The 1977 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on 19 June 1977. It was the eighth race of the 1977 Formula One season.
The 72-lap race was won by Frenchman Jacques Laffite, driving a Ligier-Matra. This is generally considered to have been the first all-French victory in the Formula One World ChampionshipTeam, car, engine and driver were French and tyres American (Goodyear). Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Renault achieved victory at the 1979 French Grand Prix with an all-French Renault car and French Michelin tyres. as well as the first Formula One victory for a French-licensed teamJackie Stewart achieved victory at the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix with the French Matra MS10 car, but the car was entered by the British privateer team Matra International. and a French engine.
German driver Jochen Mass finished second in a McLaren-Ford, with Argentinian Carlos Reutemann third in a Ferrari.
Report The Swedish race was full of anticipation after Gunnar Nilsson's win last time out, but once again in qualifying, it was his teammate Mario Andretti leading the way from John Watson, with James Hunt heading the second row.
At the start of the race, Watson led into the first corner, followed by Jody Scheckter. Soon, however, Andretti passed both of them and opened up a lead. Watson and Scheckter battled for second until they collided, forcing Scheckter to retire and Watson to have to pit for repairs. James Hunt, who was now in second, began to drop back; he was passed by a charging Jacques Laffite and his teammate, Jochen Mass.
Andretti, however, was dominant until he had to pit due to a fuel metering problem with two laps left. In doing so, he handed the lead to Laffite, who went on to take his first ever Formula One victory ahead of Mass and Carlos Reutemann.
Laffite's victory in his Gitanes-sponsored Ligier-Matra marked the first all-French victory in World Championship history.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Constructor Time 1 5 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:25.404 — 2 7 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:25.545 +0.141 3 1 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:25.626 +0.222 4 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 1:25.681 +0.277 5 8 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:26.127 +0.723 6 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.209 +0.805 7 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 1:26.227 +0.823 8 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:26.259 +0.855 9 2 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:26.380 +0.976 10 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.383 +0.979 11 17 Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 1:26.529 +1.125 12 12 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:26.542 +1.138 13 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 1:26.573 +1.169 14 22 Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 1:26.616 +1.212 15 11 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:26.826 +1.422 16 16 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 1:27.492 +2.088 17 34 Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 1:27.537 +2.133 18 28 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:27.620 +2.216 19 31 David Purley LEC-Ford 1:27.716 +2.312 20 27 Patrick Nève March-Ford 1:27.758 +2.354 21 10 Ian Scheckter March-Ford 1:27.806 +2.402 22 30 Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 1:28.205 +2.801 23 25 Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 1:28.377 +2.973 24 24 Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 1:28.404 +3.000 Cut-off 25 9 Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 1:28.463 +3.059 26 36 Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford 1:28.708 +3.304 27 18 Larry Perkins Surtees-Ford 1:28.766 +3.362 28 33 Boy Hayje March-Ford 1:29.086 +3.682 29 39 Héctor Rebaque Hesketh-Ford 1:29.889 +4.485 30 35 Conny Andersson BRM 1:30.286 +4.882 31 32 Mikko Kozarowitzky March-Ford 1:31.079 +5.675
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 72 1:46:55.520 8 9 2 2 Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 72 + 8.449 9 6 3 12 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 72 + 14.369 12 4 4 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 72 + 16.308 6 3 5 7 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 72 + 18.735 2 2 6 5 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 72 + 25.277 1 1 7 22 Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 72 + 31.266 14 8 34 Jean-Pierre Jarier Penske-Ford 72 + 1:04.567 17 9 16 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 72 + 1:22.479 16 10 8 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo 71 + 1 lap 5 11 30 Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 71 + 1 lap 22 12 1 James Hunt McLaren-Ford 71 + 1 lap 3 13 24 Rupert Keegan Hesketh-Ford 71 + 1 lap 24 14 31 David Purley LEC-Ford 70 + 2 laps 19 15 27 Patrick Nève March-Ford 69 + 3 laps 20 16 25 Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 68 + 4 laps 23 17 17 Alan Jones Shadow-Ford 67 + 5 laps 11 18 28 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 66 + 6 laps 18 19 6 Gunnar Nilsson Lotus-Ford 64 Wheel bearing 7 10 Ian Scheckter March-Ford 61 Transmission 21 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 52 Fuel pressure 13 11 Niki Lauda Ferrari 47 Handling 15 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 29 Accident 4 3 Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell-Ford 7 Ignition 10 9 Alex Ribeiro March-Ford 36 Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford 18 Larry Perkins Surtees-Ford 33 Boy Hayje March-Ford 39 Héctor Rebaque Hesketh-Ford 35 Conny Andersson BRM 32 Mikko Kozarowitzky March-Ford
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This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Finnish driver Mikko Kozarowitzky. This was the 5th Grand Prix win for a French driver, the 1st Grand Prix win for Ligier, the 1st Grand Prix for a Matra-powered car and for a French engine supplier. Additionally, it was the 10th podium finish for a Matra-powered car.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jody Scheckter 32 2 Niki Lauda 31 3 Carlos Reutemann 27 4 Mario Andretti 23 2 5 Jochen Mass 14Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 50 2 Lotus-Ford 34 3 Wolf-Ford 32 4 McLaren-Ford 21 5 Tyrrell-Ford 14Source:
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