 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 69 | 0 | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 14 | 63 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | 43 | 0 | Engine |
| 15 | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | 29 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | 28 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | 14 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | 5 | 0 | Accident |
| 19 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | 5 | 0 | Accident |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | 3 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1 | 0 | Collision |
| 22 | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | 1 | 0 | Collision |
| 23 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | 1 | 0 | Collision |