Round 17 · 23 October 1977
1977 Japanese Grand Prix: results
James Hunt (McLaren) won the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 23 October 1977 at Fuji Speedway (Japan), starting from position 2. Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) and Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mario Andretti.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 1:31:51.680 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | +62.450 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | +66.390 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | +66.610 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | — | 2 | Out of fuel |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | — | — | Collision |
| 23 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | — | — | Collision |