Round 10 · 16 July 1977
1977 British Grand Prix: results
James Hunt (McLaren) won the 1977 British Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship, held on 16 July 1977 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 1. Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Gunnar Nilsson (Team Lotus) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 1:31:46.060 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | +18.310 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 5 | +19.570 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 11 | +47.760 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 7 | +71.730 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Patrick Nève | March | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | McLaren | 9 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Vern Schuppan | Surtees | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 14 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 16 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 17 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | — | — | Throttle |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | March | 17 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 25 | — | — | Fuel pressure |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Brakes |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 21 | — | — | Turbo |
| 23 | Ian Scheckter | March | 24 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 10 | — | — | Electrical |
| 26 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh | 13 | — | — | Accident |