Round 4 · 3 April 1977
1977 United States Grand Prix West: results
Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1977 United States Grand Prix West, round 4 of the championship, held on 3 April 1977 at Long Beach (USA), starting from position 2. Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Jody Scheckter (Wolf) completed the podium. Pole position went to Niki Lauda.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:51:35.470 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | +0.773 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 3 | +4.857 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | +74.487 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 7 | +80.908 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Penske | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | — | — | Electrical |
| 10 | Brian Henton | March | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Hans Binder | Surtees | 19 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 10 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 17 | — | — | Brakes |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 15 | — | — | Handling |
| 17 | John Watson | Brabham | 6 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 18 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 22 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Brett Lunger | March | 21 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 11 | — | — | Accident |