Round 1 · 9 January 1977
1977 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Jody Scheckter (Wolf) won the 1977 Argentine Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 9 January 1977 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 11. Carlos Pace (Brabham) and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to James Hunt.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 | 1:40:11.190 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | 6 | +43.240 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | +46.020 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | +55.480 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 8 | — | 2 | Wheel bearing |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 13 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 8 | Ian Scheckter | March | 17 | — | — | Electrical |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | — | — | Not classified |
| 10 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | — | — | Suspension |
| 11 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 20 | — | — | Transmission |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | — | — | Not classified |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 3 | — | — | Overheating |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Suspension |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 19 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 10 | — | — | Withdrew |